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CITY MANAGER
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JACK BARTON
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JIM RIDDLESPERCER COUNCIL MEMBER r
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Wrrot*oENTQtN,TEXAS MUNICIPAL BUILDING / DENTON, TEXAS 76201 / TELEPHONE f8171566,8200
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February 29, 1984
Mr! Chris Hartung
City Manager
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1 am pleased to submit the Annual Report of the Fire Department for the year 1983.
This report provides a brief comprehensive summary of the work of the department ;
and its personnel
In submitting this report, I want to express my sincere thanks to you, members of
the coin;cll and other public officials and their departments for the cooperation and
service rendered to this department,
It Is our hope to continue to direct the fire department so that It will serve our
city In every way possible and help direct safety awareness In the citizens from
fire as well as life safety.
Respectfully submitted
Jack Gentry
Fire Chief
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FIVE YEAR COMPARISON
FIRE AND RESCUE FMERCENCY CALLS f
YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR
1979 1980 '1981 1982 1983
COMMERICAL 91 59 97 97 105
RESIDENCE 222 141 157 135 135
f INSTITUTIONAL 30 17 36 51 69
! } CARS 5 TRUCKS 126 121 170 170 162
GRASS 6 TRASH 195; 292 146 248 261
APARTMENTS 71 36 41 35 58
MISTAKEN ALARMS 14 74 58 16 17
1 FALSE ALARMS 22 13 14 22 20
RESCUE 36 142 93 103 72
MUTUAL AID 4 9 _ 4 9 11
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MISCELLANEOUS 81 11g 96 148 8<1
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ASSIST AMBULANCE 467 646 653 808 w 897
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TOTAL 11358 1, 665 1, 865 11842 11872
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WSRAGE R SPONS~,' TIME 4,07 MINUTES
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FIVE YEAR COMPARISON
EMERGENCY AMBULANCE CALLS
YS:AR YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR
1979 1980 1981 1982 1963
EMERGENCY MEDICAL 429 518 557 557 624
HEART ATTACK 212 215 203 268 270
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MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT 408 449 404 488 S49
INJURED PERSON 359 333 384 391 411
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GUN SHOT WOUND 17 25 24 18 20
STABBING 11 22 10 16 13
TRANSFERS (omerglancy) 143 131 111 121 92
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1OTAL 10734 1,921 11931 2,155 = 21284
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FIVE. YEAR COMPARISON
AMBULANCE STATICS
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YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
Calls Inside City Limits 1313 1500 1569 1696 1824
Calls Outside Clty Limits 404 421 342 459 460
Emergency Transfers to Dallas 69 80 62 71 42
Emargency Transfers to Ft. Worth 18 25 31 6 10
Emergency Transfer to Other Cities 3 2 4 0 1 ,
City Emergency Transfers 51 18 31 29 33
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Average Response Time City 3,16 3.51 3,26 4.40 5,04
Average Response Time County 10.60 9.77 10.10 11.75 12.57
Runs to Flow Hospltal 758 832 837 908 995
x (tuns to Westgate Hospital 1113 461 4Y1 570 594
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Runs to Denton Osteopathic Hospital 31 19 27 Is 15
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TOTAL CALLS 1734 1921 1931 2155 2284
* No transports Include calla where patient refined, fire department refused, no sick or
Injured on scene, mistaken and false alarms, and dead on scene.
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EMS PERSONNEL; STATISTICS
1983
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' A new Ambulance #30, was delivered to the F+re Department In August.
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A HazlMat Rescue Unit was put Into service In 1983,
The Fire Department currently employs (40) Flrefighterl91vlT's and (16) Fire-
fighter/Paramedics, An EMT School for Denton Firefighters is scheduled to
begin In early January, 1984, Also, three (3) Firefighters are scheduled to
begin Paramodic School in late January, 1984.
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EMS CALL STATISTICS
Total Calls; City of Denton
1,824 79.6$ 1
Out of Clty Limits 460 20.2%
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Type of Calls: Medical Emergency 624 27.
Heart Attack 270 11,4$
Overdose 44 2$
Motor Vehicle Accfdent 549 24%
ln)ured Person 411 19$
U nconsrious Person 242 11$
Gunshot Wound 20 188%
Stabbing 13 57%
Emergency Transfer 92 4%
Other 19 ,85%
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District #2 237 13$
District #3 584 32%
District #4 237 13$
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1 g Shift 765 33.4$
C Shift 741 32.6%
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Station #3 11074 47.19
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Average Response Time: Inside City Limits 5,04 minutes
Outsfde City Limits 12.57 minutes
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EMS Calls Outside City Limits:' Argyle 30
Bolivar 2
Corinth 26
i JUstlh 8
Krum 22
Lake Dallas 149
Ponder 6
Sanger 63
1 Shady Shores 13
Other 141
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Average Time from Dispatch to Arrival at Hospital------------------29189 minutes
Average Time from Dispatch to Clear on Call 38,06 minutes
Average Time from Dispatch to Clear on Emergency Transfers------ 2.5 hoists
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Monday 308
Tuesday--- -283
1 Wedne3day-- 310
Thursday -302
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Hospital Hoepltai Other Transport$
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refused, no sick or injured on eoene,miataken and false alarms
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FIVE YEAR COMPARISON
AMBULANCE SERVICE BILLED AND AMOUNT COLLECTED
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YEAR BILLED COLLECTED COLLECTIONS
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1979 70,445 35,720 50.7%
1980 75,689 40,515 r3: 58
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1981 72,094 39,164 54.3%
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1982 83,343 47,709 57.2%
1983 124,556 62,553 50.2,
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SPECIAL TRAINING SUMMARY
Number
Attending
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Fire Service Management Seminar (Greenville)
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Hazardous MaterialG*
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Chris Cowan Seminar (Denton)
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Firefighter Safety Course*
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Company Officer Deve3.rpment Course*
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Richardson Fire Training School
High Rise Rescue Course (Mesquite) I
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Eire service Management. Seminar (Carrollton) 5
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(College Station)
*Texas A & M UniverBit.y Extension Courses held in Denton
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The Texas Commission on Fire Protection, kerbonnel
Stan- dards and >aduaatian, issues dcartia'iaat:es to F'refighterg based
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' of firefighting experience, The following table shown the num-
ber of Denton Fire Department, personnel holding advanced levels
of firefighter certification.
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Intermediate Eire Vighte.r 35
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Mari-Hours
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Spacial Training
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'T'OTAL MANr-HUURS in 'TRAININO, ' 8 f 295
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143 83
Eire Tyj~pections ; ('t'ypes Conducted)
Routine Inspections (lst visit inspections) 981.
413 i
4 Re-inspections
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Certificate of Occupancy Inspections
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Special 'lest: (test of code compliance of
installation of gasoline tanks, extinguishing 35
systems) etc.)
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Ln•'Service Inspections by Fire Engine Companies 49
Construction Plans Reviewed 1.21
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Hazards Found 690
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Compl.aince for 1983 69%
Com 1ainGes
Received 30
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FIRE INSPECTIONS, 1983
(By Occupancies)
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Aldgs,t Jan, reb. Mar, Apr. May June July Aug, Sept, Oct. Nov. Dec, Total
Govmnt. Bldga. 0 0 0 2 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0` 12
Hoop. & Inst, 1 6 11 5 8 7 6 3 4 13 9 6 79
Schools 8 3 8 2 8 20 0 13 13 8 8 4 100
Churches 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 8
Amusement B1dgs. 6 13 10 7 12 3 3 6 4 2 3 10 79
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Hotels 2 3 7 4 0 14 10 5 0 6 0 0
Apartment 0 2' 3 7 5 6 SO
I Dwelling 9 10 4 2 4 9 17 15 6 10 24 103
Lodging 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 i 5 4 2 2 55
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„ Office 20 11 27 5 14 7 13 19 4 15 17 13 165
Small Retail 42 33 43 26 25 43 19 54 16 18 19 79 418
i Restaurants 21 9 16 5 11 23 17 -11 10 17 14 23 177
Large 3i,tigle-Occ, 12 2 8 2 0 9 5 5 7
Multi-0cc, 1 25 16 92
14 0 0 0 0 34 30 18 1 30 37 37 69 '.233
Storage 5 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 13
Whisle, Businesses 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 11
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S Metal Workers 1 3 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 25
Wood Workers 2 0 0 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 2 13
M1sae114ne0US 0 3 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 6 3
Chemical Workers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
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Paper Workers 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
4 Food Products 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Text. Pab. Workers 1 0 0 1 1. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
MultiplA Occ. Manuf, 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 r
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p Bulk Oil 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Pub, Garages 17 10 % 4 4 1 3 5 0 2 3 4 60
Misr, 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 3 -16
Private Garages 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1;
TOTAL 168 117 133 79 110 192 133 158 74 139 171 249 11743
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FIRE INVESTIGATION ACTIVITIES
1983
INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED 216
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FIRE & LIGHTENING INSURANCE LOSSES IN EXCESS OF $100 FOR
OCTOBER It 1982 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1983
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DATE DATE OF
PAID LOSS NAME OF ASSURED AND LOCATION OF RISK AMOUNT OF
01-82 01-07-82 TOSS
14,000,00 I
OI-83 01-12-83 Wisener 610 Apollo 141-00 I
03-83 01-19-83 Nablett 617 Texas St, 2,720,00
03-83 0123-83 Lindsey 2636 Bolivar 1,694,00
03-83 01-24-83 Sims 314 Industrial 59666,00
03-83 01-24-83 Haywood 1730 Southridge l t553.00
03-83 01-27-83 Ivey 1120-1120 A - B West Hickory 50000,00 1
08-83 02-02-83 Pollard 920 Laguna Dr, 649.00
02-.83 02-07-82 Amin 111 W. University 10 891,00
02-83 02-07-82 Amin 111 W. University 447.00
08-83 02-18-33 McMahan 412 & (Rear or 412) Bell Ave, 800.00
08-83 03-05-80 Ramada Inn 820 1-35 East 845,00
07-83 ' 03-05-80 Ramada Inn Inc, 820 1-358ast 1,42340
03-83 03-0683 Swan & Welds 714 Bell Avenue 1,260,00
04-83 03-24-83 _Vinson 104 Vinsonvi,ile Lane 1,050;00
04-83 03-29-83 Knox 3821 Atlas 605,00
11-82 04-01-82 Jessie',s Beauty College 407 Sunset 360,00
05-83 04-01.83 Johnson 2320 Green Oaks 575,00
j 04-83 04-02-83 Carruthers 916 Hill 252.00
08-83 04-03-81 Hankins 3305 Ft, Worth Dr, 50000400
06-83 04-X19-63 Leverett Scott St, 16126640
03.83 04-21-83 Napp 2102 Westwood St. 4,54400
09-83 04-25.83 Marley Millworks, Inc, 206 Dotson 65,986,00
f I 05-82, 04-26-82 Leverett 315 Hettia
0683, 05-10-83 Carpenters Union 616 Vt, Worth Dr, 15,000,00
.1,201,00
10-82 03-20-82 University State Bank 1200 14. University 5,585,00
i 07-83 05-22-83 Carpenter 926 Sherman Or, 958.00
08-83 05-22-83 H,illoway 1113 Congress St. 250,00
s 06-83 05-27-83 Lively 3813 Titan Trail 110.00 '
08-83 05-28.83 Mason 2803 Ball Ave, 250,00
02-83 06-01-82 Jackson Concrete Inc, 1111 Willow springs Rd, 1,242000
08-83 06-02-83 Mrs, Mullins Est, 1801 Hwy 380 West 1,285,00
08-83 06-05-83 Spruance 93.6 ht. Worth Dr, 219000
06-83 06-05-83 Rainey 2229 Georgatown 375,00
0882 06-1182 Storria 1428 N. Locust
12-82 06-11-82 County of Denton 401 Id.. Hickory 11823,00
02-83 0613-82 Dee Jay$ Groceries 406 W. Hickory 6032, 00
12-82 `06-13-82 Dee Jays Groceries 406 W. Hickory 4,364.00 f
10-82 _06-21-82 The Cozy Oaks 809 Sunset
591,00
10-82 07-18-82 Miller 2280 W. Oak 1-818.00
10-82 07-23-82 Pritchett 821 Denton St. 250,00
10-82 07-26-82 Hilliard 115 Woodrow Lane 450400
10-82 07.28-82 Mrs, Surber 2614 Glenwood 406,00
03-83 07-28-82 Tech Vastner Co '/17.719 S, Rim 947,00
12.82 09-17-82 Minton 1005 Collier 12,036,60
06-83 10-18-82 Luker 1800-1804 Scripture 3,683;54
11-82 10-18-82 Hoke 2914 Croydon 639,00
01-83 10-22-82 Tunnell 3901 Montecito 655,30
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OCTOBER 1, 1982 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 300 1983
DATE DATE OF AMOUNT OF
PAID LOSS NAME OF ASSURED AND LOCATION OF RISK LOSS
02-83 10.25-82 Tidball 115 N. Elm 9,709,00
05-83 10-28-81 Sage 225 N. Locust 197.00
11-82 10-28-82 Waldrip gnterp,, Inc. 1307 Stuart Rd. 1,831400
02-83 11-00-82 Krause Pontiac, Etc, 1610 W. University Ur, 1,010,00
12-82 1102-82 Lambert Propertiea, Inc. 225-227 W. Hickory 5,944.00
03-83 11-0-282 American Insurance Computers 229 W. Hickory 75,000,00
02.83 11-02-82 American Ins, Computers 229 W. Hickory 205,000400
12-82 11-03-82 McCain 2501 Bell Avenue 202.00
12-82 11.03-82 Punch 600 Boardwalk 141.00
11-82 1111-82 Smith 2711 N. Locust 859,00 I
01-83 12.1282 Sauter 921 Manhattan 5079.00
r 01-83 12-16-81 curry 1004 11, Mulberry 20,589.00
TOTAL 5400814,28
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Impact of Fire Prevention Activities
1983 i
Fire Prevention and Fire Safety has taken a front seat 1
with the fire Department during the past, year, and many
positive activities' have resulted during 1983. In the City
of Denton and surrounding areas along, approximately 70,319
people have new-found information in Fire Prevention and
Safety,
The breakdown of the number of people exposed to
Fire Prevention material and activities are ae follows;
1. N,T,Fair Exhibit 61000
2. Babysitting Clinics 39
3. Scouts (.Cub, Boy and Girl Scouts) 77
4. Christmas Fire Safety (letters to churches) 75
TV, 5, Alternative Heatinge- Cable T. V, 3,000
Heating 5,505 '
Newspaper Coverage 6,000
E 6, Smoke Detector Campaign- Programs 9,000
Newspaper Coverage 6,000
Cable T.V, Coverage 15,000
7, station Tours 233
I 8, Neighborhood Meetings 27
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Adult 305
Children 10704
Special gducation 60
Safety Committees Businesses 149 ,
Medical 95
Store Pro rams & Displays 10000
10, LEARV NOT T4 BUU - Fun & Fitness Run 50
11, Fireworks Safety
Cable T,V, Coverage to 000
Newspaper Coverage 6,000 '
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and area coverage of our local newspaper and Cable T.V,;
station. Some of the fi.guxes are an actual' count', most
especially on the station tours and programs given,
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Synopsis of public lire Education
1983
During the 1983 fiscal year, the Denton Fire Department
hosted the re-organization of the Region VI Public Fire
Educators, This group was organized one year ago at }a
Public Fire Education Conference held at 'Texas Woman's
University, and laid dcrmant until the re-organization in
1983, Since that time, the [legion has applied for and
been awarded a mini-grant, and has staelorethe.rmini-
The organization, re-
grant application
grant and newsletter originated within the Penton Fire Depart-
ment, Also during February, Denton was asked to articipate
on the planning committee for t Oklahoma State ~ublicFire
Education Conference held in Stillwater in August, Denton was
the only out of Mate department represented on the planning
committee for this conference.
' The Denton Fire Department also supports the education
of the Firefighters within the department and the state of
Texas by sending firefighters as well as instructors tn ,he
gear thee-
Texas A & M )!ivemen's Training School, This
deparphtere onnel were and rae of the
department persas '
In May of 1983, Mrs. Elizabeth Hendricks of the Consumer
Product: Safety CoEnnission awarded a grant to the Fire Prevention
Division of the Department for their work on a Smoke Detector ~
' and Alternative Heating Campaign. This was the third grant 1
{ of this type to bat awarded to the Department.
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In August of 1983, the national lire and Burn Education
Association contacted the Fire Prevention Division of the department
J to be involved in a pilot project for a National Smoke Detector
campaign. The pilot was aired in Washington, Oregon and The Denton Fire Department was responsible for petting Governor
Mark White to do a public service announcement on smoke detectors
and the announcemett,t was sho~m state-wide October, November and
December. They were also responsible for gettingg the Governor
to sign a proclamation on Sm Ke Dotectorsias aesimilareproelama ion.
Mayor of Denton, Mr, Richard
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During the month of October a poster contest was hnwere
the third grades in the elementary schools in Denton, prizes
awarded by the local` merchants. Some of the posters were used by
• the Consumer Product; Safety Commission in Washington, and all
i the posters were displayad in the Public Library through the and
of December,
All of this was done in addition to regular daily duties
3 required by the department, and as a result not only have we
reached the citizens of Denton, but also the state of Texas,
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