. Canadian forest industries July-December 1921. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 16 CANADA LUMBERMAN Timely Factors in Fire Protection Practical Advice on Safeguarding Yard and Factory from Flame—Systems and Devices By W. WARREN, Toronto. Fire protection is assuredly of first importance, especially so to the owner of large stocks of inflammable material, such as of lumber. As manager of a large retail lumber yard, mill and woodworking fac- tory, I have been compelled to make a careful study of the causes of fires, and the most practi
. Canadian forest industries July-December 1921. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. 16 CANADA LUMBERMAN Timely Factors in Fire Protection Practical Advice on Safeguarding Yard and Factory from Flame—Systems and Devices By W. WARREN, Toronto. Fire protection is assuredly of first importance, especially so to the owner of large stocks of inflammable material, such as of lumber. As manager of a large retail lumber yard, mill and woodworking fac- tory, I have been compelled to make a careful study of the causes of fires, and the most practical way to institute preventative measures. Prevention is better than cure. It is not possible to remove all and every contributary cause, but it is possible to reduce them -to a minimum. There are few conditions so admirably adapted to the general requirements of a conflagration as a lumber yard, covering ten acres and containing 10,000,000 ft. of lumber, with all the requisite buildings filled with very inflammable material. First, we have a very efficient fire squad under the leadership of our factory superintendent. They are a body of some fifteen carefully hand-picked men, well trained and noted for their efficiency and loyalty, and whilst these men are qualified fire fighters, every oppor- tunity is used to instill into their minds that the proper time to fight a fire is before it starts. These men being drafted from all depart- ments, their influence is felt throughout our whole organization and so all our employees automatically become fire preventers. Let me say in passing that no manager or executive head can effectively con- trol a situation of such vital importance as fir'e prevention unless he seeks the assistance of his whole staff and gives due credit for same. We can and do supply numerous devices calculated to put out a fire, and we flatter ourselves that our equipment is fairly complete, but all this paraphernalia without necessary precaution, effectively an
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