Outside Colls—Apart from calls to) the Special Rated Area (that ts, to properrly on, or in close proximity to, Catra-Seltlement" Municipal Roads the Brigade responded to 39 calls (ai fives and two special emergency calls) outside the Seitiement, rendering as~ sistance at 12 fires and two special emergency calls, Extra-Seltlement (West of Western) Areas—The most notable feature of the year's working was the development of a conflagration hazard in the Cxlra-Seltlement areas beyond the Western boundary, where the Brigade Teeks control over building construc tion.
Industrial, premises, squatters! huts and other buildings, constructed matting, bamboo, fight, timber and similar combustible materials, were erected Indiseriminalely on ' every Voeant plot of land, with no suitable fire-stops or other protective measures end without providing adequate means of ingress and ogress by proper planning. Consequently the areas in Ruestion: became enormous, congested Blocks of highly inflammable property and avery serious fire hazard was Special precautions were taken to cope with the changes taking place, femergeney measures being put. into effect to entire that the Brigade {vould "be "in a position to deal Promptly" and effectively with any Outbreale that might oreur, Certain Qpparatiis was transferred to the Western District Stations and the number of machines responding to fires in the class of property referred was augmented by auxiliary aps lianees; the whole aren was surveyed wnd_skeleh maps prepared for the Purpose of instructing the staff a5 to Means of approach and available water supplies and to enable thei to become. familiar with the extra. ordinary conditions prevailing. Was realized that water supply would prove one of the most vital factors One although the supply in this area had! proven adequate for normal conditions, the new development made necessary for arrangements to be made with the Shanghai Waterworks Company for the installation of additional hydrants and the auugmentation of pressure and supply immediately a large fire was reported Fires Spread Rapidly There were more than 60 fires Conflagrations that would have result St. Valentine's Day at Five Police Given Edin the destruction of much Detter less. property, Important buildings,
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