PROMPT ACTION NEEDED
Preparation Of Protective Measures The need for prompt action in the preparation of protective measures in the event of enemy air raids was emphasized by Mr C. W. Hamann, technical adviser to the E.P.S. who is on loan to the New Zealand Government, in a broadcast speech last night. Although the civilian population could not expect full protection, Mr Hamann expressed the opinion that in the event of a raid there would be personal fear in New Zealand but no panic. “In Britain I saw after one of the largest and most destructive raids many distressed people, but of panic there was nothing,” said Mr Hamann. The opinion that fire was undoubtedly the most serious hazard in air raids was expressed by Mr A. D. Wilson, fire adviser for the Dominion. The public must rely on its own efforts concerning fires which had been started by incendiary bombs. To deal with them adequately, large supplies of equipment and water were necessary. The fire watchers were always the first line of defence in incendiary bomb fires. They were able to .keep them under control until the second line of defence, the fire brigades were ready to put them out.
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Southland Times, Issue 24860, 28 September 1942, Page 4
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