The Teaneck Fire Department 1936
- Make Every Week Fire Prevention Week in Teaneck
Fire Prevention And Safety Measures
INSPECTIONS: In the matter of fire prevention inspections and the issuance of permits by the Department, it is interesting, to note the increasing amount of such work, as follows:
| 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | |
| Fire Prevention Inspections | 347 | 578 | 1,762 |
| Oil Heating Installation Inspections | 240 | 273 | 567 |
| Oil Heating Installation Permits Issued | 85 | 166 | 402 |
| Gasoline Sale and Storage Permits Issued | 41 | 43 | 48 |
SAFETY MEASURES FOR SCHOOLS: (a) At regular intervals, sufficiently often to be effective, fire drills are conducted in all schools; the Deputy Fire Commissioner reports that the pupils respond with precision, good order, and speed. (b) All schools are carefully inspected. (c) Talks are given to pupils during Fire Prevention Week..
HOSPITAL AND SANITARIUM INSPECTION: The Holy Name Hospital, Brightside Sanitarium, and Dr. Nelden's Sanitarium are regularly inspected.
PUBLIC ASSEMBLY ASSIGNMENTS: During 1934, thirty-two public assemblages, and in 1935 nineteen such assemblages were guarded by one to two firemen, it being an established practice to assign firemen to all large gatherings of which the Department has knowledge.
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK: In accordance with the National Fire Prevention Schedule, "Fire Prevention Week" is duly observed. Talks are given in schools, posters displayed, newspaper publicity liberally used, and exhibition drills held at Fire Headquarters, demonstrating ladder raising, the use of ropes, rescue ladder work, and net jumping.
FIRE APPARATUS INSPECTION: Each year, all fire apparatus undergoes a rigid inspection by the mechanics from the respective makers thereof; also, an inspection is conducted by the Schedule Rating Bureau of the National Board of Fire Underwriters; such inspections serve to confirm our own inspections.
HOSE INSPECTION: Aside from the customary scrutiny of hose after service, every foot of hose is given critical inspection and subjected to thorough tests.
DEPARTMENT INSPECTION: General Department Inspection is held annually.
HYDRANTS TESTED: In 1934 the Schedule Rating Bureau took the flow of hydrants.
HOW TO SEND IN AN ALARM
To send in an alarm of fire from your home or place of business just say, "Teaneck Fire Emergency," to the telephone operator; upon answer from the Fire Alarm Operator at Teaneck Fire Headquarters, give your name, address or location of house on fire, and the nearest intersecting street.
Fire Alarm Room
All alarms of fire in Teaneck are received and transmitted from the Fire Alarm Room at Headquarters. The telephone switchboard has one trunk line and four extensions; the index file, at the right, contains an alphabetical listing of all streets, with the house numbers of each block, and fire alarm rode numbers corresponding thereto.
Our improved alarm system consists of a transmitter (on top of switchboard), and loud speakers in Fire Stations Nos. 2 and 3, where paid men are on duty, and at Headquarters, itself. By these means, alarms are orally and simultaneously transmitted to the two outside stations and Headquarters floor. This system of transmission, also provides for the instant issuing of orders and instructions to Stations No. 2 and 3.
The air whistle at Headquarters will hereafter be used only for recalling firemen on the off-shift and for second alarms.
The electric lamps in the wall box (above index file) indicate all apparatus at fires or out-of-service.
On the left wall there is an instrument panel board for the testing of fire alarm equipment, such as batteries, punch register (on shelf. at left), which includes a time clock, and the voltage of alarm lines.
