THE GLOBE. SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1882. FIRE ALARMS.
It seems exceedingly strange that with ihe division of the city into wards or quarters no organised system of fire alarms has been brought into operation. On every occasion when the fire bells are rung, not only is much valuable time lost hut confusion caused through the want of information as to ihe precise locality of the fire. Nothing, it seems to ns, would be easier than to make a code of alarms which would indicate at once the spot where the fire existed, and thus save a great deal of annoyance to the members of the Brigade and public generally. Mr, Superintendent Harris has so thoroughly mastered every detail in connection with the brigade management, that we feel certain he could with but little difficulty devise a method by which the required information could be afforded. It would he of great use, and perhaps, by the speedy concentration of the Brigade on any given spot, much valuable property might be saved.
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Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2532, 20 May 1882, Page 3
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170THE GLOBE. SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1882. FIRE ALARMS. Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2532, 20 May 1882, Page 3
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