Boxoffice-May.03.1952

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A MANUAL OF PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANa FOR THE THEATRE 12
FIRES BY REGULAR INSPECTION
and fabwcs. In case there is danger of freezing, use the antifreeze
type extinguisher.
There should be one 2 ',2 -gallon fire extinguisher for each
2,500 square feet of floor area, including upper floors and balcony
space. Therefore, each house should conform to this rule,
but if local city, county or state rules or laws require more than
the above quantity, the latter requirements should govern. These
extinguishers must be hung on brackets securely fastened to the
wall and distributed throughout the house so as to be readily
available when and where needed. The location of each should
be shown on the drill routine, and at each exit drill members
of the staff should be queried on their knowledge of the location
of each extinguisher.
Extinguishers used in the projection booth should be carbon
dioxide 1 C02
1
local laws or regulations specify other
types. Each booth should have two extinguishers and they
should be located so that one of them would be available to the
operator from either end of the booth—preferably near each
projection machine.
The pump plunger of the pyrene type extinguishers should
be tested frequently as they occasionally stick or freeze from
lack of use. Carbon dioxide extinguishers should be weighed
at intervals to be sure the contents have not evaporated. Several
times a year the local fire department should be requested to
detail a fireman to instruct the staff on the correct methods of
using fire extinguishing equipment. It is suggested that when
fire extinguishers are to be recharged, the old contents be used
to demonstrate lin the presence of a fireman), the method of
using them.
Here is a suggested fire equipment record:
FIRE
EQUIPMENT REPORT
Town State .Theotre Date