At the last Inspection (Oct.
1963) by the Mountain States In-
spection Bureau of Denver, who
classify Municipalities as to Fire
,Protection capabilities for Fire
Insurance Rates, etc; among oth-
ers, it 'was very highly recom-
mended lhat wc obtain a new
,Pumper ot' at lea~t 500 gallon
per mi:mte capacity. After con-
siderable study by Mayors and
Council Members (past and pres-
ent), and others, the only way we
can achieve this is through the
Bond Election which is being held
the 26th.
I have not ,heard too much cam.
men~ one ~ay or the other, since
this ~vas started; but ~o those
eommenLs I have heard, I would
like to answer ,to ,the ,best of my
ebmty.
CO~ NO. 1--We don't
need a new Fire Truck.
.~NS~: Flre-fightirtg has ad-
vanced as much or more in the
last few years, as any other thing;
partly through necessity of pro-
tection of individuals (both Fire-
men and others), and partly
througLh advancing ~mes. We
have many Cankers, carrying all
kinds of products, moving
through our town every day; if
one of these should accidently
oaC~h fire, we need fog and foam
Co cool and fight it with, and to
protect surrounding areas.
Agricultural and other cherni-
ea~, (stored and moving), are
other ~hszards we did not have a
few ~rears ~go. Combined with
heat and a stream of water from
a hose to stir them up, is a very
fine way ~o end up with 6 ~t. of
soft and a few kind words said
over you. Again, we use fog, etc.
with self-centained breathing ap-
paratus.
Home and Bulldirtg fires are
usually fought the same way, as
PAgh-pressure Fog has been found
more effective as the Initial at-
tack on a fire in cooling the hot
burning gases, so an entry can
be made to get at the main fire.
Modern fire-pumps and Nozzles
are built ~o produce Fog (in vary-
ing degrees and patterns) or a
large volume of water (for deluge)
by a simple twist of ,the wrist or
pulling of a ever, nearly instant-
ly.
COMMENT NO. 2,-- It is too
much money.
ANSWER: This may be 4rue, -
but so is everythir~g else; and is
continually rising. These trucks
are not volume products, like
your car or other trucks, but are
more or less individually built to
specification; and necessarily in-
elude many extras which Emer-
gency Vehicles require, such as
larger b;ak,-,s, cluLches, coolint~
sy~tcm~, ~,,earir~2 an'l many oth-
ers; which could easily be dis-
pens:~d w.;th on o:h~r trucks.
W,~ in lh.: (hpartment are
s: rc::~!y :'e~-ommending a 750 Gal.
p~.r Min. pumper, rather than the
500 minimum required. It will
probably cost $1500 or $2000 more
but if necessary in a bad fire,
it will enable us ¢o run another
line and move a .third more wat-
er; and since ,the addition of the
new water system, we have more
hydrants which will handle ~2tis
size pumper. It is ~xue we may
never need ~.is big a one, but if
we do, - we need it badly and
may very well save a life as well
as property; and who is going to
put a $2000 valuation on a life.
It has also ,been advocated that
we reb~Id the old one, which
may be alrigh¢, but like every-
thing else, what w£ll you end up
With; - a lot of money spent and
you still have an old house or
auto; it will get by for a short
while but shortly you are back
~vhere you were.
This is not a guarantee that we
can put out all fires (Chicago
couldn't), but it Will ,give us a
lot better chance than at present.
It is a known fact that Fire-fight-
ing is considered as about the
hiyhest risk occupation .there is,
and the life expectancy is 10 to 12
years shorter than average. With
the advent of Plastics, New Chem-
icals, Highway Transportation of
materials, Increase of Arson, and
many others, Firefigh~ing has nec-
essarily ,become an Educated and
Trained business rather than the
old Bucket and Water Method;
or someboody is goir~g to end up
.at the end of his rope. Breath-
ing apparatus, which will enable
you to carry your own brea~hing
air, is a MUST anymore with the
advent of the modern items.
We in the Sundance ~re Dept.
have ,been very lucky in the past
in this re~ard, and with ,the help
of better and modern equipment,
we hope to be able ¢o keep R that
way, and keep this Department to
the front as far as possible.
But, regardless, whichever way
you believe, and your reosons for
it; we in the Fire Del~rtment
would appreciate It very much,
if everyone who possibly can will
take a litle of your time end vote.
WE HAVE NEVER TURNED
YOU DOWN ON OUR TIME~
REGARDLESS OF NIGHT OR
WEATHER.
~qincerely,
Noel Edwards, Chief
Sund,mce, Wyo. Sept. 21, 1967
We extend an invitation to all alumni to
attend the following homecoming activities:
MONDAY, SEPT. 26
Howdy Day, Bonfire Spirit Session. Float build-
ing begins on Monday.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 27- HOBO DAY
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28 - CLASH DAY
THURSDAY, SEPT. 29
Ghost Day - Burning of the ',S"
FRIDAY, SEPT. 30
Dress-Up Day, Alumni Tea, All-School Assembly
(Coronation of King and Queen), Parade, Foot-
ball Game and Dance.
One thirtg I really like about
all this rain - It makes every-
thing wet!
Everyone wishes ¢o gosh they'd
gone ahead .and planted their win-
ter whose. Width all ~this moisture
---it is a real good time to get
busy and plant ~hat grass seed
too. There should be enough
~varm weather ~o germinate and
sprout grass seed. Grass seed
that starts to grow this time of
the year will produce hay next
year. 'Specially if it is drilled
an the contour ,and you've planted
Cested seed that ,has 'been treated
to prevent seed .born diseases.
Really works.
Someone said that "of all the
labor-saving devices for women,
they haven'.t yet topped a bus-
,band with lots of money!"
When you take .a look at your
fields, notice --- A teacher ask her
class, "Where is the Capitol of
,the United States?"
One litle boy answered, "In
loans all over ,the world."
you notice any washes -- I
overheard one woman Celling an-
other down at ~e new Medical
Center open house, "School days
can be among the happiest of
your life -- providing your chil-
dren are old enough to ~ttend.';
If you notice any washes form-
ing in your fallowed or newly
seeded fields - That is a clue to
,the fact you aren'.t farming to
conserve your moisture. ~his
moisture Will raise a crop if you
can keep it right on the field
where the crop is to ,be grown.
When you are farming ~o
all .that moisture right in
where R falls, then you can
.thinking about commercial
zers. Now isn't the right ti~ne~
think abou.t it! Now is the ~r~
do itl
Kind of like a conference
R? A conference is a
people discussing what
should be doing..
Ducks and geese
fdnue flying for a sho~t
after being ~Lit with no
of beln, g ~urt. Continue to
,them after firing to prevent
and cripple loss.
THE SUNDANCE
Sundence, Wyo. Sept. 21,
W. F. Newland
Founder
E~tablished 1885
James I. Newland
Manager
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