President's Conference on Fire Prevention. Held in Washington, DC. on May 6-8, 1947. Report of Committee on Firefighting Services.

摘要

Annually there are over 800,000 fires in the United States. Fire departments answer more than a million alarms in all. In addition to the fires in buildings are those brush, grass, rubbish, boats, automobiles, and other vehicles. There are also numerous calls for rescue work and special services. There are approximately 1,000 fire departments manned by fully paid professional firemen, and at least 15,000 others that are part-paid and volunteer. Fire departments for the most part are operated by municipalities and are supported principally by taxes on real estate. Fire department expenditures in cities of over 10,000 population were $3.69 per capita in 1946.