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is usually caused by drownings, electric shock, heart attacks, and", "start": 99.44, "stop": 105.58, "id": 17}, {"text": " the inevitable attempts at self-destruction, suicide.", "start": 105.58, "stop": 108.84, "id": 18}, {"text": " The duties of the fire chief may be likened", "start": 111.86, "stop": 117.04, "id": 19}, {"text": " to those of a general manager.", "start": 117.04, "stop": 119.0, "id": 20}, {"text": " He works in close alliance with a civilian board of fire commissioners who", "start": 119.58, "stop": 124.44, "id": 21}, {"text": " determine broad matters of policy.", "start": 124.44, "stop": 126.66, "id": 22}, {"text": " Routine department procedures are formulated by the deputy chief", "start": 132.62, "stop": 136.22, "id": 23}, {"text": " and assistant chief officers who are in command", "start": 136.22, "stop": 143.0, "id": 24}, {"text": " of the three major divisions of the firefighting forces within the city.", "start": 143.0, "stop": 147.02, "id": 25}, {"text": " Divisions are further divided into battalions, each of which consists of a number", "start": 150.8, "stop": 156.52, "id": 26}, {"text": " of fire stations housing firefighting units.", "start": 156.52, "stop": 159.72, "id": 27}, {"text": " Each battalion is under the supervision of a battalion chief", "start": 163.9, "stop": 169.84, "id": 28}, {"text": " who responds to and takes charge of all fires within his battalion.", "start": 169.84, "stop": 176.18, "id": 29}, {"text": " He is responsible for the efficient operation of the companies under his command.", "start": 177.26, "stop": 182.64, "id": 30}, {"text": " Direct control of individual firefighting units is relegated to captains,", "start": 185.54, "stop": 189.92, "id": 31}, {"text": " engineers or pump operators, auto firemen or drivers,", "start": 195.82, "stop": 201.86, "id": 32}, {"text": " tiller men, a kind of backseat driver, hose men,", "start": 204.56, "stop": 211.1, "id": 33}, {"text": " truck men, and salvage men complete the line of rank.", "start": 214.5, "stop": 221.24, "id": 34}, {"text": " All firemen are appointed and promoted under civil service.", "start": 227.84, "stop": 232.8, "id": 35}, {"text": " Applicants for original appointment are required to pass a written examination,", "start": 238.08, "stop": 243.26, "id": 36}, {"text": " strenuous physical agility test,", "start": 246.9, "stop": 250.88, "id": 37}, {"text": " and are subject to close medical scrutiny before acceptance.", "start": 261.08, "stop": 264.8, "id": 38}, {"text": " After appointment, rookies are sent to the drill tower, where they are given", "start": 273.72, "stop": 278.14, "id": 39}, {"text": " an intensive training course.", "start": 278.14, "stop": 279.64, "id": 40}, {"text": " Here a man first becomes familiar with the tools of the trade.", "start": 282.12, "stop": 286.38, "id": 41}, {"text": " Classroom sessions are also a part of the training course.", "start": 293.52, "stop": 296.22, "id": 42}, {"text": " Those who pass are assigned to fire companies where they serve a six month", "start": 296.9, "stop": 301.08, "id": 43}, {"text": " probationary period before becoming regular members of the fire department.", "start": 301.08, "stop": 305.64, "id": 44}, {"text": " Here is the heart", "start": 308.82, "stop": 315.66, "id": 45}, {"text": " of the fire department through which all communications pass.", "start": 315.66, "stop": 319.14, "id": 46}, {"text": " When the glass in a street fire alarm box is broken and the hook is pulled down,", "start": 321.36, "stop": 326.1, "id": 47}, {"text": " the number of the box is received on one of these registers", "start": 326.62, "stop": 330.04, "id": 48}, {"text": " and is immediately relayed by a selective", "start": 330.04, "stop": 336.56, "id": 49}, {"text": " transmitter to those firefighting units who, by pre-arrangement, would respond to", "start": 336.56, "stop": 342.16, "id": 50}, {"text": " a box alarm at that location.", "start": 342.16, 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" fire company's fire direct wire.", "start": 399.42, "stop": 401.42, "id": 61}, {"text": " In reporting the location of a fire, remember, is it street, avenue,", "start": 404.38, "stop": 410.46, "id": 62}, {"text": " drive, or place?", "start": 411.44, "stop": 413.46, "id": 63}, {"text": " Accurate check is kept of the movements of", "start": 417.7, "stop": 423.12, "id": 64}, {"text": " all units by the fire dispatcher.", "start": 423.12, "stop": 424.82, "id": 65}, {"text": " The transmission of orders to units out of quarters is expedited by", "start": 432.36, "stop": 436.76, "id": 66}, {"text": " the use of two-way radio.", "start": 436.76, "stop": 438.26, "id": 67}, {"text": " Units in the field may communicate with each other", "start": 439.78, "stop": 442.18, "id": 68}, {"text": " as well as with the fire dispatcher.", "start": 442.18, "stop": 444.1, "id": 69}, {"text": " Fires which cause a loss exceeding $100 or that appear to be", "start": 449.62, "stop": 456.56, "id": 70}, {"text": " of a suspicious or incendiary nature are thoroughly investigated by members of", "start": 456.56, "stop": 461.56, "id": 71}, {"text": " the arson bureau, the detectives of the fire service.", "start": 461.56, "stop": 465.16, "id": 72}, {"text": " Determining the cause of fires is important. It contributes greatly to fire", "start": 478.82, "stop": 484.52, "id": 73}, {"text": " control, for obviously, when the cause of fire is known, steps can be taken by", "start": 484.52, "stop": 490.28, "id": 74}, {"text": " the fire department to prevent similar occurrences.", "start": 490.28, "stop": 492.9, "id": 75}, {"text": " The questioning of witnesses or suspicious", "start": 497.18, "stop": 504.08, "id": 76}, {"text": " characters and the careful examination of evidence usually results in the", "start": 504.08, "stop": 509.98, "id": 77}, {"text": " apprehension of individuals guilty of the crime of arson.", "start": 509.98, "stop": 513.56, "id": 78}, {"text": " And, of course, ultimate prosecution.", "start": 529.3, "stop": 532.38, "id": 79}, {"text": " Search fires are motivated by profit, revenge, hate, or to satisfy the perverted", "start": 534.24, "stop": 540.8, "id": 80}, {"text": " desires of the mentally unbalanced.", "start": 540.8, "stop": 542.76, "id": 81}, {"text": " The pyromaniac, the criminal, the criminal, [...] the criminal.", "start": 543.6, "stop": 545.14, "id": 82}, {"text": " The prevention of fire goes hand in hand with its extinguishment and is", "start": 563.54, "stop": 568.96, "id": 83}, {"text": " considered by many authorities to be of equal importance.", "start": 568.96, "stop": 572.46, "id": 84}, {"text": " Good fire prevention practices keep unwanted fires from", "start": 573.28, "stop": 577.48, "id": 85}, {"text": " occurring in the first place.", "start": 577.48, "stop": 579.08, "id": 86}, {"text": " Fire laws and ordinances are formulated by fire prevention authorities and", "start": 584.58, "stop": 591.52, "id": 87}, {"text": " engineers, well acquainted with the hazards in various", "start": 591.52, "stop": 595.44, "id": 88}, {"text": " occupancies and industries.", "start": 595.44, "stop": 597.24, "id": 89}, {"text": " Such laws are based upon past fire experience, and their prime objective is", "start": 598.1, "stop": 604.3, "id": 90}, {"text": " to prevent fire.", "start": 604.3, "stop": 605.8, "id": 91}, {"text": " Enforcement is the responsibility of the fire department. For this purpose, it", "start": 615.66, "stop": 621.88, "id": 92}, {"text": " maintains a fire prevention bureau.", "start": 621.88, "stop": 623.94, "id": 93}, {"text": " Inspectors, all of whom have had actual firefighting experience, are well versed", "start": 625.32, "stop": 631.24, "id": 94}, {"text": " in existing fire regulations.", "start": 631.24, "stop": 633.0, "id": 95}, {"text": " These men conduct", "start": 638.16, "stop": 644.96, "id": 96}, {"text": " thousands of inspections each year, seeking out and correcting", "start": 644.96, "stop": 648.92, "id": 97}, {"text": " fire and life hazards.", "start": 648.92, "stop": 650.52, "id": 98}, {"text": " Particular attention is given to manufacturing and industrial plants, where the", "start": 654.56, "stop": 659.34, "id": 99}, {"text": " potential fire hazard is most severe.", "start": 659.34, "stop": 661.64, "id": 100}, {"text": " A close watch is maintained in places where large", "start": 665.74, "stop": 672.48, "id": 101}, {"text": " numbers of people congregate. It is here that the life hazard is greatest.", "start": 672.48, "stop": 677.12, "id": 102}, {"text": " Hospitals and sanitariums, housing bedridden and invalid", "start": 681.7, "stop": 685.82, "id": 103}, {"text": " persons, are inspected regularly.", "start": 685.82, "stop": 688.08, "id": 104}, {"text": " And safety campaigns are year-round procedure in our schools.", "start": 692.36, "stop": 697.76, "id": 105}, {"text": " Life-saving devices are useless if they fail to operate in an emergency.", "start": 702.5, "stop": 707.48, "id": 106}, {"text": " And poorly maintained auxiliary firefighting appliances are worse than useless.", "start": 711.44, "stop": 717.7, "id": 107}, {"text": " As a breeder of fire, poor housekeeping is one of the worst offenders.", "start": 721.64, "stop": 727.16, "id": 108}, {"text": " Failure to cooperate in correcting such conditions may result in prosecution.", "start": 728.84, "stop": 733.14, "id": 109}, {"text": " Fires after 10 a.m. and faulty incinerators are also a fire prevention problem.", "start": 742.14, "stop": 748.82, "id": 110}, {"text": " For many years, captains of firefighting companies have made routine building", "start": 752.96, "stop": 758.16, "id": 111}, {"text": " inspections to acquaint themselves with conditions that might", "start": 758.16, "stop": 761.56, "id": 112}, {"text": " affect firefighting operations.", "start": 761.56, "stop": 763.36, "id": 113}, {"text": " Now, two-way radio makes it possible for entire companies to spread the gospel of", "start": 764.66, "stop": 770.34, "id": 114}, {"text": " fire prevention in their own district.", "start": 770.34, "stop": 772.5, "id": 115}, {"text": " Should fire occur while they are engaged in this work, the fire dispatcher may", "start": 774.08, "stop": 779.14, "id": 116}, {"text": " contact them immediately, since one man always remains within", "start": 779.14, "stop": 783.3, "id": 117}, {"text": " hearing distance of the radio.", "start": 783.3, "stop": 784.8, "id": 118}, {"text": " This program calls for personal contact with each and every homeowner to explain", "start": 785.94, "stop": 792.56, "id": 119}, {"text": " the common hazards responsible for most home fires and to make sure regulations", "start": 792.56, "stop": 798.46, "id": 120}, {"text": " governing these hazards are thoroughly understood.", "start": 798.46, "stop": 801.62, "id": 121}, {"text": " To further aid this educational work, the general public is reached by direct", "start": 810.22, "stop": 815.44, "id": 122}, {"text": " mail, by newspaper releases,", "start": 815.44, "stop": 818.04, "id": 123}, {"text": " and frequent radio broadcasts.", "start": 819.18, "stop": 822.62, "id": 124}, {"text": " Beyond this point, the fire department must rely on public cooperation.", "start": 823.72, "stop": 828.76, "id": 125}, {"text": " The fight against fire is a never-ending fight. Each year,", "start": 831.42, "stop": 838.02, "id": 126}, {"text": " thousands of lives are sacrificed, and millions of dollars' worth", "start": 838.12, "stop": 842.06, "id": 127}, {"text": " of property go up in smoke.", "start": 842.06, "stop": 843.62, "id": 128}, {"text": " The tragedy is that most fires are preventable, that human carelessness", "start": 844.46, "stop": 850.82, "id": 129}, {"text": " accounts for most of them.", "start": 850.82, "stop": 852.46, "id": 130}, {"text": " Preventing fire is everyone's job, but the control and extinguishing of fires", "start": 854.26, "stop": 860.92, "id": 131}, {"text": " once started is the responsibility of the fire department.", "start": 860.92, "stop": 864.8, "id": 132}, {"text": " To this end, modern apparatus and equipment play an important part when manned by", "start": 866.36, "stop": 873.22, "id": 133}, {"text": " efficient, well-trained crews.", "start": 873.22, "stop": 875.18, "id": 134}, {"text": " A fireman's job is a hazardous one, a job of teamwork and preparedness.", "start": 877.72, "stop": 883.76, "id": 135}, {"text": " He must be ready at any moment of the day or night to come to your aid when", "start": 885.1, "stop": 890.02, "id": 136}, {"text": " fire or disaster strikes.", "start": 890.02, "stop": 891.84, "id": 137}, {"text": " By the simple expedient of dialing 116 on your telephone", "start": 898.3, "stop": 905.08, "id": 138}, {"text": " or by breaking the glass and pulling the hook on a street fire", "start": 905.08, "stop": 912.04, "id": 139}, {"text": " alarm box, the fire protective resources of your fire", "start": 912.04, "stop": 916.96, "id": 140}, {"text": " department are at your service.", "start": 916.96, "stop": 918.7, "id": 141}, {"text": " But remember, report all fires promptly, for unless you do,", "start": 919.42, "stop": 925.42, "id": 142}, {"text": " how can we help you?", "start": 926.02, "stop": 927.66, "id": 143}]}