DUNEDIN FIRE BOARD

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21985, 21 June 1933, Page 13

DUNEDIN FIRE BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING The monthly meeting of the Dunedin Fire Board was held yesterday afternoon, and was attended by Messrs J. Wilson (chairman), S. B. Macdonald, J. L. Salmond, H. A. B. Brabant, F. T. Anderson, F. Wilkinson, and W. A. Scott. Reference was made to the death of Fireman A. A. Broadfoot, who had been a member of the permanent staff from December 13, 1929, to November 8, 1930, when lie was granted leave on account of illness. Fireman Broadfoot died on June 19.—Superintendent Salmon, in his report to the board, stated that during his three years’ service Fireman Broadfoot gave every satisfaction, and the whole staff sincerely regretted his death. —A motion of condolence with the relatives was carried.

Superintendent J. J. Salmon, in his report of the City Brigade’s operations for the past month, stated that 37 calls had been attended. The calls were catalogued as follows:—Fires 9, chimney fires 14, rubbish and bush 4, - false alarms 10, of which five wei’e malicious. A dwelling at 102 Forth street was badly damaged and the roof of a dwelling in Clyde street extensively damaged. A five, which was held in check by the automatic sprinkler, broke out in Messrs Cadbury Fry Hudson’s factory, the damage occasioned thereby amounting to £245 17s. The remaining outbreaks were of a minor nature. The causes of fires were:— Ignition of petrol, 1; overheating, 1; spark, 1; backfire, I; copper vent, 1; boy with matches, 1; short circuit, 1; unknown, 2. The property affected included: Motor truck, 1; motor cycle, 1; electric machine, 1; confectionery works, 1; hide and skin store, 1; stable and byre, 1; hotel, 1; dwelling, 2. Chimney fires attended from the Central Station were 4; South Dunedin, 3; Roslyn, 5; Green Island, 2. Twelve of the calls to chimney fires were received by telephone and two by street alarms. An alarm syren had been erected in Customhouse square. It was proving satisfactory, and is operated between the hours of 5 a.m. on one day and 1 a.m. the following day. The syren sounds for approximately two minutes when an engine is approaching. The syren will be tested at 9.16 a.m. each Monday, testing for a few seconds. Motor No. 9 had been overhauled and painted. The brakes of motor No. 12 bad been tested and adjusted, valves ground in, clutch cleaned and adjusted, and a new silencer had been fitted. The water pressure at the various stations had been: Central 9 a.m. 901 b, 9 p.m., 1401 b; South Dunedin, 9 a.m. 801 b, 9 p.m. 1201 b; Roslyn, 9 a.m. 1001 b; 9 p.m. 1301 b. The St. John ambulance travelled 947 miles and transported 124 patients during the month.—The report was adopted. The General Committee reported that accounts amounting to £1426 3s 2d had been passed for payment.