EQUIPMENT OF STATIONS

Shannon News, 27 March 1925, Page 4

EQUIPMENT OF STATIONS

The report of Captain T. J. Watte, Advisory Superintendent of Volunteer Fire Brigades, submitted at the sitting of the U.F.B.A. conference, con tained' the : following interesting statistics: — Number of brigades in Association at time of compilation: 128 (now 131); total membership, 2296. Under Fire Board control, 39; under local Government bodies, 73; Government Railway Department, 11; public subscription, 3; private companies, 3. Fire stations: Residential, 86; nonrcsidential, 124; total, 210. Men residing on station, daytime, 153-; night time, 351; total, 504. Alarms: Fire bells, 200; sirens, 8; whistles, 5; total, 213. Electric alarms: Circuits, 104; boxes 791; automatic alarms, 150; telephones, 27. Motors: Hose and ladder, 55;-chemi-cal, hose and ladder, 30; electric ladder, 2; pump, hose and ladder, 10; first aid pump, hose and ladder, 8; total, 105. Fire engines: Steam, 14; manuals, 27; hand drawn chemicals, 11; total, 3 52. Hose carts: Horse drawn, 2; hand drawn; 205; total 207. Ladders: Motor traction, 3; extension, 88; single and coupling, 354; total, 445. Jumping sheets; 5; smoke helmets, 14; smoke masks, 14; hand pumps, 82. Hand chemical ektinctuers, 271. Stanpipes:. Ratchet values, 81; double heads, 413; single heads, 143; total, 637. . Hose: TFnlihed canvas, 2^-inches, 248,337 feet; 2|-inehes, 511,000 feet. Rubber-lined: f-inch, 2780 feet; oneinch, 420 feet; inches, 3100 feet; 4-inches, 386 feet. Secretary Watts recorded his indebtedness to Captain T. Hugo, Inspector of Brigades, for returns of the 39 brigades under his control.