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March 2, 1912
The Winslow Mail
Winslow, Navajo County, Arizona
What is this article about?
Suggestion for reorganizing fire departments by equipping members' homes with city-paid phones for rapid fire alerts, allowing private family use and building an efficient call-based corps at minimal expense, as practiced in eastern towns.
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WHAT about reorganizing
that fire department?
A novel plan that is
being worked out in eastern towns
was suggested to us this week
by way of getting men on the
fire department. These cities
equip each man's home, who
is a member of the depart-
ment, with a phone, so that at
any time of the night or day,
when he is at home, central
calls up each member on his
phone and announces the fire.
The city pays the phone rent,
and the families have the use
of the phone for private pur-
poses at all times. This method
in the way of organizing a
fire department would be very
little expense to the city and
in time would work out so that
we would develop a very efficient
corps of fire fighters from
these "call men."
that fire department?
A novel plan that is
being worked out in eastern towns
was suggested to us this week
by way of getting men on the
fire department. These cities
equip each man's home, who
is a member of the depart-
ment, with a phone, so that at
any time of the night or day,
when he is at home, central
calls up each member on his
phone and announces the fire.
The city pays the phone rent,
and the families have the use
of the phone for private pur-
poses at all times. This method
in the way of organizing a
fire department would be very
little expense to the city and
in time would work out so that
we would develop a very efficient
corps of fire fighters from
these "call men."
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What keywords are associated?
Fire Department
Phone Alert
Eastern Towns
Call Men
Public Safety
Where did it happen?
Eastern Towns
Story Details
Location
Eastern Towns
Story Details
Novel plan to equip fire department members' homes with city-paid phones for alerting during fires, enabling private use and developing efficient call men at low cost.