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Home My WebLink About1970 1 A NN UA L RF,P0RT l 1'970 i FIRE MARTMENT j FIRE CHIEF JACK 0ENMY CITY OF DENTONs TEXAS i r f f P ' I t s K -717 1 } ADMINISTRATION CITY OF I EN110H CITY MANAGER f JIM 411HITE E f j MAYOR DR. ALEX FINLAX MAYOR POR-TER COUNCIIXAN BILL NE U HAROLD RAMSY i i I I COUNCILMAN' COUN01111AN DR. HUGH AYER ` j DR, ROBERT CHAP BEM - I , i EE~ f ~ try/V'/irX . City Of' ' Denton * RluN? icipal Building, I)enton > '~xs 76201. mr. Jim white City Winager Dentoll , Texas Dear Sir: I am Pleased' to submit the Annual it©port of the I Denton Fire Department for the year 1970. This report shows' a brief Summary of during act Y i Lhe_ past ye vibes ~ ttr, , 1 think it is important to loss has dropped from $669,900.50oin 1969 for fire $260974s02 in 1970, 1 feel this is 'reflected by the increased insnections by the 1tre Provention Division and by the in/-servioe inb.):otions by the individual fire companies i with our fire station relooation to be completed within the next 'twoomonthsXpweted i man l we will be able to distribute equipment and power more evenly and offer bettev and more ef.Cicieiat fire proteotAon to the citizens of Denton, We are most appreciative of the support and coop- eration received from your office and from other city departments, ; i ,taspeotfully submitted, An Gentry, Cbiof - Denton Fire' Department r a u I OROANIZAT10NAL CIIAIi'I' FIRE; CHIE;k' 9'12A7I+It1C bIV1S]:ON OPERATIONS DINniOPJ I'XRE PRPNENTION DIVISION ;;APTAIN A63S1STANT C11IUS FIRE MARSHAL REOURIT TRAINING FIRE CONTROL FIR% PREVENTION COMPANY TRAINING PCRSONt r;L 1NSPEOTION I WCUE TRAININof C0~"'JIUNXCATIUld> FIRE, PREVENTION INVYS ICATION BrI:CIAL ItA1,ARD8 DOILDYNC IAAINT4 f TRAINViG Flap, YRfiVi.;N'l'IGN I PitOPrRTY ;1I;CI'IC1N ET)UCA'1'ION F'Im, Cone ~•....-J l;fJk'ORCI?t•!@It4T s I~ I , f~ i II fem. ~1' ,`1 + j U C) ~1 F'~ 5y f C, . TI r n! r c v) ~j tO ";j ra r t~ to ra to r ; r~ fi t + m „ t:j Pr I3 hl 'Id yy Kw t rat 1~~ C) M vi :c- p t,n c7 C r lwi t. CA U, i 1 , t ~ ~ 1✓1 y. (T W.. ...1 .d W t 1 1 ~ $F~ \h W q p N N p th 0 C7 V 0N ,zf ra IIEi ~ ' ~n J VL W C7: a W N C)~, W J F` ~C + CCn I f ~ ti j + O W N U p N F4 i~ f J C W C ~p . G) W W Cxi CJ C) N W C5 ~p N rJ O N , y N wS U f { N ter ~ lxi N hf N C G7 W, O O a V N N ' N ~ N rn ...E W W N p U q lh ~ C6 N 64 N i N p W a o ON .v ,a N c) c; y l I I 1 } :a'ARATIVE 5111 1ARY`OF FIRE I14SURANU PRMIUMS AND INSURED ,LOSS q f' A 1'REVIUM F':[RL LOSS CI;' I'1}1 T YrtP~ 1966 321015.00 870674,00 1967 258,247 00 81,231,00 106 1968 326,875,00 339,138,00 5 o I j 1969 363,617,00 189,779,00 0 1 170 X'* 1$1,848,00 >~w ( r is j Figures shown acre only thou roported to, the Texas Insurance Checking Office, 'which pertain to our good or bad fire mword credit Figures to be published by tho State Hoard Of Insurmsce ir s April 1, 1971 I s s Our figures. Thi.; could ch©nr;e depending; on .figures mipplied to the Stilt(, Roard Of In,surnnce by the Texas Insuranoa Chucking; Office, 1 f This pcrconta£,o will be bAaed'ori the rive year promiuns and five_ year logs averap) l 1 I s r • t ! F I RY DEPAIM-iENT BUDGET 1969-74 } PERSONAL ;'')UMVICIZ X5360,144 ; . i t, f ; LUPPLIES CLNERAL FUND SERVICES ~ $99101 BUDGET $2o,630 i -IRL DE J) 14.30 f 1 14AxNTENANC1 OF CAPITAL OUTLAY STRUCTUR145 AND Lc1U] iir,~,idT $6,560 , Li I r, } 4 i i l 4 ' i 5 J Chief Jack Gentry Fenton Piro Department 205 West McKinney FJenton, Texas ~ f Dear Chief pentry, The Fire Marshal's office has assembled the following information to briefly summarize the activities of the s fire prevention division during the year 7970, f - We Appreciate your leadership and the efficiency of the operations division. These have allowed the fire prevention division a higher degree of performance. f 5i.ncevely, f oe M. Erwin 'ire Marshal ii i j f Fire Prevention Division Activities For 1970 lnspeeti,ons And Fire 'Safety Surveys 801 lnspections were conducted in on ef'f`ort' to raduce loss to life and property, The commercial pruperties rece>ivc the most inspections, alt,hourh the universities, echools, hospitals, nursint; home', and other occupnnai.es are inspected. Fire Safety Education l'rcgram Presented 76 Theae programs are presented to acquaint the citivens of Denton with many of Lhe onuses and reasons that i'ire lops 'occurs. 'i`hesu p)ICIgram cunsic,ta of fj o e tinp'ui,§her demortstrr~Giott•s, i flip chore presentations, film and slide' programs, and other ! visual aid and lectures presented in 1970, i' F 4 Y W M W.. A r M Y Y...V WMF BMW Y. Y µ M.. Y Y M Y Y MY. . Y Y Y W M.. . i Outdoor Burning Permits Issued 223 i k State regulations and reneral'interest concerning air pollution 1 has prompted the issuing; of written permi,tw for outdoor, burning. ~ ` Y 1 ~ investigo tions 119 ` Thorourh investil;stion of fires is another importnnt means of fire prevoncion. Shan the dofinito etiuna of a fire is deter- mined emphn~,Is can be (hooted r,oward this cause in inqpeoGions and education pro rams. Detoi.led invonuijrations' area deterrent to arson, E y Combustible (,as lndicatoi This instrwnent ilu:.=ed on many occasions to determine if pn explosive mixture of ccrnbuscible ros vApor and air ox is the rncst rusceptiblo ~treaA i iats, s so".)" piping' undQr the ci • f corEEbuntible One fiarErga t ble liquids entprin Lhe irint`• this ufiucrlly results on from m ix ture with the nzr. or vcl~. p p f and torrninl; an ex}~losive discovered and c~ri ~etive rneasu e5 taken 1970 this situa bion t;ss E ~4 E i E f ' Y- ww YAM FI.iY ~IYM ,y-. ------MY ` Carbon Jl;onoxide '1'©cter E The Fire 14ars}tal}: g 3 of iCe t maint'Ain$ an instrun)ent a ad fn~inr,c.ct, Mont insG,l].f tiunnfhavebbeonpeheckQr { Var iou buii<}ant's and equip. 1 for this po'sonoYrs l can, E Y w-Yliy-w w1`MMYY \MM4YFw YyMYMY YYYI.1-Mw r YY i. I UC}td0;ls And YY-- ,etniners 'T'exas Arsort,Coni0renr,e lnstz'uctors (2 , A AN4 Uniuntin 'laws ) i '1'ekas'vel'si ( Visible l,nrission ,igoke f;c}:oa2 y PaI-omorrs frainin exnxas uhool Denton county to r" ~ 'School,l/I)enton, l~ Lr { E~ P r~ n Piro Loss By cause 1h70 Number Amount of Lose Cooking Grease on Stove 9 ti Skillet of Grcgse ; w 11 ,207-87 Steak Grill 14 15,090.99 - ~ ~;loct;rtical. A!>pi,ia7~cr,s I Toavter 15G~Op Slcctric Blanket 1 3k,2.C>D Fluorescent Light 1>,UO i j I xloctric ►leFater 150,0.0 Carpot Suackod Apoinst Lamp 1'961+,49 ! 4v"irin ; 2 1 i 1~iectric ati,ntar 1 11W176 Electric iron 2 c Washer-Dryer 1 176,80 lxtens~ion Cord ~1~ _,_yq~2b j 1 12 , 6132g,c}5 ; Eleatin~; Applianoe,q Ploor .'uranco 2 } Naater Hose 1 4996x'1,945 Nil.l flenbo Water }ibntor 2 1 X8110 8f 00 E) V81V8 (F!oator) 24h.Fl0 11 ~t,513~~t, ; ,k 4 u r Lightning i Lithtning, flit, Tree- Treo Ifit House 150.00 Air Conditioner 7 812.70 9 '1 , It 66.70 I rrr-Y-_ Y Yr _r,.Yr„wY_-_rrr :mokinj Couch 1 Bed fi,572,5P 1~1n~stc Locepticle 2 572,5? k `ir~v, Dust 33 ~ 7UG.31~: Carpet 1 22,455-4O .-1 20.60 8 61,855.3 I MYr-Y-Y-V -Yrr YY rYV Children Vit.h Matchos i Grate Housing Air Conditioner Curtains 1 283,13 gttrl~nbnlr SQ.UU ' r 111.00 Una t tandodl Cigar 2 11,0!7.,35 1 00 rz -?.UU._ G c 23,~dG.4~ 1. I ...Y.Y M.YYV YM----- YYY--------- Inc endi ary ; i ho-ith Hotel 1 47 31+G.5() f' Vacant flou,'so 1 3;000,00 I. Building Under Construction 1 M18 ft' r, ~ t` b~y,a, y hfiscollaneous IN apt,ha 1 ~0 Oasoline 1 1 11+455~,00 Hurner 51724 hlHlder 1 3086().56 i Lamp in 1 cozen E,?asher 1 146,91, Lantern 1 75.036 Gr~ls3 Fira Daintig(I 7 1 75 KtndlinT, 1 406.22 Trash horning 1 76,00 ^1 9 11,261.oo I The total, amount o,f insureri t'izlo loss I ` ' i f h. 1 for ncludou in the total anioutit 6 f ' 1 Uoo ,ooc,F actar 4utuHl97and2 14+125,27 Homeoi,r7©z f'al.icy that is notconsideredyintlarriving at fire record penalty as credit. f I i I , l {I ~ I j f !3 , i i ? 1 kl,4M1'_ 1. POrcOnt of Alarms arid Loss By ()ccupar,cy Ir 76 lJoss' 41' 469853.02 Apartmont Housesp Hotels, and tolotels, 8 LOSS- 81,282.99 tn oi,~~t 4 0 orri M 0 r J c tj I 13074.71 ~Al ' er L Industvibl'. u '7 98j026,24 os 8bhoolsj Nupsjnj~ Hompso atld norl), t s 2 jol LOtIA- 108,806.99 { I l:.t~v':sl~J v PercentAge of Iie,vidence Fire By Areas L1ghtnin 25 ~ Bedroom Bathroom 2 2 i Kitchen Living` Porch 26 C; Ik;n or r ' ~ I3p~~ment I ti , I 1 . I t ) rya ~i i,` Firem n ~ s Pct lion Fund Assets 1-1-71 Cash: First State Dank $ 7,$69,13 Certificates or Depositr Fiz'st National Hank $ 150000,00 North Texas Savings and I,oan 15,000,00 Denton Flederttl Savings and Loan University Ctate Bank 15,000.00 0000o'cO ; First State Hank 11U.70 Denton County Nationnl Dank Total Certificates of Deposit a 20 95 256- 10 Donds r Federal Elome Lo2n H7nk 3 50,000400 li)tarnatiomal V1,0 Coster Company 4,000,00 Southern Natural gas 3,000,O'O Ooll abus and Southern tsloctric 5,000,00 Southwestern Dell Telephone 9t000,00 , Public Service Electric and Gas Pacific Northwest MI 'Telephone 5►040,00 a I I Total Honds 81 ~U()Q,00 f Common stocks: (at cost) Bank of America 30 shares ~ 11516,85 r General lloodu 100 shares 7o ,`0741Z yraftco 25 shares 917,16 Oklahoma Natural Gas 100 shares 21052,25 Standard Oil of New Jevsey 100 shares 6 1 1. { Total Stocks q~ 1~ Total A s.4 et s 1 f 9~ F3... 7J j i f Net 0ain in Assets For The Year 1970 is 29,880.34 Total Paid To Beneficiaries 8135O,2$ , f, a _ . z E tl a' i IE t4 1) i f i 1 i f f , F f .E. 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