COURTESY TO FIREMEN
THE reaction of most people on the sounding of the Fire Alarm is to rush as quickly as possible to the seat of the fire, and to be there in fact in advance of the Brigade in order to see as much as possible of the occurrance. We have been _ asked through these columns to appeal to public commonsense in the matter of ‘crowding out’ the Brigadp itself, a thoughtless and inexcusable feature which occurs only too often in Whakatane. When the Brigade arrives it frequently finds the site of the fire surrounded by parked, cars and crowds of gawking fascinated sightseers. The delay brance has meant in the past the loss of valuable minutes occasioned by having to clear a way through this encumand may, if it is not checked in the future, mean the loss of valuable lives. For this reason we appeal for greater cooperation for our Fire Brigade.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 71, 8 May 1946, Page 4
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155COURTESY TO FIREMEN Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 71, 8 May 1946, Page 4
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