. Journal de chemin de fer électrique . e attaché à un cordon portatif de 40 pieds. Il constitue un dispositif beaucoup plus efficace et pratique que celui qu'il a remplacé. Dans les 20 jours suivant l'incendie de la rue Ninety-Sixth, tous les ém-paloyés ont été fournis avec un bref dépliant imprimé qui a été décrit en langage simple un énoncé de précautions accepteà observer contre les dangers d'incendie. Ces instructions ont été complétées par une publication indexéeintitulée Description de certains incendies PrecautionsAgaïnst, dans laquelle le sujet a été traité d'abord de manière générale puis und

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. Electric railway journal . e attached to a 40-ft. specialheavy portable cord. It constitutes a device much more effi-cient and convenient than that which it superseded. Within 20 days after the Ninety-sixth Street fire all em-ployees were furnished with a brief printed pamphlet in whichwas outlined in simple language a statement of acceptedprecautions to be observed against dangers from fire. Subse-quently these instructions were supplemented by an indexedpublication entitled, Description of Certain PrecautionsAgainst Fires, in which the subject was treated first in ageneral way and then under the four headings: FireCause, Fire Spread, Fire Extinguishing, and finallyAlarms, Brigades, Etc. These regulations are in the handsof all employees whose duties require their working in and aboutthe buildings of the Metropolitan company. A copy of thispamphlet was printed in the Electric Railway Journal ofAug. 15, 1908. At each property the men have been organ-ized into fire brigades, there being a number of such brigades. Metropolitan Fire Protection Fire-Fighting Forces Available Within 30 Seconds, 1 Minute and 1 1/4 Minutes After Sounding an Alarm 692 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXV. No. 16, at each property according to the extent of the premises. Themen are thoroughly drilled, local alarms being sounded at un-expected times until each member of the brigade knows pre-cisely what is expected of him in an emergency and how toperform his duties promptly and efficiently. FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENTS Standpipe systems have been installed in the various prop-erties with hose reels attached thereto. Pails filled with sandor water, according to the season of the year, are distrib-uted over the premises in accordance with the standard pro-cedure of the fire underwriters. Chemical fire extinguishersalso are located at points easy of access. Local alarms have

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