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The Beatrice Daily Express
Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska
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Fire Chief Ed Otto's report to Beatrice city commissioners details 60 fires in 1915, with total property value involved at $74,617 and losses of $4,201.90, mostly minor causes like spontaneous combustion.
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Report of Fire Chief Otto Shows Conflagrations for Year Were Few and Damage Resulting Was Comparatively Small
Beatrice has been exceptionally fortunate during the past year as regards fires, according to the report of Fire Chief Ed Otto submitted to the city commissioners at their meeting this afternoon.
Chief Otto's report dates from October 1, 1915 to January 1, 1916 and is as follows:
Number of fires, 16.
Feet of hose laid, 4,700.
Feet of chemical hose used, 1,250.
Distance traveled going to fires, 21 miles.
Time at fires, 12 hours and forty-five minutes.
Fires extinguished by chemicals, 3; by water, 6; neither used, 7.
Value of buildings involved, $51,615; value of contents involved, $23,617; total, $74,617.
Insurance on buildings, $30,451.59; insurance on contents, $14,908.41; total, $45,360.
Fire loss on buildings, $3,254.90; on contents, $947.00; total loss, $4,201.90.
Insurance paid on buildings, $2,264.90; on contents, $970; total, $3,234.90.
Causes of fire-unknown, 4; spontaneous combustion, 6; boys and matches, 1; burning weeds, 2; chimneys burning out, 2; defective flues, 1.
Buildings inspected, 168. Number in good condition, 151; bad and ordered cleaned up, 17.
Value of city fire-fighting property, $6,420.90.
Mr. Otto's report also shows the number of fires from January 1, 1915 to September 30, 1915, prior to the time he was appointed chief as 44.
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Beatrice
Event Date
1915
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total fire loss $4,201.90; insurance paid $3,234.90; no casualties mentioned.
Event Details
Fire Chief Ed Otto submitted a report to city commissioners detailing 16 fires from October 1, 1915 to January 1, 1916, plus 44 earlier in 1915, totaling 60 fires. Causes included unknown (4), spontaneous combustion (6), boys and matches (1), burning weeds (2), chimneys burning out (2), defective flues (1). Property values involved totaled $74,617 with losses of $4,201.90.