NEAFC 32nd Annual Conference.pdf - New England Association of ...

PI~nS~D~T FoI~T~r~: Thank you, Chief Murray.
S~c~A~Y O’H~A~N: I move that! the l.report be accepted and made a
part of the record .... ~,~.~ ’
This motion was duly seconded b~ Chief Potter and other members pres=
ent and was . carried ......
P~rsm~w FoR~: The next report will be that of the Resolutions
Committee, by Chief Marshall. ¯
CHIEF MARSHALL: We have one resolution to p.zesent this morning, in
regard to the use of the blow torches and the advertisi÷ag, concerning the use
of them as follows. - .......
A RESOLUTIO,N
WHEREAS: It has been broughtto the attentiisn of ~his~NewEiagland
Association of Fire Chiefs at annual conference assembled this. 24th day of Jur~e,
1954, at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, certain adv~ertising matter describing
for use of the average citizen, the use of a blow torch to meit resin off knots
and resin-rich boards..
WHEREAS: this use of blow torch would be contrary to safety standards
and practices of prevention of the many fires occurring from~:.-this~ :pr~e~tice 6f
using blow torches in preparing surfaces for paint ........................
WHEREAS: we are concerned that the broad use of blow torches by tile
average citizen would be sure to result in m.an~r,-ar~d sSrious fires, and would
increase the loss of life and property by fire, now. ~therefore, be it
RESOLVED: that this New England Association of Fire ’Chiefs, at ann’uaI
Conference assembled, strongly condemns the use of blow torches.
And .~urth~r. ~strongly condemns any advertising matter..tha.t.-implies the
use of blow torches by the average citizen .in preparing the_surface-o.£-his hoi
]?or painting.
CHIEF LEWIS A. MARSHALL, Providence, R[ I.i Chairman.
CHIEF WALTER R. MURRAY, Weymouth, Mass.
:~CHIEF G. NAPOLEON GUEVIN, Manch_ester, N. H.
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Additional Resolutions. As a Result of a Question by Chief Ray D. Wells,
Falmouth, Mass~,: ’:How Can the Small Town Chief Control Curiosity Seekers
at Large Fires.?" (See discussion .on Wednesday, June. 23, A.M. Sessio~)
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Page -227.
Resolu~cions adopted by the Committee on Resoluti, o~_ns-~nd, i~ce.~pted by
the Board o~ Directors as outlined in the proceedings of the Conference, Julae
24, 19~__4_:;~: Ordered printed in 1954 Annual Report.
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