I- i'W-*-m.- < ' « '•' /'. ' 9503 l^^M CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY GIFT OF U.S. Supt . Doc . University Library }17 Statistics of fire departments of cities DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE^: th 9503:=Ar]9"iT BUREAU OF THE CENSUS^ SAM. L. ROGERS, Director 3 1924 021 460 484 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS OF CITIES HAVING A POPULA- TION OF OVER 30,000 1917 WASHINGTON GOVESNMENT PRrHTING OFFICE 1918 DEPARXM ENT OR COMMERCE LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE PERMANENT CENSUS BUREAU BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 8AM. L. ROQERS. Director The following ciiculais of information concerning the Bureau of the Census will be sent upon request: LIST OP PUBLICATIONS. THE STOHir OF THE CENSUS: 1790-1916. For list of Thirteenth Census publications, see back of cover. FEDERAL POPULATION ESTIMATES AND SUPERVISION OF LOCAL CENSUSES. Note —The following is a complete list of the publications of the permanent Bureau of the Census. A limited number of sftmo of the reports of the Tenth. Eleventh' and Twelfth Censuses are available tor distribution lists of which may be had on application. All census bulletins and reports are of quarto sije (9} by 11 inches) but a number of the miscellaneous, publications are of octavo (.53 by &J inches) or irregular sizes. Those publications marked with an asterisk <*i are not avail- able for distribution by the Census Bureau, but generally may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Washtagton, D. 0. Publications available lor distribution may be had on application to the Director of the Census, Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C. Abstract of census of manufactures, 1914. Benevolent institutions: 190-1 and 1910. Birth statistics for the registration area of the United States: 1915 and 1916. The blind and the deal: 1900. Blind population of the United States: 1910. Cancer in the United States: 1914. Central electric light and power s-tatlons: *1902 and *1907. Central electric light and power stations and street ana electric railways: 1912. A centui-y of population growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth: 1790-1900. Deaf mutes in the United States— analysis of statisiics of 1910, with sumaaary of state laws to Jan. 1, 1918. Elcctricalindustries: 1902. Express business in the United States: 1907. Financial statistics of cities ha.ving a population of over 30,000: 190S, 1906, *1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, *1912, 191.5, 1916, and 1917. (The 1913 and 1914 statistics were is- sued as bulletins 126 and 132.) rinancialstatisticsofstatcs:1913, 1916, andl917. Fire departments of cities having a population of over 30,000:1917. Fisheries of the United States: 1908. General statistics of cities having a population of over 30,000: 1909, pt. 1, Sewers and sewer service; pt. 2, Hefuse disposal service;pt. 3, Street-cleanlng.serv- Ice; pt. 4, Dust-prevention service; pt. 5, High- ways and general highway service; pt. 6, Statis- tics of salariesand wages. Same, 1915, pt. 1, Governmental organizations; pt. 2, Police departments; pt. 3, Liquor traffic; pt. 4, Municipally owned water-supply systems and water rates. REPORTS. (Jencral statistics of cities. 1916— Continued. Same, 1916, pt. 1, Parks; pt. 2, Playgrounds; pt. 3, Museums and art galleries; pt. 4, Zoologica col- lections; pt. 5, Music and entertainments; pt. 6, Swimming pools and bathing beaches; pt. 7, Other features of the recreation service. Indiansin the United States: 1910. Insane and feebleminded in hospitals and institutions; 1904 and 1910. Manufactures: 1905. (The results of the manufactures Census of 1909 are contained In Volumes Vlll, IX, and X of the Thirteenth Census reports, which arc listed on page 4 of cover.) Part I—United States by Industries. *Part II— By states and territories. *Part III— Selected Industries: Including com- bined textiles; cotton; hosiery and knit goods; wool; silk; flax, hemp, and Jute products; dyeing and finishing textiles, buttons; needles, pins, and hooks and eyes: oilcloth and linoleum; boots and shoes; leather, tanned, eurrled, and flpLshed; leather gloves and mittens; butter, cheese, and condensed milk; flour-mill and gristmill products; starch; canning and preserving; rice, cleaning and polishing; beet sugar; slaughtering and meat packing; manufactured ice; salt; cottonseed products; tobacco; lumber and timber prod- ucts; turpentine and rosin; paper and wood pulp; printing and puhUshiilg; pens and pen- cils; glass; clay products. •Part IV— Selected industries: Induding iron and steel: tin and temeplate; copper, lead, and zinc, smelting and refining; agricultural imijlements; electncal machinery, apparatus, and supplies; me4al-working macmnery; musical Instruments, attachments, and materials; automobiles; hi- BULLETINS. Manulactures: 1905— *Part IV— Continued. cycles and tricycles; carriages and wagons; ship- bulldmg; the steam and street railroad ear industry; chemicals and allied products; coke; petroleum refining; power employed; earnings of wage earners. Marriage and divorce: 1867-1906: Part I— Summary, laws, foreign statistics. Part II— General tables. Mines and quarries: 1902. Mortality statistics; 1900-1904, 19fti, 1906, 1907, *1908, ^1909, *1910, 1911, 1912, *1913, 1914, 1915, and 1916. Negro population: 1790-1915. Paupersmalmshouses: 1904and 1910. Plantation farming in the United States. *Prisoners and juvenile delinquents in Inst Itu tlons: 1904. Prisoners and juvenile delinquents: an analvsis o( statistics of 1910. Rcllrious bodies: 1906: *Part I— Summary and general tables. *Part n— Separate denominations; History, de- scription, and statistics. Specified sources of municipal revenues of cities having a population of over 30,000: 1917. Street and electric railways: *1902; *1907, and 1912. Telephones and telegraphs: 1902. Toicphohe8:1907 (for Telegraph systems: 1907, see Bul- letin 102). Telephones and telegraphs and municipal electric fire- ■ alarm and police-patrol signaling systems: 1912. Transportation by ivater: 1906. , United States Life Tables: 1910. Wealth, debt, and taxation: 1913— Volumes I and U. ( The various subjects included in th^e volumes were alsoi.ssued in a series of 8 bulletins.) ♦Women at work, statistics of: 1800. Bull. No. Cotton production and distribution: 1614-15. . . 131 Same, 191.5-16 vm Same, 1916-17 i:)5 County and municipal indebtedness, 1S90-1913; and sinking fund assets^ 1913 (unnumbered) . County revenues, expenditures, and public prop- erties: 1913 (unnumbered). Deaf and dumb population of the United States: 1910 (unnumljered). *Eamings of wage earners (a study based on cen- sus of manufactures, 190.5) .' 93 Electrical industries of Porto Eleo: 1907 99 Estimated value of national wealth: 1850-i9i2 (unnumbered), ♦Estimates of population: 1904, 1905, 1906 71 -*Same, 1910, 1911,1912,1913,1914 _■.. 122 133 NOTE.— The following is a complete hst of the bulletins of the permanent Census Bureau. Many of these bulletins contain important statistical material not to be foimd in any other pubUcations of the bureau. Many i)thers are made up practically of hteral extracts or chapters taken from forthcoming reports of the census or of such important preliminary statistics as may be rapidly tabulated. Still others represent a condensation or summariiation of material contained in the reports proper These facts and figures are presented in this form in order that separate distribution may be made of material bearing on particular subjects or for the purpose of mam prompt presentation thereof. > i- i- Bull. No. Abstract of financial statistics of cities having a population over 30,000, 1915 132 Abstract of special bulletms. Wealth, debt, and taxation, 1913 (unnumbered). Age statistics, a discussion of: 18S0, 1890, 1900.. . . 13 Assessed valuation of property and amounts and rates of lew: 1860-1912 (uimumbered). ♦Blind population of the United States: 1910 130 Centralelectric light and power stations: 1902 ... 5 Central electric light and power stations and street and electric railways: 1912 124 ♦Child labor in the District of Columbia: Twelfth Census, 1900 DS ♦Child labor in the United States: Twelfth Cen- sus, 1900 - <''^ Ch taese and Japanese in the United States: 1910. 127 C:onimercial valuation of railway operating property in the United States: 1904 21 Ciotton ginned in the United States: Crops of 1899 to 1902, inclusive 2 ♦.Same, crops of 1899 to 1903, inclusive 10 ♦Same, crops of 1900 to 1904, inclusive . 19 Cotton production: 1905. (The statistics of cottonseed products, gathered at the quin- quennial census of manufactures, are also shown in this bulletin) 40 Same, 1906 , '6 Same, 1907 9;t ♦Same, 1908 1«J Same, 1909...- -. • 10^ Same. 1910. (The statistics of cottonseed products, gathered at the quinquennial census of manufactures, are also sho\*Ti in thisbulletm) }\\ Same, 1911 1}^ Same, 1912 J)6 Same, 1913... - ,• 12" Cotton supply and distribution for the ye:;r end- ing August 31, 1905 2o ♦Same, 1906..... ;-* Same, 1907 * 8ame,190S 9' 8ame,lS09 1"* Same, 1910 JJ2 Same, 1911 llf Same, 1912 JlJ Same, 1913 117 Same, 1914 128 ♦Same, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 19ir, ♦Same, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 19J6, 1917 , Estimates of population of the larger cities of the United States in 1901 , 1902, and 190:1 Executive civil service of the United States, sta- tistics of employees: 1904 ; Executive civu service of the United Stales, sta- tistics of emploj-ees: 1907 , Financial statistics of cities having a population of 8,000 to 25 .OfiO: 1903 Financial statistics of cities havinga population of over 25,000: 1602 and 1903 Financial statistics of cities having a population of over 30,000: 1904........ Same, 1907 (Abstract / "sSame, J912 Same, 1913 126 Same, 19.15 (Abstract^ 132 Geographical distribution ol population; 1880, 1890, and IMO. -- Illiteracy in the United States (a study based cm reports of Twelfth and preceding censuses).... ♦increase of population: 1890 to 1900, a di."!CU33ion. Industrial districts: 19Co (manulactures and population) -■ Insane and feeble-minded In Institutions: 1910... Insular and municipal finances fa Porto Rico lor the fiscal year 1902-3 irrigation in the United States: 1902... Marriage and divorce: 1887-1906 (List of pubUcations continued on page S of cover. ) 137 Bull, Ko. Mmeral industries ol Porto Kico: 1902 6 Minesand quarries; 1602... 9 Mortalitystatistics; 1908 104. *Same,1909 10s Same,1910 . ^. 109 Same, 191 1....'. .I..'"'.!! 112 Municipal electric fire-alarm and police-patrol 6ystems:1902 .;. n Municipal revenues, expenditures, and pubUc properties: 1913 (unmunbered). National and state indebtedness: 1893-1913 (un- numbered). National and state revenues and expenditures 1913 and 1903 and value of public properties, by .states, 1913 (unnumbered) " 1 '"i'^"-"=. ♦Negroes m the United States: 1900 s Same, 191.0 --.-•■■• ^ Paupers in alm.shouses: 1910... ' ion Poputetioa ol Oklahoma and iidianT'er'riior^': Msonersand jiivcniicdciinqti'enYsVl9l6 ill Propoi-tioa of children to the United Stkti^Va study based on reports of the Tw^Mi aid preceding wmsuses) ^t, iweiitn ana 14 103 136 8 124 PropOTMMi Of the sexesto th4'Unit^'§"tat;s'(a study based on reports of the Twelfth and preceding censuses) Religious bodies: 1606 (2d ed.) .'. ." ''" Stocta of leaf tobacco and the 'American "nrnl duction, import, export, and CcxSumrfuoS^ tobacco and tobacco products: loij ♦Street and electric railwavs: 1902 .. Strfeet and electric railwavs: 1912 ' Supervisors' districts for the Tbii-tienth cisus: TttXatioD'andTevmuesysTems'irstatVaad'ln^'i "' governments (a digest of cmstitutimal^i statutory provisions relatmg to taxation ^^ the different states In 1912) (unnumbereri > Teachers, stjitistics of (a study based on renon... Of the Tivelfth and preceding censusMi "•P"^'*' Telegraph systems: 1907 "_. ' 23 Telephones and t^egraphs: 1902 ' 102 Same, 1912 ."; 17 Transportation by water. United Statei- rori' ' " 1^3 Vital statistics ol the Twelfth Census: MOO. ' ' " *'. 15 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS SAM. L. ROGERS, Director STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS OF CITIES HAVING A POPULA- TION OF OVER 30,000 1917 WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT FEINTING OFFICE 1918 REPORTS ON STATISTICS OF CITIES AND STATES ISSUED BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS FOR THE YEAR 1917. Financial Statistics of Cities Having a Population of Over 30,000; 1917. Specified Sources of Municipal Revenue, Including Special Assessments, Business Taxes Other Than on the Liquor Traffic, General License Taxes, and License Taxes on Dogs, In Cities Having A Population op Over 30,000: 1917. Statistics of Fire Departments of Cities Having A Population of Over 30,000: 1917. Financial Statistics of States: 1917. CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION. Page. Fire control 7 Extra fire hazard due to the war 7 Scope of report 8 Number and character of general tables 8 Groupe of cities 8 Cities having a population of over 30,000 in 1917 8 DESCRIPTION OF GENERAL TABLES. Table 1— Year of incorporation as a city 10 Population 10 Area 10 Table 2— Character of data 10 Administrative control 10 Fire districts 10 Number of fire stations 10 Nimiber of fire companies 11 Table 3— Employees of paid fire departments 11 Comparative number of employees of paid fire depart- ments in 1917, 1907, and 1905 11 Number of active members of volunteer fire organizations . . 13 Table 4— Officers of uniformed or fire-fighting force 13 Table 5 — Members of uniformed or fire-fighting force other than officers 15 Table 6— Civilian employees 15 Table 7— Fire prevention 16 Metropolitan fire-prevention district of Massachusetts 17 State fire-prevention work 18 Table 8— Volunteer fire service 18 Exemptions from taxes and jury duty 18 Table 9— Character of data 18 Requirements for appointment 18 Leave privileges 19 Sick leave 19 Civil-service regulations 19 The training of firemen 19 Two-platoon system 20 Retirement pensions 21 Period of service required before retirement 21 Rates of pay after retirement 21 Employees' pension assessments 21 Page. Table 9 — Continued. Relation of data presented in Tables 9 and 16 21 Private associations and funds 21 Table 10— Equipment of fire departments 23 Water towers 23 Hydrants 24 Vehicles for use of officials, and wagons and other vehicles other than for officials 24 Horses 24 Portable extinguishers, pulmotors, smoke hebneta, life- ' saving nets, and life guns 24 Hose 24 Standard hose couplings 28 Oxygen-acetylene cutting outfits 28 Hand-drawn apparatus ;.. . 28 Searchlights 28 Equipment of volunteer fire companies 29 Comparative data pertaioing to equipment of fire depart- ments for the years 1917, 1907, and 1905 29 Table 11— Pumping fire engines 34 Table 12— Chemical engines, hose wagons, and hose reels 34 Table 13— Ladder trucks 34 Table 14— Fire boats 34 Fire-boat pipe lines 35 Separate high-pressure fire service by direct stationary power 35 Table 15— Fire-alarm signal boxes 36 Number of fire alarms 36 Property losses from fires 36 Table 16— Payments for expenses of fire departments 36 Payments for outlays of fire departments 37 Value of fire-department properties 37 Receipts by public trust funds for pensions 37 Assets of public trust funds for pensions 38 Payments for pensions 38 (3) 4 CONTENTS. GENERAL TABLES. Table 1. — ^Year of incorporation, date of middle of fiscal year reported, population, and area: 1917 39 Table 2. — Fire service — Date of close of departmental year, administrative control, district organization, number of stations, and number of companies: 1917 42 Table 3. — Number of employees paid from fire appropriations, and active members of volunteer fire organizations: 1917 45 Table 4. — Paid fire-service employees — Officers of uniformed or fire-fighting force: 1917 47 Table 5. — Paid fire-service employees — ^Members of uniformed or fire-figtting force other than officers, classified by title and salary: 1917 51 Table 6. — Paid fiie-service employees — Civilians, classified by title and salary: 1917 61 Table 7. — Paid fiie-service employees — Organized fire-prevention force, classified by title and salary: 1917 65 Table 8. — Volunteer fire service, subject to call — Number of members, payments for maintenance, and basis of compensation: 1917. . 66 Table 9. — Fire service — Eequirements for appointment, leave privileges, whether subject to civil-service regulations, date of establishment of two-platoon system, and retirement pension s)'-stem: ] 917 68 Table 10. — Fire-department equipment: 1917 76 Table 11. — ^Pumping fire engines: 1917 84 Table 12. — Straight chemical engines, hose wagons, and hose reels: 1917 91 Table 13. — ^Ladder trucks and combinations with ladder trucks: 1917 94 Table 14.— Fire boats: 1917 98 Table 15. — Fire-alarm signal boxes, number of alarms, and property losses: 1917 99 Table 16. — ^Payments for fire service, value of fire-department properties, receipts by public trust funds for pensions, assets of public trust funds for pensions, and payments for pensions: 1917 102 MAP. Location of cities in the United States having a population of over 30,000 at the middle of the fiscal year 1917 facing. . 8 (4) LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. DEPARTMENT OP COMMERCE, BUHEAU OF THE CeNSUS, WasMngton, D. C, January 30, 1918. Sir: I transmit herewith a report relating to the protection of property from loss by fire, in cities having a popu- lation of over 30,000. The data presented in the general tables afid m the text relating thereto, cover statistics of the various classes of employees, the different kinds of equipment provided for the service, and the methods of operation, together with those of fire loss. This report was prepared under the supervision of Starke M. Grogan, chief statistician for statistics of states and cities; Lemuel A. Carruthers, chief of division; and A. H. O. Rolle. The text discussion was prepared under the immediate supervision of Morris J. Hole. Respectfully, Sam. L. Rogers, Director of the Census. Hon. William C. Redfield, Secretary of Oommerce. (5) XI Cornell University Library The original of this book is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924021460484 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS OF CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF OVER 30,000: 1917. INTRODUCTION. Fire control. — ^The control of fire is one of the most important forms of service that a city can render to it3 inhabitants. Such control must include a wide range of activities if life and property are to be afforded the proper measure of protection. The soimd condi- tion of a fxu^ace or a flue, the correctness of the setting of a joist adjacent to a chimney, and the proper dispo- sition of a match after it has been used, are as essen- tial to protection from fire as the men and equipment of a fire station, for the lack of any one of these pre- cautions may result in a condition calhng for the best efforts of a nimiber of fire companies. The many kinds of inspection which the modem city provides and the thoroughness of those inspections measure the initial effort of the mimicipahty in pro- tecting persons and property from injury and loss due to fire out of control. The structural materials that may enter into buildings within certain zones are pre- scribed by ordinances. A building plan must conform to the requirements of the ordinance before construc- tion is permitted, the city inspector reports that these requirements have been complied with or halts the work until corrections are made, and when the build- ing is completed and occupancy is permitted, the ten- ants and the owners and tenants of adjoining buildings, should be justified in the behef that all requirements have been complied with and that their fire risk because of materials and construction is quite definitely known. The inspection by the city of conditions within and adjacent to buildings with a view to the discovery and abatement of accumulations of rubbish or the careless or improper storage of explosives or especially inflam- mable materials that constitute a fire menace is made necessary principally because those responsible for the caie of property fail to properly guard against disaster from fire. Cities have been compelled to act upon the theory that property owners and tenants are not care- ful in this particular, and are now giving much atten- tion to the abatement of conditions conducive to the initiation and progress of fire out of control. The average caretaker of a buUding may not be sufiiciently skilled in the construction of buildings and elevators or electric wiring to guarantee that his inspection of these features will be sufficient to insure a good degree of safety, but many of the conditions necessitating orders of abatement in the interest of safety should be avoided by the exercise of common prudence on the part of property owners and tenants. The rapid ex- tension of the fire-prevention service of cities is proof that the lack of prudence is recognized and that much effort is thought necessary to overcome the risk thereby permitted to arise. A fire department is usually thought of as a fire- fighting force. Its activity is most conspicuous when directed to the arrest of fire progress, but its fimction includes much more than this. Fire prevention should rank in importance with preventive medicine. The prevention measures may be carried out through the fire department, through a special fire-prevention force, through the various inspection services maintained by the city, or through all of these services. Besides these agencies, the individual citizen has most important duties in this particular. When all of these fail to prevent fire from threatening loss, the fire-fighting force of the city is brought into action to suppress the flames. Aside from fires inaugurated by or because of the forces of nature, such as the lightning, earthquake, or cyclone, and those of incendiary origin, it may be asserted that destructive fires originate largely through ignorance, neglect, or carelessness of individuals. If a building is fired because of collapse, there must have been an error in construction, or an overloading; if a fire is caused by an explosion, there was an error in the manufacture of the constituent elements, in the compounding, in the construction of the container, or in the handling of the explosive material. An analysis of the long Ust of causes of fires will show that in most cases those causes would not have existed if proper care had been exercised. This report is devoted to the equipment of the cities for use in fighting fire, and contains also such data as were secured pertaining to specially organized fire- prevention bureaus and the efforts of the regular fire- fighting establishment directed to the abatement of conditions which constitute a menace because of the possibility that they may contribute to the fire hazard. Extra fire hazard due to the war. — Incendiarism, though chargeable with a small percentage of the fires that must be fought, is a menace most diflicult of abatement, even in ordinary times. When a country is engaged in war that menace increases. The heavy- penalties provided by statutes, as in the case of penal- ties for other kinds of crime, fail to insure the com- munity against fires that result from deliberate plans (7) 8 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. carefully made and stealthily executed. In times of peace such acts arise through the desire to injure an individual, even if others may suffer in consequence, and through a desire for gain, either by defrauding an insurance company or by providing the opportunity for looting. In times of war the possibilities of injury to an enemy through setting fires and causing explo- sions outside the theater of war call for the utmost vigilance, and the strictest guarding is necessary to prevent or limit loss arising from such causes. The beginning of the year for which this report was prepared found the United States in the position of a neutral nation. Because of maritime conditions, only nations belonging to one of the belligerent groups were able to secure food supplies and munitions from the manufacturers and merchants of this country. This condition called for carefxil guarding of suppUes in transit to our ports and of plants engaged in their manufacture or storage. Before the year had closed, this nation entered the war, and the necessity for guarding against incendiarism became much greater than it was before. No attempt was made in connec- tion with this survey to compile data showing fire losses due to efforts to hamper military operations, but the unusual precautions taken by national, state, and local governments and private organizations in guarding against hostile acts of this character show that the extent of the fire hazard due to this cause is fully recognized. Scope of report. — ^The statistics of this report relate to 216 incorporated cities, the incorporated towns of Brookline, Mass., and West Hoboken, N. J., and the borough of Norristown, Pa. Each of these 219 munici- pahties had, at the middle of the fiscal year reported, an estimated population of over 30,000. For con- venience aU of these municipahties are, in this" report, referred to as cities. Nurnber and character of general tables. — The statis- tics of this report are presented in 16 general tables and in the supplementary tables and statements con- tained in the accompanying text. Table 1 shows the year of incorporation, the population, and the area of each city, and thus supplies data which, although not immediately pertaining to the equipment and work of the fire departments, are essential to the proper inter- pretation of statistics of fire-fighting and fire-preven- tion forces and equipment. Tables 2 to 9 contain such data as were secured pertaining to the organization, personnel, and regulations, and Tables 10 to 15 present statistics of equipment of fire departments. Table 16 presents financial data showing the costs of the service, value of the departmental properties, receipts for pen- sions, assets of pension funds, and payments for pensions. Groups of cities. — The statistical data presented in the tables of this report are arranged in five groups, for each of which, as well as for the entire 219 cities, totals are given. Group I includes cities having a population of 500,000 and over; Group II, cities having a popu- lation of 300,000 and less than 500,000; Group III, cities having a population of 100,000 and less than 300,000; Group IV, cities having a population of 50,000 and less than 100,000; and Group V, cities hav- ing a population of over 30,000 and less than 50,000. The grouping is based upon the estimated population of each city at the middle of the fiscal year reported for that city. Cities having a population of over 30,000 in 1917. — In the general tables of this report the 219 cities are arranged in the order of their estimated population and each is given a number corresponding to its position in the tables. For convenience in finding any particu- lar city, the following list is presented, in which the cities are arranged alphabetically by states, and the number assigned to each is indicated. The location of these cities is shown on the accompanying map of the United States. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census MAP OF THE UNITED STATES CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF OVER 30,000: 1917 40944°— IS. IINNESOTA MINNEAPOLIS) •I ST. PAUL\ .WISCONSIN I ^V0 LA CROSSe OSHKOSH I MILV-AJKEE \I' RACINE^ I ^^ KFMOSHA^ » WATERLOO # OOBOQVJeJ.^ ^ '™ IOWA • A davenport! PES MOINES ^^ □ ETBOI'^I ■JsOUTH BtW FORT WAVNeJ ofX • \ i"""" " -fc I ^"t ^ "°'''"c°HI?aGO A_>-VsoUTH UtfjL. TOLeoS "W^,^ » J RT«/ AURORA*^ l^ I yOONOS^^ /^"^ JOLIEtI foRTWAVNE#I _ CART 7 11 '■'"" nH\0 V SPRINGFIELD DECATUR t^^^- hAUTE »5V I \A ST L(xns\ MISSOURI T?STSTLOU,S "'rA'fe"''"^>' »tTrrE HAUTE ja?^ I ^ yj^ coviRS''°yy . -^"^nx j / ^^^NEWPORT IB a ff 1 I JV / HUNTInVoN CHAR!-""" / . ,.DQ\H\^ 1— iLy4-"'^'"i,lEX,N.TCN \ ^ • •»UR0B-"'' ^ springfii fKiJ^ 0LEX1N' KENTUCKY lELD /lA I ARKAI^SAS LITTLE RDCK > "^X^^^l^ov^^'^i -fniJessee --;^J^ ^arlotte ^ j \ \ 8^0. / lALLAS MISS. SHBEVEPORT BIRWINO"*" ALABAMA MONTGOMEHT GEORGIA ^^ 0MACON eAVANNAH| LOUISIANA ■LORIDA> HOUSTON NEW ORLEANS! INTRODUCTION. STATE AND CIT7. Alabaua: Binningham. . . . Mobile Montgomery Abkansas: Little Rock Campoknia: Berkeley Fresno Los Angeles Oakland Pasadena Sacramento San Diego San Francisco San Jose Stockton Colorado: Colorado Springs. Denver Pueblo Connecticut: Bridgeport Hartford... New Britain New Haven , Stamford , Waterbury Delaware: Wilmington District op Columbia Washington Florida: Jacksonville Tampa Georgia: Atlanta Augusta Macon Savannah Idaho: Boise Illinois: Aurora Chicago Danville Decatur East St. Louis Joliet Peoria Quincy Rockford Springfield Indiana: Evansville Fort Wayne Indianapolis South Bend Terre Haute Iowa: Cedar Rapids Council Bluffs. . .. Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Sioux City Waterloo City number. 33 111 146 114 109 184 10 30 134 98 122 12 166 188 200 24 120 48 57 121 39 211 78 71 17 85 119 32 128 142 95 192 193 2 202 162 88 171 91 179 118 104 86 84 23 94 100 174 206 130 65 163 113 183 STATE AND CITY. Kansas: Kansas City.. Topeka Wichita Kentucky: Covington Lexington Louisville. ... Newport Louisiana: New Orleans. Shreveport Maine: Portland Maryland: Baltimore Massachusetts : Boston Brockton BrookUne. . . . Cambridge Chelsea Everett Fall River. . . . Fitchburg. . . . Haverhill Holyoke Lawrence Lowell Lynn Maiden New Bedford - Newton Pittsfield Quincy Salem Somerville Spriogfield Taunton Waltham Worcester. . .. Michigan: Bay City Detroit Flint Grand Rapids Jackson Kalamazoo Lansing Saginaw Minnesota: Duluth Minneapolis.. St. Paul Missouri: Joplin Kansas City.. St. Joseph St. Louis Springfield — Montana: Butte Nebraska: Lincoln Omaha New Hampshire: Manchester... City nmnbert 69 131 92 115 158 28 204 16 189 102 5 97 201 52 140 165 44 154 133 101 66 53 64 126 49 145 167 169 132 77 63 181 214 35 135 7 117 43 187 129 152 116 72 18 27 196 21 79 4 159 147 139 34 80 STATE AND QTY. New Jersey: Atlantic City. . Bayonne Camden East Orange. .. Elizabeth Hoboken Jersey City Newark Orange., Passaic Paterson Perth Amboy. , Trenton West Hoboken. New York: Albany Amsterdam. . . Auburn Binghamton... Buffalo Elmira Jamestown . . . . Mount Vernon. NewRochelle.. New York Niagara Falls. . Poughkeepsie.. Rochester Schenectady... Syracuse Troy Utica Yonkers North Carolina: Charlotte Wilmington Winston-Salem . Ohio: Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dayton Hamilton Lima Lorain Springfield Toledo Youngs town... Zanesville Oklahoma: Muskogee Oklahoma City Tulsa Oregon: Portland Pennsylvania: Allen town Altoona Chester Easton Erie Harrisburg Johnstown Lancaster City number. 112 93 61 151 75 82 20 15 197 89 42 156 56 150 62 177 173 123 11 170 180 176 172 1 175 217 25 68 37 81 76 67 161 219 208 73 105 14 6 29 45 160 186 178 125 31 59 212 143 76 207 22 103 110 155 215 87 90 96 127 STATE AND CITY. Pe nns ylv ania — Con McKeesport Newcastle Norristown Philadelphia Pittsburgh Reading Scran ton Wilkes-Barre. . .. WilUamsport York Rhode Island: Newport Pawtucket Providence Woonsocket South Carolina: Charleston Columbia Tennessee: Chattanooga Knoxville Memphis Nashville Texas: Austin Dallas El Paso Fort Worth , Galveston Houston San Antonio Waco Utah: Ogden Salt Lake City... Virginia: Lynchburg Norfolk Portsmouth Richmond Roanoke Washington: Bellingham Everett Seattle Spokane Tacoma West Virginia: Charleston Huntington WheeHng Wisconsin: Kenosha LaCrosse Madison Milwaukee Oshkosh Racine Superior City number. DESCRIPTION OF GENERAL TABLES. Table 1. Year of incorporation as a city. — In the column irnder the heading "Year of incorporation as a city," are given for 216 of the 219 municipahties covered by this report the years in which they were organized as cities. In the same colunm are given for West Hoboken, N. J., and BrooMine, Mass., the years in which they were organized as towns, and for Norris- town, Pa., the year in which it was organized as a borough. Population. — ^In Table 1 are shown for each of the municipalities covered by the report its estimated population as of the middle of the fiscal year reported, its population as shown by the decennial census of April 15, 1910, and that of June 1, 1900. The esti- mates of population shown in this table for 1917, in the case of cities which have the same territorial area as in 1900, are based upon the assumption that the increase in the popiilation of the municipaUty during the period April 15, 1910, to the date of estimate, the middle of the fiscal year reported, was at the same rate as the increase between the census enumeration of June 1, 1900, and that of AprU 15, 1910. In com- puting the estimates for a city whose territorial area has been enlarged or diminished since the Federal census of 1900, the enttmerated or estimated popu- lation of the annexed or detached territory has been taken into consideration. The table gives, also, the medial dates as of which the population estimates are made. Area. — In Table 1 is shown for each of the mxmici- pahties covered by the report the area of the city as of July 1, 1916. The area given under this head- ing is subdivided whenever possible into land area and water area. The area of Pittsburgh as given in 1916 includes the area of the former city of Allegheny. At the time of the consohdation Allegheny had an area of 5,126 acres, of which 4,726 acres represented land area and 400 acres water area. Table 2. Character of data. — -Table 2 shows for each of the 219 cities the date of the close of the departmental year of the fire department, and presents statistics relative to the organization and fire stations of the de- partment. In the following cities the departmental year covered by this report differs from the fiscal year of the city: Montgomery, Ala., Stamford and Water- bury, Conn., Wilmington, Del., New Bedford, Mass., Flint and Grand Kapids, Mich., Hoboken, N. J., (10) Albany and Mount Vernon, N. Y., Oklahoma City, Okla., Lancaster, Pa., Providence, R. I., Lynchburg, Va., and Charleston, W. Va. Administrative control. — -The data presented show that of the 219 cities covered by this report, 41 vested the administrative control in a commissioner of pubhc safety; 29, m a committee of the city coimcil; 20, in a director of pubhc safety; 18, in a board of fire commissioners; 12, in the mayor; 8, in a chief engineer; 8, in a board of police and fire commissioners; 7, in a commissioner of pubhc health and safety; and 7, in a fire commissioner . The fire departments of the remain- ing 69 cities were under the control of officials or boards with various designations. Fire districts. — In Table 2 are presented data per- taining to the number of fire districts and the titles of the officers in command of such districts. The number of fire districts is shown for 81 of the 219 cities reported. Such districts are shown only for those cities that have a district organization for fire- fighting purposes, and where the fire-fighting forces and equipment within the districts are under the immediate command of an official known as a bat- tahon chief, district chief, or one who is given some similar designation. In some of the other cities fire districts were reported but there appeared to be no organization such as that above described, the entire force being in these, as in a number of the smaller cities, administered directly from headquarters. Number of fire stations. — ^The numbers of fire sta- tions as shown for the different cities vary widely from any proportions derived from population or area. The number of these stations is determined by a number of conditions not shown in the table. There is no standard equipment for a fire station ; it may house one piece of apparatus or a number of pieces, and in addi- tion to this the radius of action of a station force and equipment is dependent somewhat upon the degree of motorization and upon the topography of the city. The various styles of architecture adopted for fire stations, while not covered in the survey preparatory to this report, suggest an interesting study for the official or the citizen who is ahve to the possibihties of associating beauty and harmony with utility. The housing of the men and equipment is, of course, the first requisite, and calls for certain interior proportions and arrangement. Until recent years the general character of fire stations as to structural features and external appearance varied but shghtly because of their location, the plain, square type making its ap- pearance m the residential sections of the city as DESCRIPTION OF GENERAL TABLES. 11 well as in the congested districts. As the pubhc mind awakens to the desirabiUty of beauty and harmony, so strongly urged in connection with city planning in its various phases, its attention is directed to the struc- tures in which the city houses its fire companies. A number of cities, when constructing new fire stations, endeavor to adapt the external appearance of the structures to the general scheme of materials and appearance presented by the other buildings with which they are associated m the landscape, the styles of architecture extending even to the Castilian and bungalow types. Such adaptation is worthy of com- mendation and imitation. Number of fire companies. — The numbers of paid and volunteer fire companies are shown separately in Table 2. The companies have been classified as paid or volunteer according to the basic organization. In most volimteer companies there are as many paid men as are required to superintend the organization and care for the equipment. The volunteer company, which represents the earher type of fire-fighting organ- ization, has been entirely supplanted by the paid com- panies in nearly all cities of the size for which data are presented in this report. Such volunteer companies as have survived and were reported as eflfective are shown in the table. A comparison of the data pre- sented for fire stations and fire companies shows that in very few cities are the numbers the same. There appears to be no standard company organi- zation; the term "company" being used to designate a body of men attached to a single piece of apparatus, as an engine or a truck, or to two or more pieces, as an engine and hose wagon. This lack of imiformity pre- vents the data presented for the number of companies from representing comparable fire-fighting ability as between the different cities reported. Table 3. Employees of paid fire departments. — The employees who are carried on the roUs of the fire departments of the cities reported are classified in Table 3 under four heads. Those reported under the heading "Regu- lars " number 35,827, or 89.3 per cent of the total. The figures shown in the column headed "Regulars" should be studied in connection with those shown in the three columns which follow. Some cities much more than others depend upon call men and sub- stitutes when the maximum force is required to cope with fire; and furthermore, in a number of cities it is the practice to detail regular firemen to clerical duties which in other cities are performed by civihan em- ployees. These differences in practice relative to the amount of service required and the character of work on which employees are engaged make it impossible to draw conclusions for all cities as to the relative merits of the organizations. For cities in which the four classes of employees are in similar proportions, it is possible to draw certain conclusions; but these, to be just, must be weighed m connection with the de- gree of motorization, shown in the equipment tables of this report, the population and area as shown in Table 1, and the topography of the city for which no data are presented in this report. In the data presented in the column headed "Call men" are included men who are not regularly em- ployed but are carried on the roUs as members of the fire force and are subject to call under certain condi- tions; in that headed "Substitutes, supemmneraries, etc.," are mcluded those to which the fire departments apply these and similar designations; and in that head- ed "Civilian employees" are included all employees of the fire department, including purely administrative ofl&cials, clerks, stenographers, inspectors, mechanics, etc., who are not regarded as a part of the uniformed or fire-fighting force. Comparative number of employees of paid fire depart- ments in 1917, 1907, and 1905. — Statistics of fire de- partments were pubhshed by the Bureau of the Census for the years 1905 and 1907. The comparative table which follows, shows the number of employees of paid fire departments in 152 cities which reported for 1905, 1907, and 1917. 12 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Table I PAID FIRE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES. Number. 1917 Grand total Group I GroupII 15,127 6,394 1907 28,882 11,793 4,416 1905 26,031 10,339 3,989 Per cent of increase. 1907- 1917 1905- 1907 28.4 28.3 44.8 11.0 14.1 10.7 Group III Group IV,. Group V. PAID FIRE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES. Number. 1917 8,901 4,805 1,884 1907 6,970 3,985 1,718 1905 3,638 1,677 Per cent of increaset 1907- 1917 27.7 20.6 8.5 1905- 1907 9.1 9.5 2.4 GEOUP I.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 500,000 AND OVER IN 1917. New York, N. Y Chicago, 111 Plnladelphia, Pa St. Louis, Mo Boston, Mass 5,913 4,624 4,010 27.9 15.3 6 2,060 1,757 1,453 17.2 20.9 V 1,208 965 931 25.2 3.7 8 821 736 661 11.5 11.3 9 1,094 930 953 11.6 2.8 10 Cleveland, Ohio. Detroit, Mich — Baltimore, Md... Pittsburgh, Pa.. Los Angeles, Cal, 629 515 484 22.1 920 647 550 42.2 797 627 516 27.1 996 678 598 46.9 689 264 183 161.0 GROUP n.— CITIES HAVING A P0PULATI01<^ OF 300,000 TO 500,000 IN 1917. Buffalo, N.Y San Francis^ Cal. Milwaukee, Wis . . . Cincinnati, Ohio. . . Newark, N. J New Orleans, La.. 1,007 655 611 53.7 7.2 1 17 913 604 614 51.2 11.6 ' 18 553 454 434 21.8 4.6 19 608 448 398 35.7 12.6 20 472 353 295 33.7 19.7 21 461 341 324 35.2 5.2 Washington, D. C. Minneapolis, Afinn Seattle, Wash Jersey City, N. J... Kansas City, Mo... 503 434 375 15.9 441 378 352 16.7 604 237 149 154.9 443 215 190 106.0 389 297 247 31.0 GROUP in.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000 IN 1917. Portland, Oreg Indianapolis, md Denver, Colo Rochester, N. Y Providence, E. I St. Paul, Minn Louisville, Ky Columbus, Ohio Oakland, Cal Toledo, Ohio Atlanta, Ga Birmingham, Ala Omaha, Nebr , Worcester, Mass Richmond, Va Syracuse, N. Y Spokane, Wash New Haven, Conn... Memphis, Tenn Scranton, Pa Paterson, N. J Grand Rapids, Mich. Yonkers, N. Y Schenectady, N. Y Elansas City, Kans Wilmington, Del . . Duluth, Minn Akron, Ohio Norfolk, Va Elizabeth, N. J.... Utica, N.Y Somervllle, Mass... Waterbury, Conn.. St. Joseph, Mo Manchester, N. H. Troy, N.Y Hoboken, N. J Wilkes-Barre, Pa.. Fort Wayne, Ind.. Jacksonville, Fla. . EvansviUe, Ind — Erie, Pa East St. Louis, lU. Passaic, N. J Harrisburg, Pa Peoria.m Wichita, Eans Bayonne, N. J South Bend, Ind . . Savannah, Ga 448 236 173 89.8 36.4 44 365 259 245 40.9 5.7 45 2Z< 196 159 13.8 23.3 46 4.59 301 271 52.5 11.1 337 324 280 4.0 15.7 47 4S 313 229 227 36.7 0.9 49 332 293 259 13.3 13.1 50 275 210 199 31.0 5.5 51 238 151 138 , 57.6 ' 17.6 9.4 234 199 153 30.1 52 53 232 147 149 57.8 '1.3 M 129 110 86 17.3 27.9 55 292 172 122 69.8 41.0 56 ■JUb 238 243 '1.3 '2.1 210 147 153 42.9 13.9 57 58 218 156 150 39.7 4.0 .W 161 92 83 64.1 10.8 61 219 192 186 14.1 3.2 62 182 139 161 30.9 17.9 172 122 134 41.0 19.0 63 64 181 134 130 35.1 3.1 fi.'i 205 155 140 32.3 10.7 66 Fall River, Mass Dayton, Ohio Dallas, Tex San Antonio, Tex. . . Bridgeport, Conn New Bedford, Mass.. Salt Lake City, Utah Nashville, Tenn Cambridge, Mass Lowell, Mass Tsicoma, Wash Houston, Tex Trenton, N.J Hartford, Conn Reading, Pa Youngstown, Ohio . . Camden, N, J Albany,N.Y , Springfield, Mass Lynn, Mass Des Moines, Iowa Lawrence, Mass , GROUP IV.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 50,000 TO 100,000 IN 1917. 126 84 74 50.0 13.6 98 131 71 65 84.6 9.2 97 113 63 58 79.4 8.6 3 110 3 98 3 98 98 100 101 12.2 101 129 74 96 73 79 36.5 34.4 1.4 21.5 102 103 76 94 93 U9.1 1.1 126 103 99 22.3 4.0 104 92 120 117 '23.3 3.6 105 106 85 65 67 30.8 13.0 107 103 189 74 169 74 189 39.2 11.8 108 110.6 99 155 121 '36.1 28.1 110 117 88 75 33.0 17.3 111 113 68 104 103 '34.6 1.0 113 91 92 61 63 61 38 49.2 46.0 114 65.8 92 80 74 15.0 8.1 lis 107 86 85 24.4 1.2 116 118 77 53 49 2 49 57.1 2,550.0 1,300.0 4.9 120 121 26 2 2 85 81 72 12.5 m 51 32 32 59.4 124 125 78 68 74 56 5 4 21.4 126 127 53 5.7 105 88 87 19.3 1.1 128 Johnstown, Pa Brockton, Mass Sacramento, Cal . . . Terre Haute, Ind . . Holyoke, Mass Portland, Me Allentown, Pa Springfield, ni Canton, Ohio Charleston, S. C . . . Chattanooga, Tenn Pawtucket, R.I. .. Altoona, Pa Mobile, Ala Atlantic City, N.J. Sioux City Iowa. . Little Rock, Ark . . Covington, Ky Saginaw, Mich Rockford, III Pueblo, Colo New Britain, Conn Binghamton, N. Y York, Pa Springfield, Ohio . . Maiden^ Mass Lancaster, Pa Augusta, Ga 109 84 109 238 47 89 60 95 90 91 180 52 143 146 165 12.1 174 164 110 13.0 183 98 97 86.7 152 89 81 70.8 171 165 145 3.6 IHX 268 228 129.1 87 65 53 33.8 131 119 95 10.1 136 138 137 1 1.4 167 186 188 110.2 115 82 69 40.2 161 65 65 147.7 127 87 71 46.0 197 167 152 18.0 3 3 70 28 82 95 35.7 125 102 94 22.5 197 188 184 4.8 189 150 140 26.0 167 154 153 8.4 127 108 100 17.6 221 174 124 27.0 127 202 33 72 54 100 67 60 64 48 135 39 33 38 64 42 46 82 34 3 49 68 48 66 57 128 210 25 120.0 1 1.2 53.5 27.3 1 14.2 17.8 42.4 23.6 11.1 15.0 34.3 51.7 12.5 41.7 33.3 33.3 45.5 57.9 7.4 54.8 17.4 13.7 161.8 16.3 119.1 27.1 11.6 1 Decrease. DESCRIPTION OF GENERAL TABLES. 13 Table I— Continued. PAID riEE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES 1^ a 5 Number, Per cent of increase. 1917 1907 1905 1907- 1917 1905- 1907 PAID FIKE DEPARTMENT EMPLOTEEa. 1917 1907 1905 Per cent of increase. 1907- 1905- 1917 1907 GROUP v.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 30,000 TO 60,000 IN 1917. 129 130 131 132 133 135 136 138 139 140 141 142 144 145 14S Kalamazoo, Mich. Davenport, Iowa. Topeka, Kans Salem, Mass HaTernill, Mass... BayCity, Mich. . McKeesport, Pa. . Racine, Wis Lincoln, Nebr Chelsea, Mass Superior, Wis Macon, Ga Woonsooket, R. I Newton, Mass Montgomery, Ala. 51 35 36 45.7 12.8 147 57 43 37 32.6 16.2 148 85 49 45 73.5 8.9 l.W 96 106 117 19.4 19.4 1,14 92 105 106 112.4 10.9 155 57 94 98 139.4 14.1 l.'!7 37 39 34 15.1 14.7 lOIf 43 60 30 42 30 37 43.3 42.9 168 170 13.5 63 60 91 49 91 47 130.8 22.4 171 173 4.3 75 59 60 27.1 11.7 179 80 82 80 12.4 2.5 m 91 93 116 12.2 119.8 1S2 61 65 48 '6.2 35.4 198 205 Butte, Mont Wheeling, W. Va Galveston, Tex... Fitchburg, Mass. . Chester, Pa Newcastle, Pa... Dubuque, Iowa.. Knoxville, Tenn. Elmira.N.Y.... Joliet, 111 Auburn, N. Y Quincy, 111 Taunton, Mass . . Oshkosh, Wis. .. Toplin, Mo , La Crosse, Wis . . 53 45 42 17.8 51 50 45 2.0 84 62 58 35.5 101 97 95 4.1 3 3 27 28 21 13.6 53 43 46 23.3 74 55 43 34.5 47 40 40 17.5 39 33 32 18.2 61 53 46 15.1 47 43 47 9.3 90 89 88 1.1 40 30 32 33.3 35 17 15 105.9 51 48 45 6.2 7.1 11.1 6.9 2.1 33.3 16.5 27.9 3.1 15.2 18.5 1.1 16.2 13.3 6.7 1 Decrease. Number of active members of volunteer fire organiza- tions. — In securing data for this inquiry an effort was made to limit the number of members reported to those who were actually available and were expected to respond when called upon to assist in fighting fire. The Tery large number of members shown in this column for certain of the smaller cities suggests the probability that there are included other than those intended. Volunteer organizations which confine their activities to club or social functions were to be ex- cluded from the fire-fighting forces under the instruc- tions governing this survey. In a few cases this dis- tinction may have been difi&cult, the result being that the data reported are not strictly comparable. Table 4. Officers of uniformed or firefighting force. — In Table 4 are presented data relating to the number and sal- aries of the officers of the uniformed or fire-fighting force as of the last day of the departmental year reported, exclusive of officers permanently detailed or assigned to a permanent, organized fire-prevention force. In this table are shown the number and salaries of officers reported as paid by the cities, whether reg- ulars, caU men, or members of the volunteer organiza- tions, including those paid only nominal salaries. The officers for whom extremely low salaries are reported are in most cases volunteers or call men who devote only a small part of their time to the fire service. In the column headed "Chief of fire department" is included for each city the salary of the executive head of the fire-fighting force. Such officials are variously designated, the more common titles being chief, chief of fire department, fire chief, chief engineer, and fire marshal. In the column headed "Deputies, or assistants to chief of fire department" are reported the numbers and salaries of officers having general executive authority next in line below the chief, by whatever title they may be known. Under the head- ing "BattaHon chiefs" are presented data pertaining to those officers having command of a defined section of the fire-fighting force and embracing such titles as battahon chief, district chief, etc. Captains and heu- tenants are reported separately, although some cities report that each company is commanded by a captain and others that the command is exercised by a lieutenant. Under the heading "Master mechanics, or superin- tendents of machinery or apparatus" are shown data concerning those officers of the uniformed force which have supervision of the maintenance and repair of the fire-fighting apparatus. These officers are known by a variety of titles, in addition to those designated in the heading. In the column headed "AH other' ' are included data relating to aJl those locally classed as officers and con- cerned with the executive control of the fire-fighting forces not enumerated in the other columns of the table. The designations given in the various cities, together with the numbers and salaries of employees so desig- nated, are shown in the statement which follows. 14 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Title. New York, N. Y. Philadelphia, Pa Cleveland, Ohio. Detroit, Mich.... Baltimore, M d . Pittsburgh, Pa... Los Angeles, Cal.. Cincinnati, Ohio.. Newarii, N. J New Orleans, La . . . Washington, D.C-. Minneapolis, Minn. Seattle, Wash. Portland, Oreg... Kochester, N. Y.. Providence, R. I. St. Paul, Minn... Louisville, Ky.. Atlanta, Ga Birmingham, Ala.. Eichmond, Va . . Syracuse, N. Y.. Spokane, Wash New Haven, Conn. Paterson, N. J Grand Eapids, Mich. Fall River, Mass Dallas, Tex San Antonio, Tex . . . Bridgeport, Conn Veterinarian Chief msdioal officer Medical officers Chief of construction and repairs to apparatus. Chaplains Fire inspector Assistant master mechanic Medical ofScer Assistant superintendent of machinery Veterinarian Superintendent of construction of buildings. Superintendent of telegraph Superintendent of horses Superintendent of water Fire marshal Assistant superintendent of horses Assistant superintendent of water Assistant superintendent of apparatus President, board of fire commissioners. Fire commissioners Surgeon Superintendent of telegraph Secretary and clerk Assistant superintendent of machinery Assistant master mechanic Foreman of volunteer company Foreman of volunteer company Assistant superintendents of equipment Supervisor of fire prevention Superintendent of fire alarm Assistant superintendent of fire alarm. Chief motor mechanician Foreman of linemen Assistant master mechanics Assistant superintendent of machinery Sergeants " . Superintendent of flre-aJarm telegraph. Assistant superintendent of fire-alarm telegraph. Fire marshal Assistant fire marshals A ssistant master mechanic Superintendent of fire alarm Line foreman of fire alarm Superintendent of horses and supply driver. Assistant master mechanic Assistant master mechanic Chief hydrant inspector Superintendent of fire alarm Auto mechanic Fire-boat master Fire-boat master Instructor of training school Supervisor of engines Veterinary surgeon Superintendent of veterinary hospital . Automobile mechanician Superintendent of hose Assistant superintendent of hose Superintendent of fire alarm Assistant superintendent of apparatus . Fire marshal Secretary Chief operator Assistant master mechanic Superintendent of fire alarm Inspector Secretary Superintendent of fire alarm Fire inspectors Engineers Assistant master mechanic Instructor Engineers Superintendent of fire alarm Secretary Fire marshal Superintendent of fire alarm Superintendent of motor apparatus... Chief engineer of Westvflle volunteer company. Assistant engineer of Westville volun- teer company. Chief of Fairhaveu East volunteer company. Assistant master mechanic Master carpenter Assistant master mechanic Assistant superintendent of repaire Secretary Assistant master mechanic Assistant master mechanic and engi- neer. Superintendent of fire alarm Assistant master mechanic Assistant superintendent of fire alarm. Annual salary. 2 34,200 4,200 3,300 3,300 900 4,600 1,200 2,100 1,800 1,800 1,500 2,800 1,900 1,900 1,800 1,500 t,500 1,500 1.500 1,000 2,000 2,000 1,650 1,300 1,500 360 240 1,600 1,600 3,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,200 1,200 2,208 1,960 1,824 1,380 1,320 >2,400 1,560 1,500 1,500 1,200 1,320 2,220 1,500 1,440 1,330 1,920 1,620 1,320 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,080 2,002 1,650 1,380 1,650 1,600 1,252 1,500 1,200 1,320 1,320 1,320 1,320 1,200 1,380 1,380 1,890 1,500 2,000 2,000 1,734 1,300 1,208 75 1,400 1,400 1,275 1,278 1,260 1,170 1,020 2,000 1,800 1,400 £•5 62 63 73 100 101 106 108 152 153 158 159 161 174 177 186 187 189 191 205 207 213 218 New Bedford, Mass... Salt Lake City, Utah. NashvUle, Tehn Tacoma, Wash Hartford, Conn Youngstown, Ohio. Fort Worth, Tex... Albany, N.Y. Springfield, Mass Schenectady, N. Y Oklahoma City, Okla . Akron, Ohio Utica,N.Y Somerville, Mass. . Manchester, N. H . Troy, N.Y FortWa^e, Ind.. Jacksonville, Fla. Passaic, N. J" Savannah, Ga Johnstown, Pa Terre Haute, Ind.. Holyoke, Mass Charleston, S.C. Pawtucket, E. I... AtlanticCity, N. J. Covington, K!y Tampa, Fla San Diego, Cal Binghamton, N. Y . Springfield, Ohio. . . Maiden, Mass Augusta, Ga... Topeka, Kans. Roanoke, Va.. East Orange, N. J. Lansing, Mich Galveston, Tex Lexington, Ky Springflelci, Mo Charlotte, N. C Cedar Rapids, Iowa Amsterdam, N. Y. . Everett, Wash Lima, Ohio Jackson, Mich Shreveport, La Columbia, S. C La Crosse, Wis Tulsa, Okla Madison, Wis Newport, R. I Wilmington, N. C. Title. Assistant superintendent of fire alarm Assistant master mechanic Superintendent of fire alarm Assistant master mechanic Superintendent of fire alarm Assistant superintendent of fire alarm. Superintendent of fire alarm Assistant superintendent of fire alarm. Machinist Engineers Clerk Superintendent of fire alarm Assistant superintendent of fire alarm Superintendent of supply station Assistant superintendent of supply station. Superintendent of fire alarm Assistant superintendent of fire alarm. Deputy fire marshal Fire warden Assistant master mechanic Fire warden Superintendent of fire alarm Assistant master mechanic Superintendent of fire alarm Assistant superintendent of fire alarm . Enginemen Superintendent of fire alarm Superintendent of fire alarm Assistant superintendents of fire alarm. Superintendent of hose depot Assistant superintendents of hose depot. Electrician Superintendent of fire alarm Foremen Foremen ■. Foremen Assistant foremen Assistant master mechanic Assistant master mechanic As.sistant lieutenants Superintendent of fire alarm Superintendent of fire alarm Assistant superintendent of fire alarm . Supervising engineer Foremen Call men (foremen) Mechanician Assistant mechanician Clerk Custodian of storehouse Marshals Fire marshal Senior engineer Fire marshal Superintenden t of fire alarm Superhitendent of wires Drill master Secretai'y Deputy inspector Superintendent of fire alarm Inspector of buildings Superintendent of fixe alarm First assistant superintendent of fire alarm. Second assistant superintendent of fire alarm. Superintendent of fire alarm Mate on fire boat Assistant master mechanic Fire warden Superintendent of fire alarm Foremen Secretary Assistant captains .'..'. Superiutendent of fire alarm Assistant superintendent of fire alarm . Engineer Assistant engineer '..'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. Assistant master mechanic .... Superiutendent of fire alarm Superintendent of horses Assistant deputy chief and electrician. Assistant master mechanic Assistant master mechanics Superintendent of fire alarm Superintendent of fire alarm .. . Electrician ' Chief electrician '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. .Assistant electrician '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.' Mechanician [ Foreman Foremen '.'.'.'.'.'.'..'. .Assistant foremen !.!!!!!!'.!'.!!'! 1 Exclusive of men permanently detailed or assigned to an organized fire-prevention forcp ! -^' compensation shown as annual, whether reported by the day, we&, mouth, or year ' One-half of salary paid by police department. ' •' ' 1 deceives an additional salary as superintendent of police-alarm system and as inspector of outside wires ' Has charge of fire-alarm and police-alarm system and acts as captain in officer's absence. ° ^- DESCRIPTION OF GENERAL TABLES. 15 Table 5. Members of uniprmed or fire-fighting force other than officers. — ^Table 5 shows the title, number, and annual salary of paid, members of the fire force, ex- clusive of officers and of members permanently de- tailed to an organized fire-prevention force. It in- cludes superintendents, hnemen, and others employed on fire-alarm systems when members of the fire-fight- ing force, as well as certain employees performing duties similar to those performed by civihan employees shown in Table 6. In some cities, however, fire- alarm superintendents, when locally classed as officers and so reported, are included with officers in Table 4. In this table are shown data for aU members of the uniformed or fire-fighting service other than officers reported as paid by the cities, whether regulars, call men, or members of volunteer organizations, includ- ing those paid nominal salaries. The employees for whom extremely small salaries are reported are in most cases volunteers or call men who devote only a small part of their time to the fire service. An examination of the table shows great lack of uniformity in the titles or designations employed in the various cities, although the duties of the em- ployees are quite generally the same or very similar. The titles as given are in most cases those reported locally, no attempt to standardize them being made. The number of employees shown is in each case the number in service on the last day of the depart- mental year reported. This number varied from 4,273 in New York, N. Y., to 10 m Bellingham, Wash., while five cities reported no such paid em- ployees. These were Eeading, York, Chester, and Norristown, Pa., and Wilmington, Del., which have what is termed a volunteer fire service. In Reading, Pa., the city makes appropriations to each of the 14 volimteer fire companies as a unit, and they in turn pay two drivers in each company at the rate of $936 per annum. Similar conditions prevail in some of the other cities mentioned. In Wilmington, Del., the city makes appropriations to the different companies, but no data were secured relating to number of em- ployees who were paid by the volunteer organization, or the rates of compensation. Salaries shown in the table relate to the last day of the departmental years for which reports were secured, and are shown as annual, those reported by the day, week, or month having been reduced to that basis, except as otherwise stated in footnotes. Attention is called to the fact that, in a nmnber of cities, increases in the rate of pay became effective with the beginning of the departmental year succeeding the one reported, or very shortly thereafter, but all data relating thereto are necessarily omitted from this report. Comparison of the rates of pay in the various cities is difficult, if not impossible, owing to the great variety of titles or designations apphed to employees and the various rates of pay in effect. A majority of the cities have a graduated scale of salaries for the greater num- ber of their employees, usually designated simply as firemen or privates, the salary being determined by the grade, class, or number of years of service. From three to five rates arie most frequently reported, with salaries ranging ordinarily from $720 to $1,440 per an- num. Trenton, N. J., reports eight grades, with sal- aries ranging from $724 to $1,200 per annum. Atlantic City, N. J., pays $900 during the first and second years, and requires nine years of service before the maximum salary of $1,200 is reached, while the salaries in Superior, Wis., range from $900 in the first year to $1,080 in the eleventh and subsequent years. Table 6. Civilian employees. — The title, number, and annual salary of civihan officials and other civilian employ- ees of the paid fire force are shown in Table 6 for the 86 cities reporting such employees. In many of the other 133 cities the same services which these em- ployees render are performed by members of the uniformed force who are reported in Tables 4 and 5. Unless otherwise stated in footnotes, compensation is shown in the table by the year, however reported by the various cities. The highest salary reported, $7,500 per year, was paid to the fire commissioner in New York, N. Y., and the lowest, $90 per year, to each of five watchmen in Norfolk, Va., $66 per year, to each of five watch boys in Topeka, Kans., and $25 per year, to each of three stewards or volunteer station-house keepers in Taunton, Mass. Compensation paid to these latter, as well as to a number of other employees, is either nominal or for part time only. The table includes also, 426 employees, or more than one-fourth of the total number reported, who are classified as artisans and laborers, whose compensation ranges from $2 to $6 per day for such time as they are employed. The employment of civilians or nonfire-fighting per- sons is confined principally to the larger cities, as is shown by the fact that of 1,542 such employees re- ported by aU cities, 1,011 were reported by the 10 cities in Group I, as against 34 reported by the 91 cities in Group V. It is interesting to note, too, that New York, N. Y., had 572, or 37.1 per cent of all em- ployees reported in this table. To the person whose only conception of the work of a fire department is that of putting out fires, a study of the different classes of employees shown in the table can not be otherwise than interesting. The titles or designations, most of which are self-explanatoiy of the duties of the employees, are indicative of the varied services and extensive organization required by the fire department of a modern city. 16 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Table 7. Fire prevention. — While this report deals primarily with the fire-fighting facihties in cities of over 30,000 inhabitants, an effort was made to secure some data pertaining to the methods of fire prevention which they employ. The importance of systematic inspec- tion and fire-prevention work is fuUy realized by the majority of the city officials having to do with fire fighting, and no doubt this phase of fire protection will be given more attention in the future. The ad- visability of spending public moneys for this purpose is indicated in the following paragi-aph quoted from an article which appears in the August, 1917, num- ber of " The Modern City " : "Since the organization of the Bureau of Fire Pre- vention and Public Safety of Los Angeles, Cal., about six months ago, fires in that city have been reduced by at least 50 per cent. The great decrease in fire loss is attributed partly to the fact that the bureau has strictly enforced the regulation requiring basements to be kept clean, and has also seen to the installation of automatic-sprinkler systems and fireproof partitions where necessary." While inspection and other systematic work for the prevention of fires have been carried on in a general way by most of the cities for a long time, it is only within the last few years that the cities have inaugu- rated special and extensive methods under the control of bureaus organized for that particular purpose. Fire-prevention work covers such a vast field and the idea is so new that it is difl&cult to state in concrete form juist what features the best fire-prevention methods should include. A few decades ago build- ings were frequently constructed with little or no regard for fire risks, and many of these structures have been inherited by the present generation. It is, of cotu'se, impossible entirely to reconstruct such buildings in order to make them fireproof; but it is probable that many could be equipped or remodeled so as to reduce the fire hazard materially by putting in fire walls and fire doors, dividing the building into sections, so that, in case a fire breaks out, it may be isolated, and by making various other improvements tending to reduce fire risks. Perhaps one of the most effective methods of fire prevention in certain hazard- ous establishments is the installation of automatic sprinklers. The first cost is often considerable, but the reduction in insurance rates wiH usually reimburse the owner in a comparatively short time. Most fires are caused by the improper handhng of matches, ashes, and rubbish, by carelessness in smok- ing, and by spontaneous combustion. The number of such fires must, in the main, be reduced, not by the proper construction of buildings, but by edu- cational methods and wise regulations, including the regulation of insurance and insmance adjustments. While only 16 cities reported separate bureaus organized for the purpose of conducting fire-prevention work, the majority of the 219 cities reported fire- prevention work in some form or other, usually the inspection of certain classes of buildings or hazardous districts by detailed members of the fire department, firewardens, or fire marshals. The frequency of such inspections varied greatly in the different cities, a number reporting annual inspections, and others, semiannual, quarterly, monthly, weekly, etc. Inspec- tions of theaters and the detailing of firemen for each performance in such theaters were also reported by several of the cities. In Indianapolis, Ind., three watchmen in towers on the highest buildings in the city were on the lookout for fires. The duties and powers of the fire-prevention bureaus are, of course, quite similar for the various munici- palities, and it is believed that the following brief statements describe in a general way the prevailing systems in most of the cities which have inaugurated systematic fire-prevention work. The bureau of fire prevention of the city of New York was established by an act of the legislature of the state of New York passed in 1911, which vested in the fire commissioner of the city, power to enforce all laws and ordinances pertaining to the prevention of fires and to appoint such officials, one of whom shall be known as chief, as may seem necessary to carry into effect the duties of the bureau. The bureau is authorized to inspect all buildings within the city for the purpose of correcting such conditions a^ may seem favorable to the cause or spread of fire or may interfere with the safe and speedy exit of occupants in case of fire. Power is given the bureau also to investigate the causes of fires and when evidence of arson is discovered to report the same to the prosecuting attorney. Some of the more important results achieved by the bureau were the installation of separate fire-alarm systems in factories, a sm-vey of parochial schools, the daily in- spection of tenements, and the organization of a fire- drill squad to assist owners affected by the labor law in conducting fire drills. From October to April nearly 3,000 drills, including those held in schools, in- volving several hundred thousand persons, were con- ducted. Enforcement of orders and the disposing of uncompUed-with orders seem to constitute a serious problem for the bureau, but outside of the criminal liability of the offender it has been held by the courts that the fire commissioner in behalf of the city has the right to institute action to recover costs incurred by him in extinguishing fires resulting from a violation of or noncompliance with fire-prevention orders. Since the creation of the bureau there has been a substantial reduction in fire losses as compared with the losses of former years. The bureau of fire prevention and public safety of the city of Chicago, lU., was organized in 1912. The duties of this bureau are to inspect buildings for the purpose of ascertaining whether the fire-prevention DESCRIPTION OF GENERAL TABLES. 17 ordinances are complied with and to enforce all ordi- nances of the city which may tend to prevent the starting or spreading of fires or disastrous results in case of fire. The employees of the bureau are em- powered to enter any building or premises for the pur- pose of inspection. The ordinance creating the bureau provides for the installation of automatic-spriakler systems, standpipes, fire-alarm systems, and portable fire apparatus, such as axes, chemical extinguishers, and portable hand pumps, and stipulates that fire drills shall be conducted according to rules prescribed by the chief of the bureau in buildings which house a large number of people. The bureau of fire prevention of the city of Cleve- land, Ohio, is organized as a bureau of the division of fire, of the department of public safety. This bureau is engaged in the abatement of conditions which are likely to aid m the initiation or progress of fire. The force is uniformed and consists of a chief firewarden and 14 firewardens. To be eligible for examination for appointment in this bureau of fire prevention, one must have served in the division of fire for a period of 10 years, and must have attained the rank of cap- tain or lieutenant, or the grade of engineer or assistant engineer. The uniformed men of the division of fixe make regular surveys of conditions, the intention being to cover the entire city at least once a month. When possible, one man from each company is detailed each day to this inspection. These men inspect all business buildings to discover accimiulations of rubbish in base- ments and elsewhere, defective conditions of elevators and electric wiring, and improper installation of tanks for the storage of gasoline and other highly in- flammable substances. The fiLremen report to the commanding officer of the company, who forwards the reports to the chief fiLrewarden. The bureau of fire prevention acts upon the fitndings of its firewardens in their investigations, and inquires into dangerous con- ditions reported by the members of the fixe-fighting force, lighting companies, and others. Prosecutions for refusing or neglecting to comply with orders to correct conditions are directed by the state firewarden. The bureau of building inspection of the city of Pittsburgh, Pa., performs services comparable to bu- reaus of fire prevention in other cities. Sixteen of the employees of this bureau are engaged aU or a part of the time on this work; one as inspector of explosives, seven as patrol inspectors, and eight as wiring inspec- tors. The patrol inspectors and wiring inspectors, in connection with the performance of other duties, make regular inspections and reports as to the safety con- dition of premises, and the inspector of explosives observes and reports the conditions surrounding stores or places proposed for the storage of explosives and other combustible materials in quantities as provided by law. 43023°— 18 2 Metropolitan fire - prevention district of Massachu- setts. — ^In Massachusetts a metropolitan fire-prevention district was established in 1914. At the present time this district comprises 14 cities and 12 towns. Ten of the cities — Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Lynn, Maiden, Newton, Quincy, SomerviUe, and Wal- tham — and the town of Brookline had over 30,000 in- habitants in 1917, and data pertaining to the fire- fighting facilities of these municipalities are included in this report. A fire-prevention commissioner and a deputy fire- prevention commissioner are appointed by the gov- ernor, and a secretary is appointed by the commis- sioner. These three officers devote all of their time to the work. The commissioner may delegate the issuing of licenses and permits, the carrying out of any rule, order, etc., or inspection to the head of the fire depart- ment or other officer in any city or town in the metro- politan district. The commissioner has power to enforce regulations governing the keeping, storage, use, manufacture, sale, handling, transportation, or other disposition of explo- sives; the keeping, storage, and use of paints and oils, the transportation, storage, sale, and use of vola- tile inflammable fluids, the construction and mainte- nance of garages in connection therewith, and the sale of gasoline and similar fluids from boats and vessels in the metropohtan waters; to require the removal of refuse or debris that in his opinion may become a fire menace; to regulate the conditions upon which a sala- mander or stove may be used in drying plastering; to require the installation of automatic fire sprinklers in any manufacturing establishment using hazardous or infiammable materials, provided four or more persons live or are usually employed above the second floor; and to define the classes of buildings to be equipped with this protection; to require basements to be equipped with dry pipes and with ou,tside connec- tions; to require the keeping of portable fixe extin- guishers, buckets of water, etc., in any building; to prohibit or regidate the setting or burning of fires out of doors; to order the removal of obstacles that may interfere with the means of exit; to order the remedy- ing of any condition found to exist in or about any building, premises, ship, or vessel in violation of law, rule, or order in respect to fires or fire prevention; to order the removal of any vessel on fixe moored or anchored to any wharf; to require and regulate fire drills in places of amusement and in schools; to require the cleaning of flues and vent pipes; to require proper safeguards to be maintained about or over roof sky- lights; to prohibit or regulate smoking in factories, workshops, and mercantile establishments; to require signs and advertising devices to be approved by the commissioner; and to make pubHc the names of per- sons violating the fire-prevention orders. 18 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. State Jire-prevention work. — About one-half of the states have fixe commissioners or fire marshals whose duties are to examine into the causes of fires; to institute prosecutions for violations of state fire-prevention and insurance laws, and for arson; to inspect buildings; and to carry on work which tends to reduce the number of fires and fire losses. It is beheved that the following brief statement outlining the duties and scope of work assigned to the fire marshal in Pennsyl- vania, will give a general idea of the work as carried on in the states maintaining such offices. In Pennsylvania the office of state fire marshal was created in 1911. The chiefs of the fixe departments in the various cities of the state are his assistants ex officio, are subject to the fibre marshal's directions, and are required to report to him the cause of each fire. The state fixe marshal and his assistants have power to enter any building at any reasonable time for the purpose of inspection, and, if hazardous condi- tions are found to exist or inflammable or explosive matter is found to be improperly stored, to order the same to be removed or conditions remedied; to investigate the origin of any fire; to summon witnesses and to compel them to testify concerning any matter which is the subject of investigation; to require the production of books, papers, etc.; and if the facts warrant such action, to request the district attorney to institute criminal proceedings. The fire marshal is required to keep a record of all fixes xeported to him with statistics in relation thereto, which are open to the pubhc; he must furnish all owners or occupants of buildings with blanks con- taining notice of the proper rules and regulations to minimize the danger of fixe and suppiess fixe waste, and is empowered to request information which will shpw the condition of buildings, etc., and to prepare instructions to be used in the schools with regard to the dangers of fire and prevention of fire waste. Table 8. Volunteer fire service. — In this table are presented data pertaining to volimteer firemen subject to call. Many cities not shown in the table have volunteer fixe oxganizations not subject to call which axe more ox less in the natuxe of social clubs and for that xeason are not included in this survey, which aims to present only active fixe-fighting and fire-prevention facihties of the various cities. The table shows that 14,472 active volunteers subject to call and 2,857 honoxary membexs wexe reported by 32 cities. The greatest number of active members, 5,840, was reported by Heading, Pa., followed by Troy, N. Y., with 1,180 active members. Eleven cities reported fire departments organized on the basis of volunteer sexvice, but ah of these cities repoxted a cextain numbex of paid fixemen, and the numbex and compensation of such fixemen as were paid salaries by the city are shown elsewhere in this report. In New York and Rochester, N. Y., Wilmington, Del., New Castle and Eeading, Pa., and Kenosha, Wis., vaxious sums were appropriated by the cities for the services of volunteex companies, which in some cases pxovided for cextain regular drivers or other employees out of their fxinds. In the column fox payments for maintenance are shown the total payments by the cities fox volunteer fixe sexvice, as fax as repoxted. Fox such cities as reported that the entire force is organized on the volunteer basis, all payments for the maintenance of the fixe departments, including the salaries and wages of the paid men, are shown in this column. In Eacine, Wis., there is a manufactuxing estab- lishment which maintains an oxganized fixe-fighting foxce of its own and in Manchestex, N. H., thexe is anothex which maintains its own oxganized fixe foxce consisting of about 50 men. In Lowell, Mass., thexe axe eight manufacturing estabhshments which have theix own fixe-fighting equipment. In some of these establishments the fixe-fighting equipment is almost equal to that maintained by the city itself. Such fixe- fighting facihties in these cities, although purely pxi- vate, would be called on for aid in emexgencies. It is probable that thexe axe in othex cities fixe-fighting forces similar to these, for which no data were secured. Exemptions froTn taxes and jury duty. — Exemptions from taxes and from jury duty were xepoxted by 10 cities, as follows: New Yoxk, N. Y., and Wilming- ton, Del., in which xeal estate belonging to fixe com- panies is exempt fxom tax; New Haven, Conn., in which active members axe exempt fxom personal tax; Schenectady and Troy, N. Y., and Kenosha, Wis., in which members are exempt from jury duty; Butte, Mont., in which members are exempt from road and poor taxes; New Castle, Pa., in which members are exempt from personal tax; Pittsfield, Mass., in which members are exempt from poU tax; and Winston- Salem, N. C, in which members are exempt from city, coimty, and state poll taxes. Table 9. Character of data. — In this table are shown, as far as reported, the age, height, and weight requirements for appointment to the fixe sexvice; whethex the employees and officers are subject to civil-sexvice xegulations; the dates of the estabhshment of the two- platoon system; and certain data pertaining to leave privileges and retirement pension systems. Requirements for appointment.— Oi the 203 cities reporting muiimum age requirements, 174 cities, or 85.7 per cent, place this at 21 years; 15 cities, or 7.4 per cent, at 22 years; 6 cities, or 3 per cent, at 20 years; 3 cities, or 1.5 per cent, at 18 years; 2 cities, or 1 per cent, at 19 years; and 1 city each, at 23, 24, and 25 years. Maximum age reqmrements were reported for 198 cities, and range aU the way from 28 years, as re- ported by only 1 city, to 55 years, as reported by DESCRIPTION OF GENERAL TABLES. 19 3 cities. The age limit is placed at 35 years by 113 cities, and at 30 years by 28 cities, forming, of the total nxmiber reporting maximum requirements, 57.1 and 14.1 per cent, respectively. Since the reports were made to the Biu-eau of the Census the maximum age limit has been raised in a number of cities, because of war conditions. Minimum "height requirements were reported by 149 cities as against only 64 reporting maximum require- ments. The lowest minimum, 5 feet 4 inches, was reported by 5 cities — Seattle, Wash., Manchester, N. H., Canton, Ohio, Pueblo, Colo., and Maiden, Mass., and the highest, 5 feet 10 inches, by Springfield, Ohio, and Macon, Ga. ; while the lowest maximum, 6 feet, was reported by Buffalo, N. Y., Dayton, Ohio, Trenton, N. J., Schenectady, N. Y., Covington, Ky., Spring- field, Ohio, Maiden, Mass., Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Ogden, Utah, and the highest, 6 feet 5 inches, by 7 cities — New York, N. Y., Milwaukee, Wis., Newark, N. J., Minneapolis, Minn., Paterson and Elizabeth, N. J., and Colorado Springs, Colo. Minimum weight requirements were reported by 143 cities. Seattle, Wash., and Cambridge, Mass., show the lowest minimum, 120 pounds; and Dallas, Tex., the highest, 165 pounds. The most usual minimum is 140 pounds, shown for 42 cities, forming 29.4 per cent of the total number of cities reporting. Next in order is the 135-poimd minimum shown for 35 cities, or 24.5 per cent of the total. Maximum weight re- quirements were reported by 79 cities, the lowest maximum, 170 poimds, being shown for Passaic, N. J., and New Eochelle, N. Y.; and the highest, 250 pounds, for MinneapoHs, Minn., and Lorain, Ohio. Only 31 cities place the maximum under 200 pounds. Leave 'privileges. — The data on leave privileges with pay allowed to officers or other employees of the fire service are presented in four columns with the headings : "Hours daily for meals," "Days off," "Annual," and "Sick." For the cities operating the two-platoon system the regulations, if any, as to the number of hoirrs allowed daily for meals and the number of "Days off" allowed, do not yield readily to the same kind of tabulation as those for other cities and are not shown in Table 9. Full pay for annual vacation is allowed in nearly all cities reporting such vacation. Sick leave. — In many cities the sick leave allowed is limited to a certain number of days each year; in others, the length of such leave is determined by the chiefs or other officers in charge. For instance, the period of time is reported in different cities as fol- lows: 10, 15, or 90 days; 1 year; 6 months, then re- tired; unlimited; unlimited, on the physician's cer- tificate; no fixed period; 3 days for each time sick: no special sick leave with pay, but customary for the force to work short-handed to keep the employee or oflacer on the roUs at least 1 month. In many cities fuU pay is allowed for sick leave; in others, part pay. The following limitations have been reported for different cities : One-third pay subject to the chief's discretion; half pay for illness from natural causes and full pay for injury received on duty; fuU pay, half pay, or no sick leave with pay in the dis- cretion of certain officers; full pay, also expenses if the employee or officer is injiu-ed on duty; 6 months with full pay, then half pay; not to exceed 3 months with full pay and 3 months with half pay; 60 days with fuU pay, then the rate fixed by the director of public safety, not to exceed half pay. For a few cities certain sick-leave hmitations con- cerning the kind or cause of iUness have been indicated in the table, and similar limitations may be in effect in other cities, although not reported. In some cities sick leave is allowed to officers only. Oivil-service regulations. — Table 9 shows whether or not the officers and other employees of the fire depart- ments in the various cities are reported to be under civil-service regulations. Exemptions, as far as re- ported, are shown in footnotes. The following table shows the relation between the size of the cities, grouped according to population, as elsewhere explained, and the tendency to place some or all the officers and other employees of the fire de- partments under civil-service regulations. The small- est proportion of fire departments with civil-service regulations, 58.1 per cent, is shown for Group IV, which is exceeded by Group V with 61.5 per cent. Grand total. Group I Group II Group III Group rv Group V NUMBEB OF CITIES. Total. 219 With civil-serv- ice regu- lations. Without civil-serv- ice regu- lations. With civil-serv- ice regu- lations. PER CENT OF TOTAL NUMBER. 64.8 100.0 lOO.O 64.4 68.1 61.5 Without civi-serv- ice regu- lations. 35.2 35.6 41.9 38.5 The training of firemen. — The training of firemen becomes a matter of increased importance as the difficulties attending the service become greater and as the apparatus becomes more complex and its oper- ation more technical. In connection with the present survey an effort was made to secure data on this subject, but the meager character of the information received does not give sufficient basis for an extended presentation. A number of cities reported drill towers, gymnasiums, and other equipment for use in the physical training of the members of the force, and others reported that schools weremain tained for training all newly appointed members of the force. Data concerning the character of the work taken up in these schools, if it had been secured, would doubtless be of considerable interest. In the city of Pittsburgh all assistant engineers are required to take a course in the Carnegie School of Technology. Similar courses may be required in some 20 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. of the other cities. Tn a large nmnber of cities reported there are technical schools fully equipped with chemi- cal and physical laboratories and supplied with thor- oughly efficient instructors, in which arrangements similar to those in Pittsburgh could doubtless be made for the instruction of engineers and others of the force. The year 1917 has seen the utihzation of such schools for the benefit of the National Government, particularly in the establishment of aviation schools in connection with state miiversities. In a number of other ways the National Government is now securing much assistance from the universities of the coimtry, from the medical schools, and from persons of high standiog in the medical profession. These activities are mentioned here merely to illustrate the opportuni- ties that may be afforded any branch of government if the resources at hand are properly utilized. There has hem great development in the business of fire fighting since the early days of New York when volunteer companies with hand engines operated on one^tory buildings. The high building, the intro- duction of electric wiring, the numerous telephone, telegraph, and trolley wires in the streets, and many other things, add to the possibilities of fire and diffi- culty in the work of fighting fire. The specialization of fire apparatus, its motorization, and the character of inspections required to be made by firemen call for a much more extended knowledge on the part of the firemen than that formerly required. The largest degree of cooperation between the fii-e departments of the cities and educational institutions would be in keeping with the spirit of the age, which caUs for both specialization and breadth of training as essential to the highest efficiency. Two-platoon system. — ^Table 9 shows the dates on which the two-platoon system was adopted by 16 cities, that being the total number of cities which had adopted the system prior to the close of the depart- mental years reported. In the following statement are shown the length of the night and day shifts and the frequency with which the platoons alternate from day to night duty. city num- ber. 10 11 18 19 21 34 42 67 60 109 112 120 131 147 200 Pittsburgh, Pa Los Angeles, Cal Bufialo, N.Y Minneapolis, Minn Seattle, Wash Kansas City, Mo Omaha, Nebr Paterson, N. J Yonkers.N.Y Kansas Cify, Kans Berkeley, Cal Atlantic City, N.J Pueblo, Colo Topeka, Kans Butte, Mont Colorado Springs, Colo. NtTMBER OF H0TTE3 IN — Day shift. Night shfit. Frequency with which platoons alternate from day to night shifts. Once a week. Not reported. Once a week. Every two weeks. Not reported. Once a month. Once a month. Every fourth day. Every third day. Once a month. Twice a month. Every fourth day. Every two weeks. Once a month. Every two weeks. Twice a month. In addition to the cities shown above, Milwaukee, Wis., and Galveston, Tex., have adopted this system for fire-boat companies only. Seven cities have adopted this system since the close of their respective departmental years, but before the reports were made to the Bureau of the Census. Of these, Duluth, Minn., and Lincoln, Nebr., work the platoons on 12-hour day and night shifts; Newark, N. J., Scranton, Pa., Bayonne, N. J., and Superior, Wis., on 10-hour day and 14-hour night shifts; and Chicago, 111., keeps the men 24 hours on duty with alternate 24 hours off. The frequency with which the day and night shifts alternate differ tn all of these cities. Newark, N. J., makes the change most fre- quently — every third day; and Lincoln, Nebr., only once a month. The following statement shows the working schedule of the two platoons in Newark, N. J.,for an illustrative period of eight days. DAT OF WEEK. DIVISION no. 1. Battalion Chief, District No. 2. Engine Companies Nos. 2, 6, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19, 22, and 25; Hook and Ladder Companies Nos. 1,6, and 6; Squad Company No. 1. DIVISION NO. 2. Battalion Chief, District No. 3. Engine Companies Nos. 1, 4, 8, 10, 12, 18, 20. and Z^; Pahn St. and Ee- serve Stable Com- panies; Hook and Ladder Com- panies Nos. 2, 3, and 8; Squad Com- pany No. 2. DIVISION NO. 3. Battaliou Chief, District No. 1. Engine Companies Nos. 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 21, and 24; Water Tower Com- pany No. 1; Hook and Ladder Com- panies Nos. 4, 7, and 9; Squad Com- pany No. 3. Monday. First platoon on 24- hour leave. Second platoon on 24-hour duty. Second platoon, 8 a.m. to 6p.m. First platoon, 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. First platoon, 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. Second platoon, 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. Tuesday. First platoon, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Second platoon, 6 p. m. to 8 a. m. First platoon on 24- hour leave. Second platoon on 24-hour duty. First platoon, 8 a.m. to 6 p. m. Second platoon, 6 p. m. to 8 a. m. Wednesday. First platoon, 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. Second platoon, 6 p. m. to 8 a. m. First platoon, Sa. m. to 6 p.m. Second platoon, 6 p. m. to 8 a. m. Second platoon on 24-hour leave. First platoon on 24- hour duty. Thursday. Second platoon on 24-hour leave. First platoon on 24- hour duty. First platoon, 8 a.m. to 6 p. m. Second platoon 6 p. m. to 8 a.m. Second platoon, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. First platoon, 6 p.m. to 8 a. m. Fhiday. Second platoon, 8 a.m. to 6 p. m. First platoon, 6 p. m. to 8 a. m. Second platoon on 24-hour leave. First platoon on 24- hour duty. Second platoon, 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. First platoon, 6 p.m. to 8 a. m. Saturday, Second platoon, 8 a. m. to 6 p.m. First platoon, 6p.m. to 8 a. m. Second platoon, 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. First platoon, 6 p.m. to 8 a. m. Ffrst platoon on 24- hour leave. Second platoon on 24-hour duty. First platoon on 24- hour leave. Sunday. Second platoon on 24-hour duty. Second platoon, 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. First platoon, 6 p.m. to 8 a. m. First platoon, 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. Second platoon, 6 p. m. to 8 a. m. Monday. First platoon, 8 a.m. to6p. m. Second platoon, 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. First platoon on 24- hour leave. Second platoon on 21-hovu- duty. First platoon, 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. Second platoon, 6 p.m. to 8 a. m. DESCRIPTION OF GENERAL TABLES. 21 Retirement 'pensions. — The last three columns of Table 9 present, as far as reported, the data onretirement pensions paid by the cities to former officers and other employees of the fire service. The statistics of retire- ment pensions as presented for each city are intended to relate to the system in effect at the close of the city's departmental year, the date of which is elsewhere shown. Each of the following amendments is re- ported to have been made subsequent to that date for the city specified: Tampa, Fla., new retirement pen- sion fund and system estabhshed] New Haven, Conn., officer or other employee may be retired after 25 years' service; Bay City, Mich., retirement pay Umited to $50 per month; KjioxviUe, Tenn., period of service before retu'ement 25 years, and rate of pay after re- tirement, one-half the largest salary at any time received. Some other recent amendments in retire- ment pension systems have probably been made, which have not been reported to this bureau. Period of service required hefore retirement. — In the column entitled "Years of service required" are pre- sented the data reported to this bureau as to the length of service necessary before an officer or other employee may claim a retirement pension. For some of the cities certain Hmitations concerning disability, etc., have been briefiy suggested in this column. Cor- responding limitations are probably in effect in other cities, although not reported. A few cities reported retirement to be compidsory at a certain age, varying from 50 to 65 years, but this bureau does not have complete or reliable data on that subject. Rates of fay after retirement. — The rate of retirement pay specified in the table as a certain proportion of the former salary earned, such as "one-half," etc., is, for most cities, based on the rate of salary received at the time of retirement, but for some cities it is based on some other rate of salary: for instance, the average for the last 3, 5, or 10 years of service; the highest at any time received; the rate of salary at the time of retirement, if drawn for 1 year or for 3 years previous to retirement; or that drawn 1 year previous to the date of retirement. The table does not purport to show all the detaUs and restrictions as to the rates of retirement pay. In a number of cities the rates are graduated and pre- scribed in such detail that they could not readily be presented in complete form in the table. Many cities make payments in the nature of pen- sions for other purposes than for retirement, such as benefits on account of injury or iUness, death benefits paid either periodically or in lump sum, hfe insurance, indemnity insurance, etc., all with varying restrictions, conditions, and regulations. Employees' pension assessments. — In the column en- titled "Employees' assessments" are presented the rates of such assessments reported to the bm-eau to be whoUy or partly for retirement pensions. It is pos- sible that some of them may be in part for pensions and in part for purposes other than retirement. Relation of data presented in Tables 9 and 16. — If comparisons of data in this table are made with those presented in Table 16 of this pubhcation, it may be weU to bear in mind the following suggestions : A retirement pension system for any city may have been in effect at the close of the departmental year, as reported in Table 9-, without payments for fire- men's pensions during the fiscal year being reported in Table 16, especially for some of the smaller cities whose retirement pension systems have been recently established, and which had during the fiscal year no former employee or officer of the fire service on its retirement pension roll. Payments for firemen's pensions for a given city may appear in Table 16 without a retirement pension system being re- ported in Table 9 for the same city, as, for instance, in any of the Pennsylvania cities where firemen's retirement pensions are paid by private associations or funds not in the custody of the city, but to which it contributes; or ia any of the cities which occa- sionally pay amounts in the nature of retirement pensions, determined according to the circumstances of each case without any retirement system being in effect, or which pay pensions for purposes other than retirement. Kates of employees' assessments may appear in Table 9 without corresponding receipts being reported in Table 16 for firemen's pension assessments, as for one or more cities whose receipts for this purpose may be undistributed and included with other receipts. Receipts for firemen's pension assessments may appear in Table 16 without rates of assessments appearing in Table 9, because they may consist entirely of assessments for relief other than re- tirement. Private associations and funds. — In addition to the municipal systems for the retirement and pensioning of officers and other employees of fire departments, for their relief during illness, and, in case of theh- death, for the rehef of their dependents, similar systems of various private associations composed wholly or partly of such officers and other employees, and correspond- ing systems of certain funds not in the custody of the mimicipalities are in effect in many cities. As far as reported to the Bureau of the Census, these asso- ciations or funds and the purposes for which they are maintained, or the kinds of benefit or pension paid by them, are as follows: 22 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. STATE ASD CITY. Biimmgham.. Mobile Montgomery.. AILKAN3A3. XatUeSock CAIIFOKNIA. liOs Angeles-. Oakland Pasadena Sacramento.. San Francisco.. COLOKADO. Pueblo CONNECTICUT. Bridgeport New Britain New Haven Waterbm'y DEI^WABE. Wilmington DISTEICT OF COHJMBIA. Washington FLORIDA. Tampa. Boise. Aurora Chicago Kockford mciANA. Evansvllle IOWA. Davenport Des Moines KANSAS. Kansas City. Topeka Wichita Covington. Lexington. MAINE. Pori;land MAEYUJID. Baltimore MASSACHUSETTS. Boston Brockton . . Brookline... Cambridge. Chelsea Everett FaUBiver.. Fitcbburg .. Name of association or fund. Firemen's Relief Association Police and Fire Relief Association. Firemen's Benevolent Association. Order of American Firemen Firemen's Relief Association Fire Department Relief Associa- tion. Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Relief and Protective Association. Fire Department Mutual -Vid Association. Fire Department Widows' and Orphans' Assodation. Firemen's Union. Firemen's Sick Benefit Associa- tion. Firemen's Relief Association Mutual Aid Benefit Association... Firemen's Aid Volunteer Firemen's Relief Asso- ciation. Family Relief Association Firemen's Relief Association. Firemen's Benevolent Association. Fire Department Benevolent Association. Firemen's Association Firemen's Benevolent Association. Firemen's Mutual Aid Association Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Benevolent Association of Paid Fire Department. C) Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Mutual Policemen's and Firemen's Insur- ance Association. Relief Association of Fire Depart- ment. Firemen's Relief Association . Charitable Association of Fire De- partment. Firemen's Mutual Relief Associa- tion. Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Mutual Relief Associa- tion. Firemen's Relief Association • Not reported. Purpose (kind of benefit or pension). Sick and death. Sick and death. Sick. Sick, accident, and death. Sick and death. Sick and death. Sick. Sick and death. Sick and death. Death. Sick and death. Sick. Sick and death. Sick and death. Death. Death. Death. Sick and death. Sick. Death. Death. Sick. Sick and death. Sick and death. Death. Sick and death. Sick, accident, and pension. Sick, accident, death, and pension. Sick and death. Sick. Accident and death. Sick and death. Sick and injury. Insurance. Sick, injury, and death. Sick and death. Sick and injury. Sick and death. Injury. Death. Sick and injury. og 101 66 53 126 49 167 169 132 77 63 ISl 214 135 7 43 129 152 116 34 112 61 151 75 82 20 42 56 150 11 180 172 1 217 161 219 73 STATE AND CITY. MASSACHUSETTS— COntd. Haverhill Holyoke... Lawrence. . Lowell Maiden New Bedford . Newton Pittsfleld... Quincy Salem Somerville.. Springfield. . Taunton. . Waltham . MICHIGAN. Bay City Detroit Grand Rapids . . . Kalamazoo Lansing Saginaw MISSOURI. Kansas City St. Louis NEBRASKA. Omaha NEW HAMPSHIBE. Manchester NEW JERSEY. Atlantic City. Camden East Orange-. Ehzabeth Hoboken Jersey City.. - Passaic Paterson Trenton West Hoboken. NEW YORK. Buflalo Jamestown . New Rochelle. New York Poughkeepsie. . Rochester Schenectady. Syracuse Troy mica.... Yonkers. NORTH CAROLINA. Charlotte Wilmington . Winston-Salem. Akron. Cincinnati. Columbus.. Name of association or fund. Firemen's Relief Association . Firemen's Aid Association... Firemen's Mutual ReUef Firemen's Fund Association . Fire Relief Association Firemen's Mutual Aid Society — Firemen's Relief Association Permanent Firemen's Benefit As- sociation. Firemen's ReUef Association Permanent Fire Club Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Aid Association Firemen's Mutual Relief Associa- tion. Firemen's Mutual Relief Associa- tion. Firemen's Rehef Association Firemen's Benefit Association. Firemen's Fund Association . . Firemei-'s Fund Association . . . Firemen's Relief Association . . . Firemen's Benefit Association. Firemen's Fund Association . . . Martin Firemen's Relief Associa- tion. Firemen's Mutual Benefit Associa- tion. Firemen's Relief Association . Firemen's Relief Association . Firemen's Benevolent Association. Firemen's Benevolent Association. Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Mutual Benevolent As- sociation. Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Mutual Benefit Asso- ciation. Firemen's Benevolent Burial Fund Association. Paid Firemen's Benevolent Asso- ciation. Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Beneficiary Association. Fire Department Association, In- corporated. Firemen's Benevolent Association. (=) Volunteer Firemen's Mutual Asso- ciation. Associated Fire Department Paid Firemen's Fimeral Aid As- sociation. Firemen's Relief Association Benevolent Association Board of Trustees of Fire Depart- ment. Firemen's Benevolent Association. Exempt and Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association. Firemen's Relief Fund Firemen's Relief and Pension Fund. Firemen's Association Firemen's Relief Fund Purpose (kind of benefit or pension). Firemen's Insurance Association. . Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Protective Association.. Firemen's Benevolent Association. Sick, disability, and death. Sick and death. Sick and death. Sick and death. Accident and death. Sick and death. Sick and death. Sick and death. Sick and disa- bility. Sick and death. Sick and death. Sick and death. Sick and death. Sick. Accident and death. Sick, inj ury, and death. Sick, injury, and death. Sick, accident, and death. Sick and death. Sick and death. Sick and death. Sick and death. Sick and death. Sick. Death. Sick and death. Accident and death. Sick and iiyury. Death. Sick and death. Sick and death. Death. Death. Sick and death. Sick and death. Death. Sick and death. Sick. Death. Death. Accident and death. Death and en- dowment. Death. Sick and death. Death. Sickandlnjm'y. Death. Sick and death. ^h ick and death. Sick and death. Sick, death, and retirement. Death. Disability and death. Death. Sick. Sick and death. Sick and death. 2 Various associations, namcs-not reported. DESCRIPTION OF GENERAL TABLES. 23 STATE AND CITT. OHIO — continued. Dayton Hamilton Springfield Toledo Youngstown OKLAHOMA. Tulsa PENNSTLVANIA. Allentown Altoona , Chester Easton Erie HarrisbUTg Johnstown , Lancaster McKeesport Newcastle Norristown Philadelphia Pittsburgh Reading Scranton Wiltes-Barre Williamsport York KHODE ISLAND. Newport Pawtucket Providence Woonsocket SOUTH CAROLINA. Charleston TENNESSEE. Nashville TEXAS. El Paso Fort Worth San Antonio Waco UTAH. Ogden Salt Lake City , VIBGINU. Eichmond WASHINQTON. Seattle , Taooma ■wiscoNaw. La Crosse Milwaukee , Oshkosh Racine Superior Name of association or fund. Firemen's Benevolent Society Firemen's Mutual Aid Society Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Pension Fund Department Benefit Fund Firemen's Relief and Pension Fund. Firemen'a Relief Association Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Relief As.sociation Fire Department Relief Associa- tion. Firemen's Benefit Association Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's ReUef Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Union and Relief Asso- ciation. Firemen's Pension Fund Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Disability Fund Firemen's Relief and Benevolent Association. Firemen's Pension and Relief As- sociation. Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Relief Association Pennsylvania Firemen's Relief Association. Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Relief Association Fire Department Aid Association. Firemen's Benefit Association Firemen's Relief Fund Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Relief Association Sick Benefit and Relief. Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Relief Association Firemen's Mulual Aid Association. Fire Department Relief Associa- tion. Fire Department Pension and Relief Association. Firemen's Relief Association. Firemen's Relief Association. Firemen's Relief Association. Firemen's Relief Association . Firemen's Relief Association. Purpose (kind of benefit or pension). Sick and death. Sick and death. Sick and death. Sick and death. Pension. Sick. Sick and death. Sick, death, and retirement. Injury and death. Sick and death. Sick, death, and retirement. Death. Sick and death. Sick, death, and retirement. Sick, disability, and death. Sick and death. Sick and death. Injury and death. Retirement. Sick and death. Retirement. Sick and death. Sick and death. Retirement. Death. Disability, death, and retirement. Death and re- tirement. Sick and death. Sick and death. Sick and death. Sick and death. Sick and death. Sick, death, and pension. Sick and death. Sick and death. Sick, accident, and death. Sick, accident, and death. Sick. Sick. Sick and death. Pension. Sick and death. Sick, death, and pension. Sick, accident, and death. Death. Sick and death. Sick and death. Sick and acci- dent. 1 Not reported. The following additional data as to the retirement pension systems of a few of the above-mentioned asso- ciations or funds were reported, as follows : Hi n 96 127 194 STATE AND CITT. NOETH CAEOLINA. Wilmington PENNSYLVANIA, Altoona Johnstown Lancaster Philadelphia Pittsburgh Scranton , Wilkes-Barre. -, Williamsport... Name of association or fund. Firemen's Re- lief and Pen- sion Fund. Firemen's Re- lief Associa- tion. Firemen's Re- Uef Associa- tion. Firemen's Re- Uef. Fir em en's Pension Fund. Firemen's DisabiUty Fund. Firemen's Re- lief Associa- tion. Firemen's Re- Uef Associa- tion, Firemen's Re- lief Associa- tion. Years of seiTice required. 20 consecu- tive, if 60 years of age; less, if dis- abled on duty. Until dis- abled from accident or age. 20 Until inca- pacitated. 20 20 30 25, If full-paid member 10 years; less, if disabled on duty. Until injured. . Rates of pay after retirement. One-half. S35 per month. $25 per month. One-half. . One-half. . One-half. . One-half. . One-half. . $12 per month; total dis- sbilit y, $40 per month. Employees' assessments. $3 per year. 60 cents per month. 2 per cent of salary. 1 per cent of 75 cents per month. Three state associations were reported, as follows, each of which has membership among the officers and and other employees of the fire service of more than one city: STATE. Name of association. Purpose (kind of benefit). Illin'ois death. Injury and death. Table 10. Equipment of fire departments. — ajx Table 10 are pre- sented data relating to the equipment of the fire de- partments in the several cities, as reported for the close of their departmental years. The lack of stand- ardization and the numerous combinations of the various kinds of equipment render their classification difficvdt. The first six columns of the table present summaries of data pertaining to engines, hose wagons, trucks, and fire boats, the details for which are shown in Tables 11, 12, 13, and 14; and the remaining col- umns are devoted to other kinds of equipment for which no further details are given in the general tables. Water towers. — The table shows that, of the 219 cities reported, 45 had provided themselves with water 24 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPART^IENTS. towers TO the number of 64, and that 25, or 39.1 per cent of the total number, were motor-propeUed. A few of the other cities reported similar equipment which is carried on ladder trucks. Hydrants. — The fire hydrants in the cities reported are classified as owned bj^ the city and not owned by the city. Each of 100 cities reported that aU hy- drants were owned by the city, 89 reported a part of their hydrants so owned, wMle 30 cities reported no hydrants owned by them. Those owned by the cities are found not only in cities owning water supply sys- tems, but also in certaia other cities where the water supply systems are privately owned, but hydrants are installed at city cost and belong to the city. In addi- tion to those reported as not owned by the city, there are in many cities hydrants installed by private par- ties primarily for the protection of their own proper- ties, for which no reports were secured. VeMcles for use of officials, and wagons and other vehicles other than for officials. — The data shown imder these headings are so classified as to show the degree of motorization ia equipment of these classes. Com- parisons between the figures shown in Table 10 and reports of these cities for former years will show that the motor as used for traction purposes is replacing the horse of the fire department as rapidly, perhaps, as it is for uses in business or for pleasure. This is es- pecially noticeable in connection with the vehicles re- ported for the use of officials, while in the case of wag- ons and vehicles other than for officials, the change is not so marked. Horses. — ^In the column with the heading "Horses" is sho\vn for each city the number of horses belonging to the fire department, whether used to draw fire appa- ratus or for other purposes, exclusive of horses owned by volunteers. The fact that 7,950 horses were em- ployed for the year 1917 in the fire departments of the 219 cities of the United States having over 30,000 inhabitants, as compared with 10,787 horses so em- ployed in the 154 cities of over 30,000 inhabitants in 1905, makes it evident that the horse is still an im- portant factor in the business of fighting fire. Each year, however, the proportion of motorized equipment shows an increase over the year before, and this is ac- companied by a decrease in the relative number of horses required for the fire service. Portable extinguishers, pulmotors, smoTce helmets, life- saving nets, and life guns. — These terms are seK-ex- planatory. The figures shown for the newer types of equipment enumerated show to some extent the pro- gressiveness of the cities that are using them in fire protection and in rescuing persons from fire and its effects. Hose. — The total length, in feet, of all sizes of water hose and of chemical hose in use in the fire departments of the cities reported are shown separately in Table 10. In Table III, which follows, is given an analysis for each city, showing, by sizes, the length of hose of each kind. DESCRIPTION OF GENERAL TABLES. 25 Ta1>Ie III CITY. Grand total, Groupl Group II Group m Group IV Group V WATER HOSE (FEET). Total. 6,605,183 1,929,254 1,016,822 1,642,047 1,065,306 1,052,755 3J inches. 129,299 79,029 46,085 3,660 400 12S 3 indies. 314,299 2i inches. 179,895 126,380 51,215 700 1,600 21 inches. 5,805,075 U inches. 115,236 45,850 43,000 19, 185 3,950 3,250 1 inch. 50,226 42,826 5,050 2,000 250 100 J inch. 300 1,185 All other. 6,416 2,643 1,873 1,6,50 260 CHEMICAL HOSE (FEET). Total. 532,093 111,137 83,332 126,348 119,610 91,666 linch. 221,672 37, 787 57,535 48,300 47,900 30,050 f inch. 309, 721 73,360 25,597 78,048 71, 710 61,016 GROUP I.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 500,000 AND OVER IN 1917. GROUP II.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 300,000 TO 500,000 IN 1917. GROUP ni.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000 IN 1917. 1 NewYort, N. Y » 634, 760 336,268 182,600 116,600 138,658 64,100 97,378 119,100 145,700 94,200 34,300 19,761 12,500 118,450 419,5.50 309,888 170,000 100,400 106,915 50,750 78,900 106,600 126,100 94,200 44,760 17,700 3,726 m 11,537 22,3.50 12,160 14,400 2,500 12,425 15,025 8,800 11,950 11,537 3,600 m (') 2 Chicago, m 2,903 3 Philadelphia, Pa 18,850 12,150 14,400 4 St. Louis, Mo 14,100 21,600 4,300 16,950 12,100 5,200 2,100 5 Boston, Mass 7,600 3,050 1,628 200 20O 3 2,643 6 Cleveland, Ohio 900 6,100 2,500 8,300 7 Detroit, Mich 4,125 15,025 8,800 8 ■Baltimore, Md 200 9 Pittsburgh, Pa 14,200 10 Los Angeles, Cal 11,960 11 Buffalo, N. Y 128,150 207,408 98,148 120,600 63,250 53,989 109,500 75,622 92,195 23,500 43,460 13,300 7,050 20,980 114,850 14,122 76,225 108,600 63,250 53,814 109,500 70,774 80,545 23,160 42,400 3,000 9,460 9,400 10,000 6,126 5,837 14,500 10,615 8,255 4,600 2,660 3,000 8,800 9,400 10,000 12 San Francisco, Cal 15,256 122,930 43,000 5,050 660 13 Milwaukee, wis 1943 14 12,000 15 Newark, ff . J 5,126 5,837 16 New Orleans, La 175 17 Washington, D. C 14,500 1,105 3,6.80 4,400 2,650 18 MiTiTipnpnliR,' MinTi 4,848 3,750 9,410 4,376 200 19 Seattle,'Wash 4,450 3,450 6 200 20 Jersey City, N. J 350 "Vgso' 21 130 Portland, Oreg Indianapolis, Ind Denver, Colo Rochester, N. Y Providence, E. I St. Paul, Minn Louisville, Ky Columbus, Ohio Oakland, Cal Toledo, Ohio Atlanta, Ga Birmingham, Ala. . . Omaha, Nebr Worcester, liss" Bichmona, Va Syracuse, N. Y Spokane. Wash N&w Haven, Conn.. . Memphis, Tenn Scranton, Fa Paterson, N. J Grand Rapids, Mich. Fall River Mass Dayton, Ohio Dallas, Tex San Antonio, Tex . . . Bridgeport, Conn — New Bedford, Mass.. Salt Lake City, Utah Nashville, Tenn Cambridge, Mass — Lowell, Mass Tacoma, Wash Houston, Tex Trenton, N.J Hartford, Conn Reading, Pa Youngstown, Ohio.., Fort Worth, Tex Camden, N.J Albany, N.Y , Springfield, Mass Lynn, Mass , Des Moines, Iowa Lawrence, Mass 91,670 65,900 47,250 69,350 37,341 63,100 46,240 36,360 54,300 33,800 32,500 52,000 43,643 36,500 35,700 34,000 32,464 34,700 33,000 26,376 30,150 33,620 21,400 33,600 37,800 31,390 26,250 17,260 19,700 22,600 18,000 20,000 39,547 26,504 34,000 33,152 26,800 19,960 26,100 22,950 26,600 27,000 18,000 24,500 21,000 3,300 4,416 1,960 100 2,000 9,700 1,450 9,950 1,600 3,500 6,660 1,000 6,780 360 100 70,670 54,400 47,250 69,350 37,341 53,100 40,825 33,960 2,000 33,800 32,500 50,000 43,643 36,500 26,000 34,000 32,464 34,700 32,900 26,376 30, 150 32,000 11,450 32,000 37,800 31,250 25, 760 17,250 16,200 22,600 18,000 20,000 39,547 19,954 33,000 27,372 28 800 19,600 26,000 22,950 26,600 27,000 18,000 24,500 21,000 11,485 500 1,500 60 5,180 900 1,200 5,350 5,439 1,600 1,600 4,650 5,600 3,400 1,100 4,000 2,200 3,400 2,000 2,000 2,500 2,000 4,250 2,100 700 2,760 4,400 4,800 2,000 2,650 SCO 1,400 2,550 1,800 1,650 1,400 1,860 6,000 4,379 6,000 1,400 1,600 2,800 3,250 3,000 3,500 3,600 2,000 2,100 900 6,350 1,500 1,500 4,660 1,000 3,400 1,700 700 2,750 4,400 4,800 500 2,650 1,400 1,200 6,000 1,400 > Includes chemical hose. 2 Included with water hose. _ , , ^ . . . _ . » Includes 1,197 feet of 4-inch hose; and 1,446 feet of hose, sue not specrfled. ' Includes 260 feet of 4-inch hose; and 693 feet of hose, size not specified. ' l|-inch hose. • 2-mch hose. ' Not reported. 1,200 '5,'439' 4,500 3,400 1,100 4,000 2,000 300 2,500 1,600 4,250 2,100 1,500 800 1,400 2,550 1,800 1,660 650 4,379 6,000 1,600 2,800 3,250 3,000 3,600 3,500 2,000 26 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. atr Table III— Continued. CUT. WATER HOSE (FEET). CHESnCAi HOSE (FEET). num- ber. Total. 3i inches. 3 inches. 2J inches. 2i inches. 1§ inches. linch. J inch. All other. Total. linctL J inch. AH other. GROUP rs^.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 50,000 TO 100,000 IN 1917. 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 Yohkers.N.Y Schenectady, N. Y Kansas City, ECans Oklahoma Qty, Okla.. Wilmington, Del.' Duluth, Minn.. Akron, Ohio Norlolt, Va Elizabeth, N.J. Utica, N. Y.... Somerville, Mass... Waterbury, Conn.. St. Joseph, Mo Manchester, N. H. Troy,N.Y Hoboken, N.J Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Fort Wayne, Ind. Jackson^e F la . . EvansviUe, Ind... Erie, Pa East St. Louis, 111. Passaic, N.J Harrisburg, Pa Peoria, lU Wichita, Kans Bayonne, N.J South Bend, Ind. Savannah, Ga Johnstown, Pa. . . Brockton, Mass... Sacramento, Cal.. El Paso, Tex Terre Haute, Ind. Holyoke, Mass Portland, Me Allentown, Pa Springfield, 111.... Canton, Ohio Charleston, S. C . . Chattanooga, Tenn . Pawtuckct, R.I Berkeley, Cal Altoona, Pa Mobile, Ala Atlantic aty, N.J. . Sioux City, Iowa . . . Little RockjArk. . . Covington, Ky Saginaw, Mich Flint, Mich... Rockford,Ill. Tampa, Fla.. Pueblo, Colo.. New Britain, Conn. San Diego, Cal Binghamton, N. Y. York, Pa Springfield, Ohio. Maiden, Mass Lancaster, Pa Augusta, Ga 21,000 21,000 21,600 20,200 22,700 16,380 16,200 14,300 13,600 10,000 14,450 23,900 30,000 33,000 17,650 18,400 33,000 20,700 20,000 25,000 15,000 31,150 U,000 19,'850 9,050 11,350 22, 000 15,000 15,000 13,700 16,600 15,000 5,100 24,000 39,950 10,525 11,500 16,000 14,100 20,650 14, 150 12,450 11,400 18,500 16,500 15,500 14,600 15,000 22,750 9,500 13,500 16,000 12,500 10,100 27, 250 20,100 14,000 12,000 13,300 10,400 13,200 7,000 2,600 2,400 800 21,000 14,000 21,600 17,600 360 2,050 800 1,000 1,000 1,500 22,700 16,380 16,200 14,300 13,600 10,000 14,400 23,900 30,000 33,000 15,250 18,400 33,000 16,500 20,000 24,200 15,000 31,150 14,000 19,850 9,000 11,350 22,000 15,000 15,000 11,650 15,000 15,000 5,100 24,000 39,600 10,625 11,500 15,200 13,550 20,650 14,150 10,250 11,400 18,850 16,500 15,500 13,600 15,000 21,750 8,000 13,500 16,000 12,500 9,500 26,950 20,100 14,000 12,000 13,000 10,400 13,200 5,000 3,000 2,000 2,400 900 550 2,200 300 n,650 1,800 2,500 2,250 2,700 1,900 2,150 900 1,550 1,500 2,650 1,500 2,360 1,000 3,000 2,200 1,260 12,000 2,600 1,600 1,500 1,000 800 1,300 1,800 2,200 1,850 2,000 2,200 1,400 1,950 3,100 1,650 2,400 1,650 1,300 1,550 2,150 1,000 1,110 2,850 1,200 1,000 1,400 600 600 1,400 1,400 850 1,000 2,850 1,800 2,400 1,400 1,500 850 2,000 2,400 300 5,000 3,000 2,000 750 1,000 "i.'ioo 800 'iilm "i.'eoo' 1,500 1,000 200 1,850 2,000 1,950 700 650 250 '2,"i56' 1,200 1,000 1,400 600 1,400 1,400 2,850 1,500 ""256' GROUP V.-CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 30,000 TO 50,000 IN 1917. 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 Kalamazoo, Mich., Davenport, Iowa. . Topclca, Kans Salem, Mass Haverhill, Mass Pasadena, Cal Bay City, Mich McKeesport, Pa Huntington, W. Va. Raoine, Wis Lincoln, Nebr Chelsea, Mass Superior, Wis Macon, Ga Muskogee, Okla. . . 75 60 1,000 1,000 600 15,000 15,625 13,550 16,000 13,000 16,500 22,000 10,000 12,000 13,000 10,100 9,600 13,000 16,000 11,200 1 Hose owned by volunteer companies. 15,000 14, 550 13,500 16,000 12,000 14,500 22,000 10,000 12,000 13,000 10, 100 9,000 13,000 15,000 11,200 2,500 2,250 2,700 1,600 2,150 900 800 1,500 2,650 1,500 2,350 3,000 1,000 1,250 '2J666 800 1,100 2,200 2,200 1,400 2,400 1,650 2,400 1,000 1,050 1,550 1,000 1,110 2,850 600 860 1,000 1,800 2,000 1,400 850 1,750 1,450 1,000 1,300 2,000 1,000 1,800 1,250 200 400 1,400 600 1,050 1,750 1,000 600 800 1,000 660 650 650 2,000 1,000 2,000 1,800 1,250 ! 200 40O 1,400 600 1,050 '""'i,666" 500 '""'i,"766' 2 IJ-inch hose. DESCRIPTION OF GENERAL TABLES. 27 City Table HI— Continued. CITY. WATEK HOSE (rEET). CHEMICAL HOSE (FEET). num- ber. Total. 31 inches. 3 inches. 2i inches. 2J inches. li inches. 1 inch. J inch. All other. Total. iLQCh. Jinch. All other. GROUP v.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 30,000 TO 60,000 IN 1917— Continued. Woonsocket, R. I. Newton, Mass Montgomery, Ala. . Butte, Mont Wheeling, W.Va.. Roanoke, Va WestHoboken, N. J.. East Orange, N. J Lansing, Mich Galveston, Tex Fitchburg, Mass Chester, Pa Perth Amboy, N.J. New Castle, Pa Lexington, Ky Springfield, Mo.. Hamilton, Ohio. Charlotte, N.C.. Decatur, 111 Dubuque, Iowa. Portsmouth, Va.. Everett, Mass San Jose, Cal Pittsfleld, Mass... Knoxville, Term. Quincy, Mass Elmira. N. Y , JoUet.Ill , New Rochelle, N. Y.. Auburn, N. Y , Cedar Rapids, Iowa. . Niagara Falls, N. Y. . Mount Vernon, N. Y. Amsterdam, N. Y Lorain, Ohio Quincy,ni Jamestown, N. Y., Taunton, Mass Oshkosh, Wis Waterloo, Iowa Fresno, Cal Everett, Wash. Lima, Ohio Jackson, Mich. . Stockton, Cal... Shreveport, La. Austin, Tex Columbia, S.C. Boise, Idaho Aurora, HI Williamsport, Pa- Waco, Tex Joplin, Mo Orange, N. J Lynchburg, Va.. . . Bellingham, Wash Colorado Springs, Colo . Brookline.Mass Danville, 111 Kenosha, Wis Newport, Ky La Crosse, Wis Council Bluffs, Iowa.. Tulsa, OMa Winston-Salem, N. C . Ogden, Utah Norristown, Pa = Stamford, Coim Zanesville, Ohio Madison, Wis Walthara, Mass Easton, Pa Charleston, W. Va... Poughkeemie, N. Y. Newport, B.I Wilmington, N.C... 15,100 22,100 15,760 15, 100 16,000 11,000 6,000 9,300 11,750 15,650 17,000 4,000 10,000 16,000 12,000 18,000 12,700 8,550 8,000 11,600 7,500 8,000 12, 520 8,700 12,600 14,000 7,800 8,500 6,900 9,750 9,000 13,860 10,500 9,660 14,000 11,200 8,360 14,350 14,000 7,000 20,600 7,825 9,000 12,900 18,500 12,850 14,660 11, 150 6,750 8,950 13,000 13,900 12,000 7,000 11,350 9,600 9,960 20,635 7,7.50 9,700 4,050 12,650 10,000 13,000 7,050 7,800 8,000 8,500 10,000 9,300 14,400 7,700 11,800 15,500 6,000 350 400 300 8,000 1,000 300 1,000 14,600 22, 100 16,750 14,500 16,000 11,000 6,000 9,300 11,750 15,300 17,000 4,000 10,000 15,000 12,000 18,000 12,700 8,560 8,000 11,600 7,500 8,000 10,620 8,700 12,600 14,000 7,800 8,600 6,900 9,760 9,000 13,460 10,600 9,650 14,000 11,200 8,350 14,360 14,000 7,000 20,500 7,825 9,000 12,800 17,900 12,850 14,660 11, 160 6,760 8,960 13,000 13,900 12,000 7,000 11,360 9,600 9,950 19,760 7,600 9,700 3,900 12,550 10,000 5,000 7,050 6,800 8,000 8,600 10,000 9,000 14,400 7,500 11,800 16,500 6,000 150 200 100 600 «260 1,050 1,800 1,000 2,200 2,150 1,500 600 1,225 650 860 1,060 660 800 1,600 900 400 800 650 1,000 1,000 1,600 2,000 760 1,400 2,200 1,200 1,000 1,900 1,200 800 1,000 1,700 860 1,250 1,150 1,000 1,450 250 800 1,650 800 650 1,350 1,200 1,100 800 400 600 1,460 800 400 600 600 1,000 600 800 2,441 460 700 550 600 1,000 400 1,000 900 1,200 760 1,160 1,550 500 (*) 1,400 600 1,800 1,000 1,250 1,500 660 850 650 800 600 660 1,000 1,460 1,260 1,160 200 250 1,650 800 650 'i,'266" 400 400 600 450 700 200 400 400 750 1 Includes 400 feet of li-inoh hose and 200 feet of i-mch hose. ' li-inoh hose. ' Hose owned by volimteer companies. * Not reported. 1,050 960 2,160 500 1,225 1,050 1,600 900 400 "260' 1,000 1,500 560 750 1,400 2,200 1,200 700 1,900 1,200 800 1,000 1,700 850 1,000 1,250 1,360 1,100 800 400 500 1,460 400 600 1,000 800 2,441 650 400 600 1,000 ""906' 1,200 1,150 1,550 500 1,400 600 28 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Of the water hose reported, the 2^-iiich size com- prises 87.9 per cent of the total number of feet. Twent3--two cities, only four of which have a popula- tion of less than 100,000, reported hose of Si-inch size, while only five cities, Chicago, 111., Jersey City, N. J., Maiden, Mass., Woonsocket, E. I., and BrookUne, Mass., reported the |-inch water hose. In two cities, Wilmington, Del., and Norristown, Pa., all hose was reported as owned by volunteer companies. Standard Tiose couplings. — In connection with Table 10 it seems proper to make mention of the efforts made in recent years to standardize fire-hose coup- lings and fire hydrants in the cities throughout the country, to the end that neighboring cities may assist one another in the protection of life and property in case of unusual conflagration. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the National Fire Protective Association have adopted a standard hose coupling. The following specifications are taken from circular No. 50 of the Bureau of Standards issued November 25, 1914: Inside diameter of hose, inches. . 2} Number of threads per inch 7^ Male couplings: Outside diameter of thread finished, inches 3fy Diameter at root of thread, inches 2. 8715 Clearance between male and female thread, inch 0. 03 Total length of threaded male end, inches 1 The above are to be of the 60-degree V-thread pattern, with 0.01 inch cut off the top of thread and 0.01 inch left in the bottom of the valley in 2J-inch, 3-inch, and SJ-inch couplings, and 0.02 inch in like manner for the 4i-inch couplings, and with J-inch blank end on male part of coupling in each case. Female ends are to be cut i inch shorter for endwise clearance, and they should also be bored out 0.03 inch larger in the 2i-inch, 8-inch, and 3J-inch sizes, and 0.05 inch larger in the 4J-inch size, in order to make up easily and without jambing or sticking. Oxygen-acetylene cutting outfits. — In addition to the number of appliances sho^vn in the column with this heading, a few of the cities reported that such equip- ment was in use in their fire-department shops, but was not used elsewhere. It is possible that in a few cases the data shown in the column refer to equipment used only in shops. The splendid efficiency of the oxygen-acetylene cut- ting outfit in quickly cutting and disposing of metSl bars, shutters, doors, etc., that may prevent the fire- men from securing access to a fire, would appear to call for its more extended use. Many fires have acquired disastrous headway while heavy bars, etc., were in process of removal by other and less expedi- tious methods. 3 6 ^ 6 4 3f 4i 5J 3. 3763 4. 0013 5. 3970 0.03 0.03 0.05 14 Hand-dravm apparatus. — With the introduction of motor and other up-to-date fire-fighting equipment, the use of hand-drawn apparatus is practically restricted to suburban localities away from fire stations or to localities not easily reached by other fire equip- ment. The following statement shows the number and kind of hand-drawn apparatus reported by 33 out of the 219 cities of over 30,000 inhabitants: S CITY. Hose reels. Hose carts. Hose wag- ons. Hook and ladder carts and trucks. Chemi- cal wag- ons. Pump- ing en- gines. ?. Chicago, III 4 13 in '1 6 1 n 17 Washington, D. C Seattle, Wash . 1 6 2 3 1 11 = 1 4 34 19 '1 5 »1 ^R 39 New Haven, Coma Mp.mphis TpTin 1 1 1 4n M Tacoma, Wash fiS Springfleld, Mass fi7 Yonkers.N. Y 1 7? Diiliit.h, Minn.... 1 7R Elizabeth, N. J n 81 Troy.N.Y 1 1 1 2 2 »1 88 East St. Louis, ni Peoria, 111 qi Q7 Brockton, Mass I W?, Portland, Me <2 n?. San Diego, Cal T'fi Maiden, Mass. '2 1 (2 K?. Salem, Mass !2 2 31 SI 141 Supenor, Wis... 1 1 147 Butte.Mont 14H Wheeling, W. Va ISI Springfleld, Mo 2 1 1 3 172 JfewRochelle N. Y 177 Amsterdam, N. Y Lorain, Ohio 34 ' I 3 1 = 1 '2 '1 t 178 181 Taunton, Mass 199 Bellingham, Wash Tulsa, Olrla 1 2(17 215 Easton, Pa 216 Charleston, W. Va '1 1 1 Carries chemical tank. 3 In reserve. ^ Includes 2 in reserve. * Chemical jumpers. 6 Combination hose and chemical. « Includes 1 in reser\'e. ' Chemical jumper in reserve. SearcMights. — The schedule used in collecting data for this report called for the number of searchlight engines only, but in some cities all searchlight equips ment was reported. AU data secured are given in the following statements: New Yorl, N. F.— One searchlight engine; also three water towers are equipped with Edison searchlights. Los Angeles, Cal.— The squad wagon carries one headlight and five high-power searchlights, two of which are portable. Newarh, N. /.—One motor-driven vehicle is equipped with one stationary and two portable electric searchlights. Minneapolis, Jl/mn.— The fire-alarm department and a hook and ladder truck have each one searchlight. Jersey City, N. /.—There is one searchlight engine. Indianapolis, Jnti.— Searchlights are attached to each auto pumper. St. Paul, Minn.— Four hook and ladder trucks and two motor steam engines have searchlights. Paterson, N. /.—One engine carries a searchlight as a part of ita equijament. DESCRIPTION OF GENERAL TABLES. 29 Grand Rapids, Mich. — There are searchlights on two chemical en- gines and four hose wagons; also, five portable gas searchlights on ladder trucks. Salt Lake City, Utah. — There is one searchlight engine. Ahron, Ohio. — There is one searchlight on the fire chief's car and three on aerial trucks. Allentoim, Pa. — There are eleven searchlights on engines and combination wagons. Springfield, III. — ^Each motor vehicle carries a searchlight. Chattanooga, Tenn. — There is one searchlight on each of eleven engines; there are also two portable acetylene searchlights. Pawtucket, R. I. — The fire chief's car carries a searchlight. Saginaw, Mich. — One ladder truck carries a searchlight as part of its equipment. Binghamton, N. Y. — Seven fire engines carry searchlights. Racine, Wis. — Four pumping engines carry searchlights. West Hobohen, N. J. — One combination hose and chemical engine carries a searchlight. Pittsfield, Mass. — There is one portable searchlight. Knoxville, Tenn. — There are two searchlights on motors. Joliet, III. — Each motor-driven apparatus carries a searchlight. Columbia, S. C. — Four pieces of equipment carry searchlights. Poughkeepsie, N. Y. — There are seven searchlights. Equipment of volunteer fire companies. — Only two cities reported all their fire-fighting equipment as be- longing to volunteer fire companies. The statement, which foUows. shows the equipment as reported for these cities. KIND or EQUIPMENT. Stations (number) Horses (number) Hosa(feet): 2j-inch ij-incli l-inch l-incli Pumping engines (number): Motor-propelled Horse-drawn Combination pumping engine, hose, and chemical (number): Motor-propelled Horse-drawn Chemical engines (number): Motor-propelled Horse-drawn Combination hose and chemical (number): Motor-propelled Horse-drawn Ladder trucks (number): Motor-propelled ■ Horse-drawn Hose wagons and cart, horse-drawn (number) Supply wagons, horse-drawn (number) Ambulances (number): Motor-propelled Horse-drawn Vehicles lor officials, motor-propelled (number) Wilmington, Del. 18,600 1,300 1,200 Norristown, Pa. 5 18 7,900 260 1,000 Comparative data pertaining to equipment of fire de- partments for the years 1917, 1907, and 1905.— TahlQ rV, which foUows, presents, for the years 1917, 1907, and 1905, certain comparable data secured in the sur- veys of the Bureau of the Census for those years. 30 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Table IV CITY. PtrUPING ENGINES. CHEMICAL ENGINES. HOSE WAGONS, REELS, AND COMBINATIONS. LADDER TRUCKS, AND COMBINATIONS WITH LADDER TRUCKS. y 19171 1907 1905 1917 1907 1905 1917 1907 1905 1917 1907 1905 Steam. Gaso- line. 3 Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Grand total 401 1,319 448 1,757 1,647 167 271 276 2,447 2,462 2,347 1,001 844 795 208 35 110 43 6 497 277 313 168 64 88 61 137 123 39 689 285 428 265 90 660 269 384 252 82 45 47 38 28 9 58 68 74 65 26 63 60 73 54 26 789 391 680 393 194 752 364 644 495 217 701 344 599 476 227 337 150 268 154 92 308 120 201 140 75 286 110 190 138 71 Group II Ormip TTT Group IV Group V GROUP I.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 500,000 AND OVEE IN 1917. 1 NewYork, N. Y 109 7 19 11 10 4 2 17 22 7 113 119 50 61 40 25 27 27 25 20 34 14 1 1 4 5 18 1 327 126 64 64 65 31 30 35 46 21 228 106 60 54 63 34 30 33 844 18 6 21 4 is' 9 19 6 1 14 2 2 11 19 5 1 14 3 2 2 '4 2 249 152 54 51 54 34 25 64 65 41 252 131 60 57 53 35 61 38 48 27 219 102 59 87 62 34 36 38 8 51 23 135 39 16 20 38 16 19 23 23 9 114 43 18 22 33 16 18 20 22 3 HI 37 18 20 33 12 14 20 «17 4 2 3 Philadelplila, Pa 4 St. Louis, Mo... 5 fi Cleveland, Ohio 7 Detroit, Mich 8 q Pittsburgh, Pa 2 3 2 10 10 GROUP II.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 300,000 TO 500,000 IN 1917. Buffalo.N.Y San Francisco, Cal.. Milwaukee, Wis Cincinnati, Ohio — Newark, N. J New Orleans, La . . . Washington, D. C . . Minneapolis, Minn.. Seattle, Wash Jersey City, N. J.... Kansas City, Mo.... 29 43 27 <37 23 34 22 21 14 20 7 63 16 12 11 44 20 12 16 37 15 14 14 62 19 19 18 IS 11 9 8 27 11 8 9 24 14 12 9 27 11 9 7 IK 11 8 6 13 12 8 6 21 11 9 8 GROUP in.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000 IN 1917, Portland, Oreg Indianapolis, Ind. . Denver, Colo Rochester, N. Y.. Providence, R. I.. St. Paul, Minn.. Louisville, Ky... Columbus, Ohio- Oakland, Cal Toledo, Ohio..-. Atlanta, Ga Birmingham, Ala., Omaha, Nebr Worcester, Mass . . . Richmond, Va Syracuse, N. Y Spokane, Wash New Haven, Conn., Memphis, Tenn Scranton, Pa Paterson, N. J Grand Rapids, Mich., Fall River, Mass Davton, Ohio Dallas, Tex San Antonio, Tex Bridgeport, Conn New Bedford, Mass... Salt Lake City, Utah. Nashville, Tenn Cambridge, Mass. LoweU, Mass Taooma, Wash... Houston, Tex Trenton, N.J Hartford, Conn Heading, Pa Youngstown, Ohio. Camden, N. J Albany, N.Y Springfield, Mass.. Lynn, Mass Des Moines, Iowa. Lawrence, Mass. . - 13 3 18 4 23 3 2 14 6 9 6 6 8 6 > Includes straight pumping engines and pumping engines with combinations. ' Includes rented stations. 16 8 7 6 27 16 10 10 17 7 7 5 19 14 11 9 10 21 H 21 12 8 8 22 9 7 6 16 9 7 9 11 5 5 5 16 9 8 4 11 4 3 3 10 3 2 1 13 11 6 6 20 8 6 6 13 6 4 3 12 6 4 4 V 5 2 2 13 6 5 4 12 5 6 5 22 2 3 2 14 3 3 3 12 8 6 4 13 6 5 4 14 6 4 4 14 6 3 2 9 4 1 1 11 3 3 3 12 3 4 5 4 4 4 12 9 2 8 6 6 13 7 4 4 20 2 4 3 10 5 2 1 12 3 4 4 11 8 4 3 16 4 3 2 V 3 2 2 11 3 3 3 a 4 4 4 15 7 6 6 12 4 6 5 14 7 5 4 t, 4 4 5 8 Includes data for Allegheny, annexed in 1907. * Includes 1 horse-drawn hand pump. DESCRIPTION OF GENERAL TABLES. 31 VATEB T0WEE3. HOUSES. AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER MOTOB - PKO- PELLED VEHICLES. ■WAQONS AND OTHER HOBSE- DBAWN VEHICLES. FIRE BOATS. FIRE STATIONS. 1917 1907 1905 1917 1907 1905 1917 1907 1905 1917 1907 1905 1917 1907 1905 1917" 1907 3 62 61 64 7,535 11,718 10,775 948 45 1,124 2,028 1,769 44 30 36 2,733 2,260 23 15 19 4 1 23 14 18 6 24 14 20 5 1 2,825 1711 1,753 883 363 4,323 2,003 2,928 1,766 698 3,881 1,857 2,719 1,644 674 346 165 253 141 43 18 5 14 4 4 250 268 309 200 97 545 378 634 378 193 455 326 501 321 166 26 12 2 3 1 19 9 1 1 24 8 1 2 1 913 440 715 470 185 731 361 573 413 182 GEOUP I.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 500,000 AND OVER IN 1917. 7 1 2 2 4 7 1 4 2 3 6 2 4 2 3 787 652 264 242 274 1,484 674 349 307 398 1,344 641 334 278 385 140 42 17 18 34 5 2 1 2 4 7 32 28 28 50 146 61 26 39 117 128 47 14 35 115 10 6 1 7 4 1 7 5 5 304 168 80 49 96 235 148 64 43 68 1 2 3 4 3 2 2 5 1 2 a 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 130 159 160 179 78 187 250 265 278 131 172 240 213 S259 117 16 41 16 11 11 21 40 26 9 9 52 63 23 20 8 48 21 23 »1S 8 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 37 42 50 61 36 35 29 43 SI 25 R 3 7 q 1 in 1 GROUP II.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 300,000 TO 600,000 IN 1917. 2 2 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 190 243 171 187 131 155 200 148 125 82 79 250 330 217 209 154 158 199 197 246 280 216 190 132 169 190 178 78 86 92 26 26 14 25 5 11 10 10 16 15 8 1 2 1 43 59 38 6 32 5 12 58 6 1 10 68 37 47 22 31 12 14 80 4 11 10 3 2 4 3 3 4 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 GROUP III.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000 IN 1917. 92 97 59 112 67 123 136 42 48 1 44 96 117 80 118 116 138 129 105 58 102 64 45 66 84 62 77 42 77 72 62 62 71 61 70 56 40 62 49 31 64 46 60 47 34 39 52 63 34 38 61 61 55 50 43 69 115 76 117 99 137 130 91 52 82 54 33 56 85 61 77 36 68 64 53 68 66 61 66 66 35 62 48 23 61 42 60 34 33 33 52 60 27 38 58 63 52 48 39 11 5 10 14 7 13 8 11 10 8 6 3 5 5 4 7 6 8 4 1 3 9 7 11 5 4 6 1 2 5 45 24 27 20 3 1 9 10 6 46 36 33 20 12 3 28 6 7 4 7 8 27 3 17 7 7 15 19 16 8 4 3 4 13 4 4 10 16 6 3 11 9 3 10 4 19 34 13 4 10 6 9 5 52 31 31 21 11 4 22 5 4 3 7 5 31 3 16 6 7 4 23 15 8 6 3 10 12 2 7 10 19 5 2 11 8 3 10 4 19 14 13 4 11 2 1 1 37 31 14 26 27 23 27 17 22 17 15 20 21 18 17 17 14 15 13 19 16 12 14 16 15 15 12 11 6 14 13 14 13 12 11 15 14 10 10 15 13 10 15 9 27 28 17 17 27 21 26 14 U 16 10 9 13 18 11 12 8 13 11 15 14 11 10 15 10 9 11 10 4 13 7 14 8 8 9 13 12 7 5 13 12 10 15 9 22 1 1 2 1 i' 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 23 25 26 . 1 1 2 29 an 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 32 33 1 1 1 1 60 42 68 53 8 35 62 28 22 14 22 13 7 16 34 35 36 1 1 1 37 38 7 6 5 6 7 39 1 1 1 40 41 4? 1 43 44 1 1 1 45 52 49 22 26 16 44 40 43 33 60 18 12 1 45 47 1 4 7 1 3 7 12 48 49 4 2 2 3 4 5 3 8 i' 50 61 m i' 1 i' 53 64 1 1 1 i' i' i' 2 8 4 66 57 ::;::::j:::::::: 58 69 1 1 1 69' 4 11 4 4 4 17 62 63 22 14 50 6 1 64 65 i' i i 16 1 66 5 Drawn by motor-propelied hose wagons. 1 Includes 9 drawn by motor-propelled hose wagons. ' Twenty-seven horses owned by volunteer companies. 32 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Table IV— Continued. 67 68 Yonkers, N. Y Schenectady, N. Y. . Kansas City, Kans. . Duluth, Minn Akron, Ohio Norfolk, Va Elizabeth, N. J UticaN. Y Somerville, Mass — Waterbury, Conn. . , Bt. Joseph, Mo Manchester, N. H. . Troy, N. Y Hol>oken, N. J Wilkes-BaiTe, Pa. . . Fort Wayne, Ind... Jacksonville, Fla. . . E vansville, Ind Erie, Pa East St. Louis, 111. . Passaic, N. J Harrisburg, Pa Peoria, 111 Wichita, Kans Bayonne, N. J Soutii Bend, Ind. . . Savannah, Ga Johnstown, Pa Brockton, Mass Sacramento, Cal Terre Haute, Ind. . . Holyoke, Mass Portland, Me AUentown, Pa Springfield, 111 Canton, Ohio Charleston, S. C Chattanooga, Term . Pawtucket. E. I Altoona, Pa Mobile, Ala Atlantic City, N.J. Sioux City, Iowa. . . Little EoctjArk. . . Covington, Ky Saginaw, Mich EocMordjIll Pueblo, Colo New Britain, Conn. Binghamton, N. Y. York, Pa Springfield, Ohio. . . Maiden, Mass Lancaster, Pa Augusta, Ga PUMPmQ EKQIKEa, 19171 Steam. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Gaso- line, 1907 19e5 CHEMICAL ENGINES. 1917 1907 HOSE WAGH)N3, EEELS, AND COMBINATIONS. 1917 1905 GEOUP IV.-GITIES HAVING A POPULATON OF 50.000 TO 100,000 IN 1917. LADDEB THITCKS, AND COMBINATIONS 'WITH LADDER TRUCKS. 1917 1907 3 5 2 2 2 2 « 6 3 3 4 5 ■^ R 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 fi 4 3 4 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 1 1 3 2 3 2 fi 4 2 1 3 3 2 2 4 3 1 2 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 6 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 4 4 2 2 1 2 5 3 2 3 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 3 2 GEOUP v.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 30,000 TO 50,000 IN 1917. Kalamazoo, Mich. . Davenport, Iowa. . Topeka, Kans Salem, Mass Haverhill, Mass Bay City, Mich McKeespbrt, Pa. . . Eacine, Wis Lincoln, Nebr Chelsea, Mass Superior, Wis Macon, Ga Woonsocket, E. I. . Newton, Mass Montgomery, Ala. . Butte, Mont Wheeling, W. Va. . Galveston, Tex — Fitohburg, Mass. . . Chester, Pa Newcastle, Pa Dubuque, Iowa — Knoxville, Tenu... Elmira, N. Y Johet, 111 Auburn, N. Y Quinoy, 111 Tacmton, Mass Oshkosh, Wis Joplin, Mo La Crosse, Wis 51 1 Includes straight pumping engines and pumping engines with combinations. 2 Includes rented stations. 2 Thirty-four horses owned by volunteer companies. * Thirteen horses owned by volunteer companies. DESCRIPTION OF GENERAL TABLES. 33 WATEK T0WEB3. H0E3ES. AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER MOTOR -PRO- PELLED VEHICLES. WAGONS AND OTHER HOESE- DBAWN VEHICLES. FIRE BOATS. riEE STATIONS. 1917 1907 1905 1917 1907 1905 1917 1907 1905 1917 1907 1906 1917 1907 1905 1917! 1907 1 ■6 GROUP IV.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 50,000 TO 100,000 IN 1917. 1 2 2 10 9 23 37 36 27 65 35 40 31 43 41 30 37 52 59 32 33 42 26 43 43 19 24 38 42 22 32 27 44 34 39 27 34 42 42 n 32 22 28 44 22 29 29 48 23 21 14 28 29 29 19 6 32 36 22 17 27 31 32 22 62 35 37 29 32 41 30 36 46 49 24 33 42 22 43 46 20 20 6 38 18 22 23 45 42 36 24 29 41 41 27 32 20 28 28 22 23 21 48 23 21 14 27 23 31 14 22 • 33 32 23 17 28 5 3 4 6 4 4 6 1 4 3 2 4 2 4 2 3 3 4 1 6 12 9 3 21 11 4 8 20 10 5 4 10 14 2 9 5 4 2 12 4 1 2 3 3 3 4 6 2 11 3 6 20 33 4 3 3 6 7 10 2 3 15 7 2 2 8 8 3 1 5 1 3 14 2 3 11 8 3 20 U 3 8 24 10 4 2 12 15 1 8 4 2 2 9 2 2 1 5 2 9 11 9 9 8 S 10 9 8 7 16 10 17 7 7 8 8 12 9 7 8 14 11 S 7 9 7 8 6 11 10 5 13 11 8 8 5 8 6 9 11 7 8 7 8 10 6 6 6 8 8 9 6 5 7 8 9 6 8 7 7 6 7 8 7 13 8 17 6 7 8 6 10 9 5 6 6 10 4 7 8 8 9 7 6 9 6 12 9 8 8 12 S 6 6 8 8 7 5 6 10 6 7 6 8 7 8 3 S 7 «7 1 68 69 9 7? 1 73 20 1 74 76 32 21 6 38 44 62 6 10 34 5 34 26 23 9 7 2 15 9 15 3 5 1 7f 75 1 1 7f 1 1 79 Sf 2 1 81 82 1 K- 84 8,1 3 16 2 86 1 1 87 ■| 2 4 1 3 2 1 1 4 1 3 2 3 3 3 1 1 2 I 1 1 2 6 1 4 8! ! 89 1 31 27 2 19 15 9 9 10 27 17 21 49 21 25 H( 1 3 91 92 1 1 »; 5 6 94 95 5 3 1 3 8 18 9 2 9( 8 3 5 12 18 2 4 3 5 4 10 3 3 11 6 1 2 5 9 3 1 2 1 2 13 2 3 9: 1 1 9> lOf 1 lo: 2 1 1 lOi 1 lu; m w. 1 22- 2 4 27 25 29 4 4 13 17 14 1 4 2 3 1 3 1 Vli 10' 10 11 1 11 u 11 11 2 7 6 11 2 1 2 1 3 2 2 4 1 2 11 11 12 12 9 3 6 12: 12 n 9 8 9 lli 4 1^ 12 GEOUP v.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 30,000 TO 60,000 IN 1917. 26 16 24 25 29 27 32 15 12 20 26 25 24 16 37 32 16 32 26 21 16 19 24 20 22 25 16 28 29 16 8 23 18 21 25 28 28 28 21 12 20 23 28 23 16 40 25 16 34 24 21 is' 1 2 2 J 2 8 4 2 2 10 16 4 1 4 6 6 17 2 6 17 6 3 6 2 14 6 1 13 2 7 6 4 6 7 8 1 7 6 3 2 2 8 3 2 4 1 6 7 5 7 17 6 4 4 2 20 i" 6 8 6 6 7 9 4 6 4 6 7 6 5 10 6 4 9 9 6 7' 3 7 5 6 10 11 4 5 3 6 7 4 4 10 6 3 9 7 6 6 7 6 4 4 6 6 7 8 6 3 129 13U 10 18 13 16 12 4 14 16 12 1 4 3 1 131 132 1 133 1 135 138 1 1 3 5 138 1 140 141 142 11 7 14 2 14 23 18 1 10 13 24 14 2 9 21 11 12 2 io' 1 1 4 1 10 1 2 6 2 5 1 3 6 4 8 145 140 147 148 153 164 165 157 i 24 18 21 20 16 30 29 16 9 23 2 1 1 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 8 8 6 3 168 170 171 1 173 179 1 6 8 1 25 181 182 196 iV 6 5 5 206 t Drawn by combination pumper. » Includes 15 hose and ladder sleighs. ' Includes 2 hose pungs. 43023°— 18- 34 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Table 11. Pumping fire engities. — In this table are presented data showing the number and capacity of the pumping &e engines both in service and in reserve. Wilmington, Del., and Norristown, Pa., reported all equipment as owned by volunteer companies, while McKeesport, Pa., East Orange, N. J., Joplin, Mo., Bellingham, Wash., Danville, HI., Newport, Ky., and Council Bluffs, Iowa, reported no pumping engines of any kind. Steam and gasoline pumping engines both in service and in reserve aggregated 2,372, of which 994, or 41.9 per cent, were motor-propelled. In view of the fact that it is only at a comparatively recent date that motor vehicles came into use, it would appear that very satisfactory strides are being made toward motorizing the fire departments of the various cities. It is worthy of note, however, that some of the larger cities, notably Detroit, Mich., Wilwaukee, Wis., and New Orleans, La., have no motor-propelled steam pumping engines in active service, althoygh all these cities report motor-propeUed gasoline pumping engines. The largest pumping engine, a gasoline engine with a capacity of 1,595 gallons per minute, was reported by New Orleans, La. For a few of the cities steam pumping engines were reported as being equipped with chemical tanks of various sizes. Table 12. CJiemical engines, Tiose wagons, and Tiose reels. — Table 12 shows the number of straight chemical engines, combination hose and chemical wagons, plain hose wagons, and hose reels reported as owned by each city on the last day of its departmental year. Straight chemical engines were reported by 82 cities, the total number being 189 as compared with 274 reported by 111 cities in 1907, a decrease in 10 years of 85, or 31 per cent, in the number of such engines in cities having over 30,000 inhabitants. Of the total number in 1917, 55 engines were re- ported in reserve, 3 being motor-propelled and the other 52 horse-drawn. The total number of hose wagons reported in 1917 was 2,627, divided nearly equally between combination hose and chemical and plain hose wagons, the numbers being 1,414 and 1,213, respectively. Of the combination hose and chemical wagons, 1,292 were reported in service and 122 in reserve, while the number of plain hose wagons in service was reported as 947 and the number in reserve 266. Thirty-seven cities reported 151 hose reels, 93 of which were in service and 58 in reserve. Of those in service, 12 were motor-propeUed and 81 were horse-drawn, 3 of the latter were equipped with chemical tanks. All of the hose reels in reserve were horse-drawn. The data shown in the table indicate that straight chemical engines as well as plain hose wagons and hose reels are being displaced by combination hose and chemical wagons. Table 13. Ladder trucks. — The number of ladder trucks re- ported is shown in this table classified by kinds, also as in service or in reserve, and as motor-pro- pelled or horse-drawn. Of the total number, 566, or slightly more than one- haK, were equipped with aerials, the spring-raising type being the most common. Other kinds of aerials reported were manual, compressed-air, and motor- raising, the different types being named in the order of their importance. Aerials were reported by all cities in Groups I, II, and III and by aU but 19 in Groups IV and V, not including Wihnington, Del., and Norristown, Pa., in which all fire-fighting equipment is owned by volunteer companies instead of by the city. Lengths ranged from 40 feet in New Orleans, La., to 85 feet in a large number of cities, the most common length reported being 75 feet. Under the heading "Other ladder trucks" are included city service trucks not equipped with aerials and a com- paratively small number of combination hose and ladder trucks. Although specific information was not called for in this survey showing whether or not chemical tanks were carried on the ladder trucks, a number of cities reported such chemical equipment and as many as were reported are shown in footnotes. The sizes of these tanks range from 25 gallons to 70 gallons, the largest size being reported for Chicago. Out of 40 cities reporting chemical equipment carried on ladder trucks, 20 cities showed the most popular size in use to be of 35 gallons capacity, while 17 cities showed the capacity to be 40 gallons. It is probable that ladder trucks in many cities not so reporting were also equipped with chemical tanks. Table 14. Fire loots. — Table 14 shows that fire boats were re- ported by only 17 of the 219 cities included in this sur- vey, although nearly one-half of the total number are located on navigable waters. These 17 cities had a total of 44 fire boats, 24 of which were specially constructed so as to make them serviceable for use as ice breakers. The smallest boat, having a displacement of 15 tons, was reported by Wilmington, N. C, and the largest, having a displacement of 450 tons, was reported by Chicago, III. As reported, the total registered horse- power of the 44 boats is 27,422 and the total pumping capacity, 270,350 gallons per minute. The following table shows for each city reported the number of boats, their total displacement, total regis- tered horsepower, and the total capacity of their pumps : DESCRIPTION OF GENERAL TABLES. 35 1 2 3 5 e 7 8 n 12 13 17 19 22 102 111 153 219 Table V New York, N.Y... Chicago, 111 Philaaelphia, Pa... Boston, Mass Cleveland, Ohio Detroit, Mich Baltimore, Md Buflalo, N. Y San Francisco, Cal. Milwaukee, wis. . . Washington, D. C. . Seattle, Wash Portland, Oreg Portland, Me Mobile, Ala Galveston, Tex Wilmington, N. C . . NUMBER OP FIRE BOATS. Total. Con- structed as ice breaker. Total displace- ment (tons). 2,286 2,310 150 (') 221 237 498 431 488 719 130 418 252 47 136 211 15 Total registered or indi cated horse- power. 6,160 4,690 300 1,675 1,000 1,867 1,500 1,565 1,890 2,300 350 1,300 1,700 50 450 800 25 Total capacity ofpumpa (gallons per minute). 73,500 38,500 9,000 15,000 7,600 14,000 15, 700 18,000 9,000 24,000 6,000 15,000 15,000 750 800 7,000 1,500 1 Not reported. In addition to the 1 fire boat reported in Philadel- phia, Pa., there are available for use in fire fighting on the water front of that city 3 police boats, each of which is equipped with a pump having a capacity of 1,200 gallons per minute. In Los Angeles, Cal., 2 fire engines are placed on scows and used for fire fighting along the wharves. The water front in New Orleans, La., has protection from fire by the fire boat under control of the board of commissioners of the port of New Orleans. This boat has a displacement of 160 tons, is of 800 registered horsepower, and has 4 pumps with a combined capac- ity of 2,800 gallons per minute. In New Bedford, Mass., the city has installed fire- fighting equipment on 2 tugs which are privately owned and in daily use but which are available for the city's use in fighting fire in case of need. In addition to the foregoing, in certain cities there are privately-owned boats built and operated prima- rily for other than fire-boat purposes but which carry some fire-fighting equipment and are available for the use of the fire departments in case their services are required. In New York, N. Y., Philadelphia, Pa., Cleveland, Ohio, and San Francisco, Cal., the fire boats can pump directly into the mains of the high-pressure system. Fire-boat pipe lines. — ^A total of 162,025 feet of separate fire-boat pipe lines and 615 hydrants were reported by six cities. The data for New York, N. Y., pertaining to this inquiry were not secured. The length in feet of these pipe fines, classified by diameter of mains, and the number of hydrants in each city are shown in the following table: 4 Table VI CITY. PIPE LINES (LENGTH IN FEET). Hy. drants a Total. 16 in. 12 in. 10 in. 8 in. 6 in. (num- ber). 2 6 7 11 Chicago, III Cleveland, Ohio Detroit, Mich.. Buflalo, N.Y... Milwaukee, Wis. Galveston, Tex. 18,640 11, 691 61,241 15,799 64,304 450 "i,"922' 14,434 8,430 ■i6,'245' 16,799 9,873 ' '7,' 397" 10,732 8,020 2,231 25,830 2,190 41 51 45 215 52 13 153 19,244 32,621 450 2,566 250 2 ' Includes 590 feet of 20-inch mains. The length of fire-boat pipe lines shown for Cleve- land, Ohio, is that of the two lines on the west side of the Cuyahoga River, but the radius of action of the fire boats through pipe lines extends also to the lines of the high-pressure fire mains on the east side of the river. These mains extend to the river and power may be applied by the fire boats as well as by the pumps at the high-pressure station. Separate JiigJi-pressure fire service iy direct statioTiary power. — Separate high-pressure service by duect pump- ing into fire mains was reported by nine cities. These cities had a total of 72 pumps with a combined ca- pacity of 157,848 gallons per minute, the capacities as reported being for a pressure of 300 pounds per square inch in New York, N. Y., 240 pounds in Cleveland, Ohio, 329 pounds in San Francisco, Cal., and 200 pounds in Oakland, Cal., while for the other five cities the pressure was not reported. They also had a total of 6,980 hydrants and 1,858,136 feet, or 351.8 miles, of separate high-pressure mains, of which 4,116 hydrants and 910,652 feet, or 172.5 miles, of mains were in New York, N. Y. The diameter of mains ranged from 24 inches in New York, N. Y., Baltimore, Md., and Rochester, N. Y., to 4 inches in Rochester, N. Y., the most common sizes being 16 inches and 12 inches, each of which was reported by eight of the niae cities, although the number of feet of 12-inch mains in Oakland, Cal., was not reported. The number and capacity of pumps, number of hydrants, and length of mains, classified by their diameter, are shown in the following table : Table VII New York, N.Y. . Philadelphia, Pa.. Cleveland, Ohio... Baltimore, Md San Francisco, Cal Kochester, N. Y... Oakland, Cal Toledo, Ohio Jacksonville, Fla. . Num' ber. Capacity (gallons per minute). 60,000 21,450 10,000 13,770 26,600 9,028 4,000 8,000 5,000 Hy- drants (num- ber). 4,116 889 151 226 907 464 58 67 102 MAINS (LENGTH IN PEET). Total. 910,652 264,000 48,493 46,626 386,340 132,417 22,440 22,625 24,543 24-inch. 49,617 1,275 "2,'646' 20-inoh. 119,224 42,240 5,683 23,404 2,661 18-inch. 79,909 16-inch. 207,476 34,320 5,655 17,052 21,196 4,155 4,825 3,640 14-inch. 75,071 m 12-inch. 465,395 76,669 10,902 126,498 50,165 (') 2,250 13,120 10-inoh. 18,808 28,299 36, 175 22,715 6) 15,550 8-inch. 68,094 110,880 5,918 24,087 22,387 6-inch. 18,718 4-inch. 8,976 ' Not separately reported. 36 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. ^ Besides the foregoing cities which have plants for separate high-pressure service by direct stationary power, there are a mimher of cities in which such plants axe privately owned. More frequently they are main- tained by large manufacturing establishments for whose protection they were built, but in most if not all cases, should emergency require, their facilities would be used to fight fire anywhere within their reach. An ex- ample of such is found in Winston-Salem, N. C, in which there is one plant having f onr pumps with a total capaci- ty of 3,750 gallons per minute, 38 hydrants, and 100 feet of 10-inch, 6,800 feet of 8-iach, and 1,225 feet of 6-inch mains, which is available for use by the city at all times for fighting fires not only on the company's property but on all other property within its fire- fighting radius. In Chicago, 111., there are more than 100 such separate high-pressure plants privately owned, but data relating to pumps, hydrants, and mains of these plants, as weU as similar data for plants in other cities, were not secured. In some cities there were separate fire mains which are not connected with direct stationary power, but wMch carry a greater water pressure than that of mains supplying water for ordinary use. Data relating to this kind of service in the various cities, however, were not secured. Table 15. Fire-alarm sigiml boxes. — Of the 219 cities from which reports were secured, 7— Kansas City, Mo., Kansas City and Wichita, Kans., Lorain, Ohio, Quincy, 111., WiUiamsport, Pa., and Austin, Tex. — reported no fire-alarm signal boxes and 63 reported no private fire-alarm signal boxes. Number of fire alarms. — Of the total number of fixe alarms reported, about 62 per cent were stiU alarms — that is, alarms sent in by telephone or reported by personal calls — and the remaining 38 per cent were dis- tributed among first, second, third, and subsequent and general alarms. General alarms numbering 124 were reported for 44 cities, the largest number, 24, being for Cleveland, Ohio; Augusta, Ga., and Mobile, Ala., each reported 7, and Peoria, 111., reported 6. There appears to be considerable lack of imiformity in the reports of general alarms. The 24 alarms shown in this colxunn for Cleveland, Ohio, are designated by the city as "special alarms," and called out designated companies instead of those that on a regular third alarm would respond according to schedules. Of the total number reported, 10.1 per cent were false alarms. Only 2 cities, Fitchburg and Everett, Mass., reported no false alarms, and 2 others, Indianapohs, Ind., and Stockton, Cal., reported that no record of these data were kept. Of the total number of false alarms re- ported, 5,408, or 29.3 per cent, were reported by New York, N. Y., and Chicago, HI. Another class of alarms is that known as "emer- gency," where firemen respond to calls for assistance in case of accident in the streets, or for other rescue work. Cleveland, Ohio, reported 59 such alarms. This distinction was not called for, however, in the survey preparatory to this report. Property losses from fires. — ^Property losses from fires amounting to $71,842,170, reported by 217 cities, were distributed as follows: On buildmgs, $27,076,484; on contents, $37,480,233; on marine property, $101,312; and on unclassified property, $7,184,141. This does not include losses amounting to $7,000,000, caused by the Black Tom explosion at Jersey City N. J., which occurred during the year reported for that city. For 2 cities, San Francisco, Cal., and Wilmington, Del., the losses by fixes were not reported, and for 26 other cities the property losses from fires on buildings and on contents were not reported separately. Table 16. Payments for expenses of fire departments. — ^Pay- ments for expenses are the expenditures for which no permanent values are received, and include those for personal services employed, materials cons-umed, and property rented. The payments for the general con- duct of fire departments shown in the first column of the table are comparable for the several cities re- ported; while those for water, shown in the second colnmn, represent only the actual payments for water service, whether made to privately owned or munici- pally owned water supply systems. Many cities which operate water supply systems furnish water for fire-fighting purposes without making a charge against the fire department in favor of the water system. For such cities the table shows no costs for water for fire-fighting purposes. The lack of uniformity in this particular renders the data shown in the column * headed "Water" entirely noncomparable, and to a considerable extent interferes with the comparability of the total cost of fire service, which must be arrived at for each city by adding the amounts in the two columns. Where a city furnishes this service through its water supply system, without charge to the fire department, it is evident that a considerable percent- age of the cost of combating fire loss is to be found in the cost of maintenance and operation of the water supply system instead of in the cost of the fire depart- ment. It has been suggested that these figures might be made more comparable by estimating the cost of supplying water in case of cities making no charge for that service, but in view of the fact that there is no standardized basis for making such esti- mates, no such attempt has been made by the Bureau of the Census. UntU such time as the cities them- selves shall agree upon uniformity of practice, the DESCRIPTION OF GENERAL TABLES. 37 census figures showing the total cost of fighting and providing against fire must, therefore, be more or less noncomparable. Payments for outlays of fire departments. — Payments for outlays are the expenditures which represent the cost of properties, including land, buildings and equip- ment, and improvements of a permanent nature which add to the value of the permanent assets, and which for the purposes of this table are reflected in the value of the departmental properties as shown in the fourth and fifth columns of the table. Value of fire-department properties. — The values, as reported to the bureau, of the properties belonging to the fire departments of the several cities are shown in the table in two columns under the headings "Land* and buildings" and "Equipment." Some of these figures are derived from records accurately kept from year to year, wherein are shown the original costs, with additions because of added properties or equip- ment or appreciation in value, together with de- ductions for depreciation due to wear, obsolescence, and loss. Where such accounts are kept, the figures presented are as nearly accurate as they can be made. In many cities, however, no asset accounts are kept and no accurate statement of values based on cost can be secured. In some cases the figures represent carefully miade estimates, while in other cases they may represent figures which, while at one time fairly accurate, have not been sufficiently revised from year to year to render them entirely trustworthy. Some of the valuations of land and buildings are derived from the records of assessors, who, in certain states, are required to place values upon exempt properties as well as upon those which are taxable. In ordinary times, the value of a property may fairly be said to be worth the amount of money that would be required to replace it in its present condition. This rule would, however, yield results far from satisfactory if applied to properties for the year reported. During that year, due to the war in Europe, aU structural material and aU kinds of equipment commanded prices much in excess of those that have been ruling for a number of years. It is beKeved that the valuation shown in the two columns mentioned are arrived at without reference to the unusually high prices now prevailing. Receipts iy public trust funds for pensions. — The first column under this heading shows the amounts received for the purposes of pension funds in the form of taxes collected specifically for this purpose, and in the form of appropriations made by the cities for these funds, the receipts from these two sources being combined in this column. Inafewof thecities,receiptsfrom taxeslevied for pension funds are carried directly to those funds and thus appear as receipts under their original classification as. taxes. A much more common practice, however, is for the city to include in its budget an appropriation for the support of the pension fund, in which case the money may be said to be derived not from a particular source, but in general, from the revenues of the city. In such case they are, of course, largely derived from the general property tax. In the column headed "Assessments" are included amounts received from employees of fire departments for the support of the pension funds. These amovmts are based upon the salaries of the employees of the department who participate in the benefits of the fund. The amount of the individual contribution is usually a certain per cent of his salary. In some cities the amount of the assessment is based upon the grade or rank of the employee. In the latter case, the assess- ments are more or less in proportion to the salaries of the employees. In the columnheaded ' ' Income from funds " is shown, for each city having a pension fund, the amount received by such fund as income from properties, secu- rities, and cash balances belonging to it. It is the usual custom to invest the greater part of cash bal- ances, when in considerable amount, in securities bear- ing a larger rate of interest than can be secured from the moneys on deposit in bank. This practice is com- mon also in the handhng of other classes of trust funds for municipal uses. Such funds, as well as municipal sinking funds, have in many cases the privilege of pur- chasing the securities of the city without payment of premium, and for this reason their assets consist prin- cipally of city securities, which they are allowed to purchase without entering the open market as bidders. The column headed "Donations" includes the amounts representing voluntary contributions to this fund. Some of them are derived from individuals who, from motives actuated by public spirit, wish to add to the efficiency of the fire service, or who wish to express in that way their appreciation of efficient services in extinguishing fire in properties in which they are interested. Another source of receipts of this class is found in the proceeds of entertainments given by employees of the department for the purpose of recruiting the assets of the pension fund. The column headed "Other sources" shows amounts received from sources other than, those named in the preceding columns under the general heading "Re- ceipts by trust funds for pensions." The different sources of theste receipts and the amounts received from each source are shown, by cities, in the statement which follows. 38 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. City num- ber. 150 151 170 173 175 196 197 200 213 CITY AND SOURCE OF REVENUE. NewYork, N. Y Sale ol old material Court fines St. louis, Mo.: Charges— fire department Buffalo, N. Y.-. Sales, etc San Francisco, Cal.: Canceled warrants Milwaukee, Wis.: Services outside city New Orleans, La ,,., Fines Sales and services Profit and loss — bank dividend . ISansas City, Mo.: Charges Indianapolis, Ind.: Witness fees Providence, R. I.: Charges for detailed firemen St. Paul, Minn.: Rents .' Syracuse, N. Y.: Sales and charges Dallas, Tex.: Sale ol junk Trenton, N. J.: Minor sales Hartford, Conn.: Sale of old material Camden, N.J Theater detail Sale of old material Elizabeth, N. J Sale of old material Hydrant fees Troy, N. Y.: Sale of old material Hoboken, N. J.: Sale of old material EvansvUle, Ind.: Witness fees Passaic, N. J.: Sale of old material Bayonne, N. J.: Gain and loss— ^ank failure Chattanooga, Tenn Services outside city Miscellaneous sales West Hoboken, N. J.: Sale of old material East Orange, N. J.: Sale of old material Elmira, N. Y.: Sales and charges Auburn, N.Y Fines Sales and services Niagara Falls, N. Y.: Sales.. JopUn Mo Sale of old fire bell Sale of hose and junk Orange, N. J.: Sales Colorado Springs, Colo Fines Miscellaneous receipts — fees. Madison, Wis.: 517,098 12,786 4,312 376 5,160 250 490 1,926 435 1,384 107 723 1 4,708 95 1,260 104 212 612 50 5 45 583 143 440 291 21 3 43 1,677 1,337 240 238 121 429 74 355 250 404 370 34 399 21 378 Assets of puhlic trust funds for pensions. — The amounts shown in the column headed "Assets of pub- lic trust funds for pensions " represent the value of the accumulations of those funds at the close of the fiscal year reported, whether such accumulations are in the form of properties, securities, or cash. Payments for pensions. — In the column headed "Payments for pensions" are shown the amouhts paid by the several cities as pensions to firemen and their dependents. It wiU be observed that many of the cities pay such pensions even though they have no permanent pension funds. Such cities, when arranged according to procedure in this particular, fall into two classes: (1) Those which make payments to pensioners directly from the general fund of the city, and (2) those which make payments in lump sums from appro- priations for private associations, to be used by them in paying pensions and gratuities to firemen and their dependents. In cities where the practice described in (2) prevails, the appropriation is, in some instances, made from general revenues, but the more common practice provides certain forms of revenue for meeting such appropriations, and the revenue most usually so appropriated is that derived from a tax on foreign insurance companies. In certain cities in the state of New York, a tax of 2 per cent on premiums received by the agents of foreign fire insurance companies is collected by the treasurers of the volunteer fixemen's associations. These associations do not report to the cities in which they are located, but to make the statistics for these cities comparable with those of other cities in the state of New York, the Bureau of the Census secures from the treasurers of such associations the amounts col- lected in the form of taxes on foreign fire insurance companies, and shows it as a revenue receipt of the city and a payment for pensions. In former years this bureau treated funds of the volunteer firemen's associa- tions in New York as public trust funds of the cities, but that form of treatment is now abandoned, except as to the amount of taxes collected by such organiza- . tions, which is treated as above stated. In New Jersey the volunteer firemen's associations receive directly from the state one-half of a 2 per cent tax on the premiums of foreign fire insurance com- panies, the other half going directly to the cities. For the cities of that state this bureau treats the amounts received by the private associations as receipts from revenue and payments for pensions. GENERAL TABLES. Table 1 — YEAR OF INCORPORATION, DATE OF MIDDLE OF FISCAL YEAR REPORTED, POPULATION, AND AREA: 1917. [For a list of the cities arranged alpliabetically by states, witb the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 10.] s CITY. Year of incor- pora- tion as a city. Date of middle of fiscal year. POPULATION. AKEA (ACKE3), JULY 1, 1916. a Estimated as of middle of fiscal year. Decennial census. Total. Land. Water. 3 Apr. 15, 1910. June 1, 1900. Grand total 33,259,769 28,237,771 20,812,625 3,241,121.4 2,999,038.0 242,083.4 Group I 14,293,938 4,261,856 6,922,013 4,312,276 3,479,686 12,296,805 3,650,450 5,784,812 3,580,325 2,925,379 9,296,024 2,771,862 4,060,674 2,536,285 2,147,790 812,719.5 492,499.2 803,672.0 668,875.3 673,365.4 785,656.1 407,148.9 751,304.4 520,544.2 534,384.4 27,063.4 85,350.3 62,367.6 38,331.1 38,971.0 GroupII GroupIII GroupIV GroupV GROUP I.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 500,000 AND OVER IN 1917. New York, N. Y Chicago, 111 Philadelphia, Pa St. Louis, Mo Boston, Mass Cleyeland, Ohio. Detroit, Mich... Baltimore, Md.. Pittsburgh, Pa.. Los Angeles, Cal. 1653 1837 1683 1822 1822 1836 1824 1796 1816 1851 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 Oct. 10,1916 July 31,1916 June 30,1916 Dec. 31,1916 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 Dec. 31,1916 5,602,841 2,497,722 1,709,518 760, 454 757,420 674,073 603,993 589,621 579,090 519,206 4,766,883 2,185,283 1,549,008 687,029 670,585 560,663 465, 766 558, 485 533,905 319, 198 3, 437, 202 1,698,575 1,293,697 575,238 381,768 285,704 508,957 2 451,512 102,479 204,059.0 127,357.8 82,933.0 139,344.7 30,598.0 -33,741.5 30,498.8 20,255.0 26,666.7 217,265.0 189,662.0 123,142.6 81,345.1 39,276.8 27,684.0 33,571.5 30,028.8 19,290.0 25,383.3 216,272.0 GROUP II.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 300,000 TO 500,000 IN 1917. Boflalo.N.Y San Francisco, Cal Milwaukee, wis. . . Cincinnati, Ohio. . Newark, N.J New Orleans, La. . Washington, D. C. Minneapolis, Minn Seattle, Wash JerseyCity, N.J.- Kansas City, Mo . . 1832 1860 1846 1819 1836 1805 1802 1867 1869 1827 1853 Dec. 31,1916 Dec. 31,1916 Jime 30,1916 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 Deo. 31,1916 Jime 30,1916 June 30,1916 May 31,1916 Oct. 17,1916 472,169 467,269 436,535 410,476 408,894 371,747 366,631 363, 454 348,639 305,827 300,215 423,715 416,012 373,857 363,591 347,469 339,075 331,069 301, 408 237, 194 267,779 248,381 352,387 342, 782 285,315 325,902 246,070 287, 104 278,718 202, 718 80,671 206, 433 163,752 26,983.0 29,760.0 16,547.7 45,427.2 14,976.0 169,323.0 44,316.9 34,105.6 60,466.0 12,288.0 38,305.8 24,894.0 26,632.0 16,215.8 45,089.3 14,858.0 125,440.0 38,408.4 32,254.6 37,481.0 8,320.0 37,555.8 GROUP III.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000 IN 1917. Portland, Oreg Indianapolis, Ind Denver, Colo Rochester, N. Y Providence, R.I St. Paul, Minn Louisville, Ey Columbus, Ohio Oakland, Cal Toledo, Ohio Atlanta, Ga Birmingham, Ala. . - Omaha, Nebr Worcester, Mass Richmond, Va Sjrracuse, N. Y Snokane, Wsish , N^ew Haven, Conn . . , Memphis, Term Scranton, Pa Paterson, N.J Grand Rapids, Mich. Fall River, Mass Dayton, Ohio Dallas, Tex San Antonio, Tex — Bridgeport, Conn New Bedford, Mass. . Salt Lake City, Utah Nashville, Term Cambridge, Mass Lowell, Mass Tacoma, Wash Houston, Tex Trenton,N. J Hartford, Conn Beading, Pa Youngstown, Ohio. . . Fort Worth, Tex Camden, N. J Albany, N.Y Sprin^eld, Mass Lynn, Mass Pes Moines, Iowa Lawrence, Mass 1851 1831 1859 1834 1832 1854 1824 1816 1854 1837 1847 1871 1857 1848 1782 1848 1883 1784 1849 1866 1851 1860 1854 1841 1866 1837 1836 1847 1851 1806 1846 1836 1875 1839 1792 1784 1847 1868 1872 1828 1686 1852 1850 1857 1853 May 31 Jime 30, June 30 June 30! Mar. 31, June 30, Feb. 29, June 30, Dec. 31 June 30', June Mar. June May July June June June June June Dec. 31 Sept. 30, June 30, June 30 Oct. 31 Nov. 30, Sept. 30; June 5, June 30, June 30; 30, 3o; 30, 30 3i: Sept. June June June Aug. Sept. June June Dec. June June 30, May 31 June 30, Sept. 30, June 30, 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1918 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 1916 294,385 271,708 260,800 258,959 263,726 207,214 233,650 213,381 218,149 224,326 90,426 169,164 133,859 162,608 176,697 42,432.0 25,284.0 37,600.0 15,329.0 11,701.0 40,294.4 24,798.6 37,085.0 13,910.0 11,363.0 247,232 238,277 2)4,878 202,604 198,117 214,744 223,928 181,511 150,174 168, 497 163,065 204,731 125,660 66,960 131,822 35,481.0 17,164.8 14,311.7 38,561.0 20,218.0 33,388.0 14,348.8 14,154.3 31,591.0 18,165.0 190,558 179,773 165,470 163,081 156,855 154,839 132,685 124,096 145,986 127,628 89,872 38,415 102,555 118,421. 85,060 16,686.0 31,651.2 20,224.0 24,634.0 16,606.6 16,686.0 31,651.2 19,840.0 23,731.0 14,582.6 155,624 160,323 149,685 148,995 146,811 137,249 104, 402 133,605 131,105 129,867 108,374 36, 848 108,027 102,320 102,026 12,165.5 25,120.0 14,340.0 12,719.0 12,508.9 11,665.5 24,819.0 11,460.0 12,352.0 12,361.7 139,477 128,924 128,366 127,224 126,362 125,600 112,571 119,295 116,577 92,104 105,171 87,565 104,863 85,333 42,638 5,357.0 11,200.0 26,156.0 10,637.0 11,202.5 5,157.0 10,880.0 21,723.0 10,061.0 11,087.3 125,658 122,365 117,917 117,399 117,057 96,614 102,054 96,662 92,777 110,364 53,321 70,996 62,442 63,531 80,865 23,040.0 11,428.0 20,873.0 31,842.8 11,829.1 22,860.5 9,330.0 12,206.0 31,142.8 11,674.1 113,309 113,245 112,770 112,384 111,990 104,839 106,294 83,743 78,800 96,815 91,888 94,969 37,714 44,633 73,307 4,180.8 9,098.0 27,920.0 21,226.6 4,903.0 4,014.3 8,308.0 25,168.0 20,994.4 4,490.0 111,383 109,811 108,385 107,079 106,233 98,916 96,071 79,066 73,312 94,638 79,850 78,961 44,885 26,688 75,935 11,073.1 5,672.0 15,960.0 10,768.0 5,030.0 10,162.9 5,664.5 15,760.0 10,663.4 4,475.0 106,003 105,715 102,425 102,211 100,560 100,263 88,926 89,336 86,368 85,892 94,151 62,059 68,513 62,139 62,559 12,225.4 21,180.0 7,248.0 35,309.0 4,577.0 11,924.1 19,980.0 6,943.0 34,423.0 4,185.0 1 Does not include area of Mississippi River. 2 Includes population of territory aimexed smce 1900. 3 Does not include water area comprised in San Francisco Bay and Pacific Ocean. (39) 40 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Table 1. YEAR OF INCORPORATION, DATE OF MIDDLE OF FISCAL TEAR REPORTED, POPULATION, AND AREA: 1917— Continued. [For a list of the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 10.] CITT. Year Of incor- pora- tion as a city. Date of middle of fiscal year. POPtTLATION. AKEA (ACRES), JULY 1, 1916. s a Estimated as of middle of fiscal year. Decennial census. Total. Land. Water. 3 Apr. 15, 1910. June 1, 1900. GROUP IV.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 50,000 TO 100,000 IN 1917. 87 97 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 Yonkers, N. Y 1572 Schenectady, N. Y 1798 Kansas City, Kans 1886 Oklahoma City, Okia 1891 Wilmington, Del 1832 Duluth, Uinn Akron, Ohio Norfolk, Va Elizabeth. N. J '. Utioa,N.Y Somerrille, Mass . . Waterbury, Conn. St. Joseph, Mo Manchester, N. H. Troy.N.Y Hobok6n,N. J.... Wilkes-Barre.Pa.. Fort Wayne, Ind.. Jacksonville, Fla. . E vansville, Ind . . . Erie, Pa East St. Louis, 111.. Passaic, N.J Harrisburg, Pa Peoria, 111 Wichita, Kans Bayoime, N.J South Bend, Ind.. Savannah, Ga Johnstown, Pa Brockton, Mass... Sacramento, Cal... El Paso, Tex Terre Haute, Ind.. Holy oke, Mass.... Portland, Me AUentown. Pa . . , Springfield, 111.., Canton, Ohio Charleston, S. C. Chattanooga, Tenn. . Pawtucket, E.I Berkeley, Cal Altoona, Pa Mobile, Ala Atlantic City, N. J. Sioux City. Iowa. . . Little Rook, Ark... Covington, K Saginaw, Flint, Mich... RockfordjIU. Tampa, Fla. - Pueblo, Colo.. )ii,Ky. , Mich. New Britain, Conn.. San Diego, Cal Binghamton, N. Y. . Yrai.Pa Springfield, Ohio.. Maiden, Mass Lancaster, Pa Augusta, Ga 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 Kalamazoo, Mich Davenport, Iowa. . - Topeka , Kans Safem, Mass Haverhill, Mass Pasadena, Cal Bay City, Mich McKeesport, Pa Huntington, W. Va. Kacine, Wis Lincoln, Nebr Chelsea, Mass Superior, Wis Macon, Ga Muskogee, Okla 1870 1836 1845 1856 1832 1871 1863 1853 1846 1816 1856 1871 1839 1822 1847 1861 1865 1873 1860 1845 1871 1869 1865 1789 1889 1881 1863 1873 1833 1873 1832 1867 1840 1854 1783 1851 1886 1878 1868 1814 1854 1867 1831 1834 1855 1862 1887 1873 1871 1860 1867 1887 1860 1882 1818 1798 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 Dec. 31,1916 Dec. 31,1916 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 Dec. 31,1916 Dec. 31,1916 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 Oct. 17,1916 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 Oct. 31,1916 July 2, 1916 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 July 3, 1916 June 30,1916 Dec. 31,1916 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 Oct. 31,1916 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 May 31,1916 June 30,1916 Sept. 30, 1916 June 30,1916 May 31,1916 Jime 30,1916 June 30,1916 Aug. 31, 1916 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 Mar. 31,1916 June 30,1916 Dec. 31,1916 Juno 30,1916 Mar. 31,1916 June 30,1916 Sept. 30, 1916 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 Dec. 31,1916 Aug. 31, 1916 June 30,1916 Nov. 30, 1916 June 30,1916 Sept. 30, 1916 Jime 30,1916 June 30,1916 Jime 30,1916 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 Nov. 30, 1916 June 30,1916 99,838 99,519 99,437 96,265 94,817 94,495 90,625 90,380 87,760 87, 401 87,039 86,973 85,611 78,283 77,916 77,684 76,780 76,183 76, 101 76,078 76,206 74,708 73,111 72,016 71, 468 70,722 70,663 68,946 68,805 68,629 67,307 66,895 66,095 66,083 66,185 63,867 63,505 61,370 60,862 60,734 69,700 69,411 59,040 68,659 5^976 57,660 57,461 57,343 57, 144 56,055 56,208 66,185 54,871 64, 462 64,192 64, 103 63,973 51,666 61,650 61,155 61,096 50,245 79,803 72,826 82,331 64,205 87,411 78,466 69,067 67,462 73,409 74, 419 77,236 73, 141 77,403 70,063 76,813 70,324 67,105 63,933 57,699 69, 647 66,526 58,547 54,773 64,188 66,960 52,450 56,645 53,684 65,064 66,482 56,878 44,696 39,279 58,157 57,730 58,571 51,913 51,678 50,217 68,833 44,604 51,622 40,434 62, 127 61, 621 46,160 47,828 45,941 53,270 50,610 38,550 46,401 37,782 44,395 43,916 39,678 48,443 44,760 46,921 44,404 47, 227 41,040 47,931 31,682 61,418 10,037 76, 508 62,969 42,728 46,624 62, 130 56,383 61,643 2 51, 139 102,979 56,987 2 75,057 59,364 51, 721 45, 115 28,429 59,007 62,733 29,656 27,777 50, 167 56,100 24,671 32,722 35,999 54,244 36,936 40,063 29,282 15,906 36,673 46,712 50,145 35, 416 34, 169 30,667 55,807 30,164 39,231 13,214 38,973 38, 469 27,838 33, 111 38,307 42,938 42,345 13,103 31,061 16,839 28,167 25,998 17,700 39,647 33,708 38,2.')3 33,664 41,459 39, 441 GROUP V.-CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 30,000 TO 60,000 IN 1917. 1884 1861 1857 1836 1870 1886 1865 1891 1872 1848 1871 1857 1889 1832 Sept. June June June Dec. Dee. June Dec. June Feb. June Mar. June Dec. 30, 1916 30, 1916 30, 1918 30,1916 30,1916 31,1916 31,1916 30, 1916 31, 1916 30, 1916 29, 1916 30, 1916 31,1916 30, 1916 31,1918 49,266 49,013 48,726 48,562 48,477 48,277 48,166 47,621 46,657 46,486 46,386 3 46, 192 46,991 46,757 45,695 ■ Includes 1,460 acres of marsh land. ' Includes population of territory annexed since 1900. 39,437 43, 028 43,684 43,697 44,115 30,201 45,166 42, 694 31,161 38,002 43,973 32,462 40,384 40,666 25,278 24,404 36,264 33,608 35,966 37, 175 9,117 2 40, 747 34,227 11,923 29,102 11,840.0 5,270.1 10,533.8 11,008.0 6,515.0 43,116.8 16,232.0 6,966.6 6,230.0 10,554.0 2,700.0 18,048.0 8,880.0 21,700.0 7,206.4 1,220.0 3,433.5 7,233.0 8,700.0 6,689.0 11,440.0 6,141.2 9,943.8 10,948.0 4,026.0 37,715.2 14,632.0 4,771.8 6,191.0 10,404.0 2,600.0 17,981.0 8,480.0 20,520.0 6,630.4 830.0 3,233.5 7,112.0 6,060,0 6,677.0 4,919.6 7,860.0 2,087.7 5,677.4 6,027.6 4,739.6 7,828.0 2,001.7 3,486.6 6,027.5 12,852.0 3,770.0 9,318.6 4,720.0 3,197.3 12,692.0 2,680.0 9,117.9 4,473.0 2,997.3 13,798.4 8,909.0 6,836.8 5,628,0 14,585.0 13,708.4 8,774.0 5,724.3 5,068.0 13,423.0 14,825.1 3,815.0 5,532.6 5,964.0 3,744.0 13,790.7 3,706.0 5,532.5 5,929.0 2,873.6 4,396.8 6,725.0 10,720.0 2,313.6 11,476.2 4,196.8 5,498.0 5,280.0 2,309.0 8,915.2 2,919.0 28,645.0 10,660.0 3,693.0 8,935.0 2,805.0 28,020.0 10,180.0 3,690.0 8,750.0 7,930.0 6,233.0 7,680.0 7,303.6 7,755.0 6,041.0 5,760.0 7,213.6 8,320.0 50,458.1 6,400.0 2,250.0 8,290.0 50,458.1 6,913.6 2,220.0 7,166.0 3,072.0 2,660.0 6,196.0 7,039.0 3,060.0 2,630.0 6,012.0 6,376.0 6, 627. 5,632.0 5,250.0 22,000.0 8,460.8 7,072.0 2,240.0 7,920.0 3,840,0 » Estimate based on Federal census of 1910 40,169 5,497.0 34,072 1,440.0 31,091 27,000.0 23,272 6,920,0 4,254 6,446.9 and state census (population 43 400.8 128.9 590.0 60.0 '2,489.0 5,285.0 6,625.0 5,312.0 5,100.0 20,600.0 8, 460. 8 90.1 2.0 320.0 150.0 1,500.0 6,316.8 2,236,8 7,892,0 3,750.0 5,497.0 1,260.0 23,400.0 5,865.0 5,446.9 766.2 3.2 28.0 90.0 180.0 3,600.0 56.0 426) of 1915. GENERAL TABLES. 41 Table 1 — YEAR OF INCORPORATION, DATE OF MIDDLE OF FISCAL YEAR REPORTED, POPULATION, AND AREA: 1917— Continued. [For a list ol the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion oi this table, see page 10.] CITY, Year Of incor- pora- tion as a city. Date of middle of fiscal year. POPULATION. AEEA (ACBES), JULY 1, 1916. s Estimated as of middle of fiscal year. Decennial census. Total. Land. Water. o Apr. 15, 1910. June 1, 1900. GROUP v.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 30,000 TO 60,000 IN 1917— Continued. 144 145 14S 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 158 157 15S 159 160 161 162 163 184 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 1S3 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 Woonsooket, R. I. Newton, Uass Montgomery, Ala. Butte, Mont WheeUngiW. Va. Roanoke, Va West Hotoken, N.J. East Orange, N. J Lansing, Mich Galveston , Tex Fitchbure, Mass Chester, Pa Perth Amboy , N . J . New Castle , Pa Lexington, Ky Springfield, Mo. . Hamilton, Ohio. Charlotte, N.C.. Decatur.Ill Dubuquei.Iowa. 1888 1873 1837 1879 1836 1884 1888 1899 1858 1839 1872 1866 1871 1869 1832 1855 1854 1816 1856 1840 Portsmouth, Va 1858 Everett , Mass San Jose, Cal Pittsfleld, Mass Knoxville , Tenn Quincy, Mass Elmira, N. Y JoUet.m New RochelleL N. Y Auburn, N. Y. Cedar Rapids , Iowa. . , Niagara Falls, N. Y... Mount Vernon, N. Y.. Amsterdam , N. Y Lorain, Ohio Quincy, 111 Jamestown, N, "i Taunton, Mass.. Oshkosh, Wis... Waterloo, Iowa. Fresno, Cal Everett, Wash.. Lima, Ohio Jackson, Mich... Stockton, Cal... Shreveport, La.. Austin, Tex Columbia, S. C, Boise, Idaho — Aurora, 111 Williampport, Pa. Waco, Tex Joplin,Mo Orange, N.J Lynchburg, Va. . . Bellingham, Ws(sh Colorado Springs, Colo. Brookllne, Mass Danville, 111 Kenosha, Wis Newport, Ky La Crosse, Wis Council Bluffs, Iowa. . Tulsa, Okla Winston-Salem, N. C. Oeden, Utah Norristown, Pa Stamford, Conn ZanesvlUe, Ohio Madison, wis Waltham, Mass Easton, Pa Charleston, W. Va... Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Newport, R. I Wilmington, N.C.... 1892 1850 1891 1815 1889 1864 1852 1899 1848 1850 1892 1892 1885 1894 1839 1888 1864 1853 1868 1885 1893 1871 1843 1850 1839 1839 1805 1866 1857 1886 1858 1873 1872 1805 1903 1878 1705 1867 1850 1850 1866 1863 1903 1913 1861 1812 1814 1853 1884 1887 1818 1854 1784 1866 June 30,1918 June 30,1916 Dec. 31,1916 Oct. 31,1916 Dec. 31,1918 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 Oct. 31,1916 Aug. 31,1916 May 31,1916 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 June 30,1918 June 30,1918 Dec. 31,1916 June 30,1916 Oct. 31,1916 Oct. 31,1918 Aug. 31,1916 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 May 31,1916 June 30,1916 Mar. 31,1918 June 30,1916 June 30,1918 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 Dec. 31,1916 Sept. 30, 1918 June 30,1916 Oct. 31,1916 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 Oct. 31,1916 Aug. 31,1916 May 31,1916 Mar. 31,1916 Sept. 30, 1916 Dec. 31,1916 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 June 30,1918 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 June 30, 1916 Oct. 31,1918 June 30,1918 June 30,1916 Sept. 30,1918 Dec. 31,1916 June 30,1916 July 31,1916 June 30,1918 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 Oct. 31,1916 Oct. 31,1916 June 30,1916 Jvme 30,1916 Sept. 30, 1918 Deo. 31,1916 Oct. 31,1918 June 30,1916 June 30,1916 July 9, 1916 June 30,1918 June 30,1916 July 31,1916 July 3,1916 Dec. 31,1916 June 30,1918 June 28,1918 Nov. 30,1916 44,360 43,715 43,662 43,636 43,616 43,284 43,139 42,458 42,232 41,994 41,728 41,396 41,186 41, 133 41,097 40,755 40,496 40,135 39,966 39,910 39,661 39,233 38,826 38,629 38,582 38,136 38,120 38,010 37, 759 37,804 37,489 37,353 37,336 37, 103 36,964 36,809 36, 722 36,256 36,944 36,918 35,636 36,486 36,384 35,363 35,358 36,230 34,814 34,611 34,647 34,204 33,809 33,542 33,308 33,080 32,986 32,985 32,971 32,730 32,497 31,995 31,927 31,677 31,672 31,541 31,509 31,404 31,401 30,907 30,863 30,699 30,607 30,633 30,500 30,390 30,105 30,104 38,125 39,806 38, 136 39, 165 41,641 34,874 36,403 34,371 31,229 38,981 37,826 38,637 32, 121 36,280 35,099 36,201 36,279 34,014 31,140 38,494 33,190 33,484 28,946 32,121 36,346 32,642 37,178 34,870 28,867 34,688 32,811 30,446 30,919 31,267 28,883 36,687 31,297 34,269 33,062 28,693 24,892 24,814 30,608 31,433 23,263 28,015 29,860 26,319 17,358 29,807 31,860 28,425 32,073 29,630 29,494 24,298 29,078 27,792 27,871 21,371 30,417 29,292 18,182 22,700 26,680 27,875 25,138 28,026 26,531 27,834 28,523 22,996 27,936 27, 149 25,748 28,204 33,687 30,346 30,470 38,878 21,495 23,094 21,506 16,486 37, 789 31,531 33,988 17,699 28,339 28,369 23,267 23,914 18,091 20,754 38,297 17,427 24,336 21,500 21,766 32,637 23,899 35,672 29,353 14,720 30,345 26,666 19,457 21,228 20,929 16,028 38,262 22,892 31,036 28,284 12,680 12,470 7,838 21,723 25,180 17,506 16,013 22,258 21,108 5,957 24,147 28,767 20,688 26,023 24,141 18,891 11,062 21,085 19,935 16,364 11,606 28,301 28,896 25,802 1,390 13,650 16,313 22,265 15,997 23,538 19,164 23,481 25,238 11,099 24,029 22,441 20,978 6,632.0 11,408.0 4,371.2 3,319.0 2,060.0 4,883.2 546.0 2,516.0 6,400.0 4,989.3 18,163.0 3,000.0 3,997.0 6,916.0 3,210.0 5,039.1 3,460.0 8,192.0 4,289.2 8,320.0 1,680.0 2,311.0 5,549.6 22,900.0 2,561.0 18,000.0 4,747.0 2,520.0 6,496.0 5,440.0 8,397.0 6,970.0 2,694.4 3,750.4 6,235.0 5,225.6 5,456.8 31,264.0 6,446.4 8,687.0 3,913.0 6,400.0 4,972.0 5,760.0 6,212.0 7,020.0 10,581.1 3,981.0 3,040.2 4,420.0 5,011.2 6,660.0 9,068.0 1,400.0 3,059.2 13,287.0 6,306.8 4,363.0 6,400.0 2,740.0 891.0 8,640.1 12,544.0 2,914.9 3, 307. 7 10,648.5 2,265.0 4,480.0 4,239.0 3,928.0 8,678.0 2,335.0 3,820.0 2,029.0 4,185.0 4,150.0 5,532.0 11,106.0 4,371.2 3,319.0 1,345.0 4,815.3 S4«.0 2, .516.0 5,130.0 4,989.3 17,963.0 2,986.0 2,958.0 5,815.0 3,210.0 5,037.1 3,320.0 8,167.0 4,282.6 7,380.0 1,645.0 2,076.0 6,399.6 21,925.0 2,541.0 10,736.0 4,546.0 2,430.0 6,400.0 I 5,390.0 7,909.0 5,900.0 2,644.4 3,484.3 6,115.0 3,799.6 5,396.6 28,320.0 5,036.8 8,287.0 3,913.0 4,480.0 4,937.0 5,663.0 5,141.0 6,720.0 8,282.1 3,831.0 3,030.9 4,246.0 4,537.6 8,440.0 9,068.0 1,400.0 2,924.8 11,996.0 5,305.8 4,327.0 6,000.0 2,720.0 771.0 6,089.6 11,532.8 2,848.5 3,295.0 10,646.5 2,265.0 4,480.0 4,047.0 3,926.8 7,950.0 2,1,90.0 3,520.0 1,782.0 3,958.0 3,534.0 100.0 300.0 705.0 67.9 200.0 15.0 1,039.0 100.0 2.0 140.0 26.0 6.6 960.0 135.0 23.5.0 150.0 975.0 10.0 7,264.0 201.0 90.0 95.0 60.0 488.0 1,070.0 ,50.0 266.1 120.0 1,426.0 69.0 2,944.0 409.6 400.0 1,920.0 35.0 107.0 71.0 300.0 2,279.0 150.0 9.3 175.0 473.6 210.0 134.4 1,291.0 36.0 400.0 20.0 120.0 550.8 1,011.2 66.4 12.7 192.0 1.2 728.0 145.0 300.0 247.0 227.0 616.0 42 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Table 2.— FIRE SERVICE— DATE OF CLOSE OF DEPARTMENTAL YEAR, ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL, DISTRICT ORGANIZATION, NUMBER OF STATIONS, AND NUMBER OF COMPANIES: 1917. [For a list oJ the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 10. Date of close ol departmental year. ADMraiSTKAl'lVt: CONTEOL. DISISICT OKGAKIZ.4.TION. Num- ber of sta- tions. NUMBER OP COMPANIES. a ^ o CITT. Title of official, board, etc. Nimi- berof mem- bers. 1 Num-: ^JF o'l Title of officer in command, dis- tricts. Paid. Vol- un- teer. 3,082 3,790 163 1 913 440 728 519 482 1,017 553 986 646 588 29 1 1 ::::..! IS 47 67 GROUP I.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 500,000 AND OVER IN 1917. New York, N. Y Chicago, 111 Philadelphia, Pa St. Louis, Mo Boston, Mass Cleveland, Ohio. Detroit, Mich Baltimore, Md... Pittsburgh, Pa.. Los Angeles, Cal. Dec. Dec. Dec. Apr. Jan. 31, 1916 31,1916 31,1916 9, 1917 31,1917 Dec. 31,1916 June 30,1917 Dec. 31,1916 Dec. 31,1916 June 30,1917 Fire commissioiier Fire marshal Director of public safety. , Director of public safety.. Fire commissioner Director of public safety Board of fire commissioners . Board of fire commissioners . Director of public safety Board of fire oommissioners . Deputy chief. : Chief of battalion Battalion chief District chief District chief First assistant chief, second assistant chief, and battalion chief. Battalion chief , District engineer , District chief , Assistant chief and battalion chief , 304 302 1158 165 '80 83 49 73 96 93 >37 51 42 60 50 63 61 83 36 44 GROUP II.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 300,000 TO 500,000 IN 1917. Buffalo, N.Y San Francisco, Cal. Milwaukee, Wis . . . Cincinnati, Ohio. . . Newark, N. J New Orleans, La. . Washington, D. C. Minneapolis, Minn Seattle, Wash Jersey City, N. J... Kansas City, Mo. . . June June Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Deo. June 30,1917 30, 1917 31, 1916 31,1916 31, 1916 31, 1916 30,1917 31, 1916 Dec. 31,1916 Nov. 30,1916 Apr. 16,1917 City commissioners Board of fire commissioners Police and fire commissioners , Director of public safety , Board of fire commissioners , Board of fire commissioners , City commissioners Committee of the city council and chief engi- neer. Mayor Director of public safety Board of fire and water commissioners Battalion chief Battalion chief Assistant chief Assistant marshal Battalion chief Assistant engineer Deputy chief and battalion chief Assistant chief engineer and district chief. Assistant chief and battalion chief Battalion chief District chief <55 57 »56 78 37 49 •55 75 •33 39 <55 60 35 39 29 41 34 48 25 29 426 38 GROUP III.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000 IN 1917. Portland, Oreg Indianapolis, Ind. Denver, Colo Rochester, N. Y.. Providence, R.I. . St. Paul, Miim... Louisville, Ky Columbus, Ohio . . Oakland, Cal Toledo, Ohio Atlanta, Ga Birmingham, Ala.. Omaha, Nebr Worcester, Mass... Richmond, Va Syracuse, N. Y Spokane, Wash New Haven, Conn.. Memphis, Tenn Scranton, Pa Paterson, N. J Grand Rapids, Mich.. Fall River, Mass Dayton, Ohio Dallas, Tex San Antonio, Tex Bridgeport, Conn New Bedford, Mass. . . Salt Lake City, Utah. Nashville, Term Cambridge, Mass. Lowell, Mass Tacoma, Wash... Houston, Tex Trenton, N.J Hartford, Conn Reading, Pa Youngstown, Ohio Fort Worth, Tex Camden, N. J Nov. Dee. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Aug. Dec. June 30, 1916 31, 1916 31,1916 31,1916 31. 1916 31,1916 31,1916 31,1916 30. 1917 Dec. 31,1916 Dec. 31,1916 Sept. 30, 1916 Dec. 31,1916 Nov. 30, 1916 Jan. 31,1917 Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. June Apr. Dec. Dec. Apr. May Mar. Dec. Dec. Dec. Mar. Dec. Dec. Dec. Feb. Mar. Dec. Dec. June Dec. 31, 1916 31, 1916 31,1916 31, 1916 31. 1916 30. 1917 30, 1917 31,1916 31. 1916 30. 1917 31, 1917 31,1917 2, 1916 31,1916 31, 1916 31,1917 31,1916 31. 1916 31,1916 28. 1917 31, 1917 31, 1916 31. 1916 30. 1917 31,1916 Commissioner of public affairs Board of pubUc safety Manager of public safety and excise. Commissioner of public safety Board of fire commissioners Commissioner of public safety Board of safety Director of public safety Commissioner of public health and safety.. Director of public safety Board of firemasters Commissioner of public safety Superintendent, fire and water supply ' . Chief engineer Board of file commissioners Commissioner of public safety Commissioner of public safety Board of fire commissioners Police and fire commissioner Director of public safety _ . . Board of police and fire commissioners . City manager » Board of fire commissioners Director, department of safety Police and fire commissioner Police and fire commissioner Board of fire commissioners Committee of city council Commissioner of public safety Commissioner of fire, sprinkling, and build- ing inspection. Chief of fire department Commissioner of fii-e and water Commissioner of public safety Fire commissioner Director of public safety Board of fire commissioners Commissioner of public safety Director of public safety PoHce and fire commissioner Committee of city council Assistant chief and battalion chief.. Assistant chief Deputy chief and assistant chief Battalion chief Battalion chief Assistant chief and district chief.. Assistant chief First assistant chief, second assistant chief, and battahon chief. District chief and deputy chief Battalion chief Deputy chief and battalion chief First assistant engineer and second assist- ant engineer. District chief Captain Assistant chief. Battalion chief . Captain Chief, deputy chief, and district chief. District chief 3 I Assistant engmeer 2 [ Chief £md assistant chief. . 2 I Chief and assistant chief.. 2 Assistant chief and battalion chief.. 2 j Assistant chief [ 3 i Battalion chief ...., > Includes 5 rented. 2 Includes 3 rented. 8 Land for 1 station rented. ' Includes 1 rented. ' Includes 2 owned by state. use donated for fire-boat companies. " Includes 2 rented. ' One of the city commissioners. ' Includes 4 rented. > New charter provides for commissioner of public safety. " Paid men are attached to volunteer companies. 37 41 31 48 14 22 26 36 27 32 23 35 27 30 17 25 22 28 17 44 15 16 20 26 21 27 18 27 17 22 17 21 14 25 15 18 13 17 8 19 21 16 16 12 20 14 17 16 25 16 25 2 15 18 12 15 11 16 6 17 14 16 13 14 14 19 13 23 12 14 11 14 16 19 8 14 10 '7 13 16 10 13 GENERAL TABLES. 43 Table 2.— FIRE SERVICE— DATE OF CLOSE OF DEPARTMENTAL YEAR, ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL, DISTRICT ORGANIZATION, NUMBER OF STATIONS, AND NUMBER OF COMPANIES: 1917— Continued. (For a list of the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 10.] Date of close of departmental year. ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL. Title of ofHcial, board, etc. Num- ber of mem- bers. DISTRICT ORGANIZATION. Num-' berol dis- tricts. Title of Officer in command. Num- ber of sta- tions. NUMBER OP COMPANIES. Paid. GROUP III.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000 IN 1917— Contiaued. Albany, N.Y Springleld, Mass. Lynn, Mass Des Moines, Iowa. Lawrence, Mass . . Oct. 31,1916 Nov. 30,1916 Dec. 31,1916 Mar. 31,1917 Dec. 31,1916 Commissioner of public safety.. Board of fire commissioners Commissioner of public safety. Commissioner of public safety. Director of public safety Battalion chief District chief Deputy chief and battalion chief. 15 15 13 21 10 16 115 22 9 17 GKOUP IV.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 50,000 TO 100,000 IN 1917. YoDiers.N.Y Schenectady, N.Y... Kansas City, Kans . . . Oklahoma City, Okla. Wilmington, Del Duluth, Minn Akron, Ohio Norfolk, Va Elizabeth. N. J. Utica,N.Y Somervllle, Mass. . Waterbury, Conn. . St. Joseph, Mo Manchester, N. H. Troy, N.Y Hoboken, N. J WUkes-Barre, Pa. . Fort Wayne, Ind. . Jacksonville, Fla . . Evansville, Ind. . . Erie, Pa East St. Louis, 111 . Passaic, N.J Harrisburg, Pa Peoria, ni Wichita, Kans. .. Bayoune, N. J South Bend, Ind. Savannah, Ga Johnstown, Pa... Brockton, Mass. . . Sacramento, Cal.- El Paso, Tex Terre Haute, Ind. Holyoke, Mass.. . Portland, Me. Allentown, Pa Springfield, 111 Canton, Ohio Charleston, S. C Chattanooga, Tenn . Pawtucket, K.I — Berkeley, Cal Altoona, Pa Mobile, Ala., Atlantic City, N.J. Sioux City, Iowa... Little Eock, Ark... Covington, Ky Saginaw, Slich Flint, Mich Bookford, 111 Tampa, Fla Pueblo, Colo New Britain, Conn . San Diego, Cal Binghamton, N. Y. York, Pa Springfield, Ohio . . . Maiden, Mass Lancaster, Pa Augusta, Ga Kalamazoo, Mich. Davenport, Iowa . Topeka, Kans Salem, Mass Haverhill, Mass... Pasadena, Cal Bay City, Mich... McKeesport, Pa. Dec. Deo. Deo. Deo. Deo. Dec. Deo. June June Deo. Deo. Nov. Apr. Deo. Dec. 31,1916 31, 1916 31, 1916 31, 1916 81,1916 31,1916 31. 1916 30. 1917 30, 1917 SI, 1916 31, 1916 30. 1916 16. 1917 31, 1916 31, 1916 Apr. 30,1917 Dec. 31,1916 Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. June Dec. Doc. Deo. Apr. Dec. Dec. Dec. Nov. Dec. Mar. Dec. Nov. Deo. Dec. Feb. Deo. Dec. Sept. Dec. June Deo. Sept. Deo. Mar. Dec. Dec. June Mar. Dec. May Dec. Mar. Dec. Dec. Deo. Dec. Deo. Deo. Deo. 31, 1916 31, 1916 31,1916 31,1916 31. 1916 30. 1917 31,1916 31, 1916 31. 1916 30. 1917 31, 1916 31, 1916 31, 1916 30, 1916 31. 1916 31. 1917 31, 1916 30, 1916 31, 1916 31. 1916 28. 1917 31, 1916 31, 1916 30, 1916 31. 1916 30. 1917 31. 1916 30,1916 31,1916 31. 1917 31, 1916 31,1916 30,1917 31,1917 31. 1916 31. 1917 31. 1916 31. 1917 31, 1916 31, 1916 31, 1916 31,1916 31, 1916 31, 1916 31, 1916 Commissioner of public safety. , Commissioner of public safety.. Mayor. Commissioner of public safety. Committee of city council , Commissioner of public safety. Director of public safety Board of control Board of fire commissioners — Commissioner of public safety. Mayor. Board of public safety Chief engineer Board of engineers Commissioner of public safety Director of public safety Superintendent, department of parks and public property. Board of safety Committee of city council Board of public safety Superintendent of public safety Board of police and fire commissioners Commissioner of public safety Commissioner of parks and public property Committee of city coumcil Mayor. Director of public safety Board of safety Committee of city council Commissioner of public safety Committee of city council Commissioner of public health and safety. . Commissioner of police, fire, and buildings . Board of safety ■ Board of fire commissioners , Chief engineer Commissioner of public safety Commissioner of public health and safety. Director of public safety Board of fire masters Commissioner of police and fire Committee of city council Commissioner of public health and safety Commissioner of public safety Commissioner of Ere, health, and sanitation . Director of public safety Commissioner of public safety Committee of city council Commissioner of public safety Commissioner of health and safety Committee of city council Board of police and fire commissioners Committee of city council Commissioner of finance and public safety. . . Board of public safety City council .' Commission of public safety Commission of public safety City manager Fire commissioner Committee of city council . Committee of city council . 10 Chief and assistant chief.. Captain Chief engineer and second assistant chief engineer. Captain Battalion chief Chief engineer and assistant chief. . Captain Assistant chief. Assistant chief. Captain Chief and assistant chief. . Captain . Captain. Chief and district chief. Assistant chief Captain . 19 11 9 10 m 10 9 8 7 16 10 ■17 7 7 Assistant chief. Captain Fire marshal Chief and assistant chief. . Battalion chief. 8 9 7 8 14 11 5 7 9 7 18 6 11 6 10 5 113 11 GROUP v.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 30,000 TO 60,000 IN 1917. Mar. 31,1917 Mar. 31, 1917 Dec. 31,1916 Deo. 31,1916 Dec. 31,1916 June 30,1917 June 30,1917 Dec. 31,1916 June 30, 1917 Dec. 31,1916 137 Huntington, W. Va. 138 Racine, Wis ilnoludes 1 rented. "Volunteers are attached to paid companies. Board of police and fire commissioners Committee of city council Mayor Mayor Commissioner of public safety Commissioner of public safety Committe of city council Mayor - . - Chairman, police and fire Police and fire commission 13 16 13 16 (*) 11 10 12 10 13 11 9 18 15 17 8 7 11 12 15 12 8 8 \. 11 S 12 9 9 10 13 10 16 13 16 11 11 8 8 10 9 10 9 12 12 11 9 10 11 6 R 1 (') '"11 1 "(')' ..... 6 18 14 (') S ' Twelve fire stations owned by volunteer companies. < Paid men are attached to volunteer compa'iies. 6 13 8 9 6 10 16 8 7 8 5 5 9 12 i 7 5 9 6 8 44 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Table 2.-FIRE SERVICE-DATE OF CLOSE OF DEPARTMENTAL T^AEADM^^^^^ DISTRICT ORGANIZATION, NUMBER OF STATIONS, AND NUMBER OF COMPANIES: 1917— Continued. [For a Ust of the cities arranged alphabetieaUy by states, witli the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 10. CITY. Date of close of departmental year. ADMDnSTKATlVJi CONTROL. DISTRICT ORQANIZATION. Num- ber of sta- tions. NUMBER OP COMPANIES. a o Title of official, board, etc. Num- ber of mem- bers. Num- ber of dis- tricts. Title of officer in command. Paid. Vol- un- teer. GROUP V.-CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 30,000 TO 50,000 IN 1917-Continued. Lincoln, Nebr... Chelsea, Mass Superior, Wis.... Macon, Ga Muskogee, Okla. Woonsooket, E. I.. Newton, Mass Montgomery, Ala.. Butte. Mont Wheeling, W.Va.. Roanoke, Va West Hoboken, N. J.. East Orange, N. J Lansing, Mich Galveston, Tex Fitchbure, Mass Chester, Pa Perth Amboy, N.J. . New Castle, Pa , Lexington, Ky , Springfield, Mo.. Pfamilton, Ohio . Charlotte, N.C.. Decatur, 111 Dubuque, Iowa.. Portsmouth, Va.. Everett, Mass San Jose, Cal Pittsfleld, Mass... Knoxvllle,Tenn.. Qulncy, Mass Elmira.N.Y , Joliet.IU , New Eocholle, N. Y . . . Auburn, N. Y. Cedar Rapids, Xowa. . Niagara Falls, N. Y. . Mount Vernon, N. Y. Amsterdam, N. Y Lorain, Ohio Quincy,Ill Jamestown, N, Y.. Taunton, Mass Oshkosh, Wis Waterloo, Iowa Fresno, Cal Everett, Wash Lima, Ohio Jackson, Mich Stockton, Cal Shre veport. La Austin, Tex Columbia, B.C.... Boise, Idaho.. Aurora, III Williamsport, Pa Waco, Tex Joplin, Mo Orange, N. J Lynchburg, Va Bellingham, Wash Colorado Springs, Colo. Brookline , Mass , Danville.Ill , Kenosha, Wis Newport, Ky La (Sosse, Wis Council Bluffs, Iowa.. . Tulsa, Okla Winston-Salem, N. C. Ogden, Utah Norristown , Pa Stamford, Conn ZanesviUe, Ohio Madison, Wis WalthamuMass Easton,Pa Charleston, W. Va Poughkeereie, N. Y. . Newport, E. I Wilmington, N. C Aug. 31,1916 Dec. 31,1916 Sept. 30, 1916 Dec. 31,1916 June 30,1917 Deo. 31,1916 Dec. 31,1916 Dec. 31,1916 Apr. 30,1917 June 30, 1917 Dec. 31,1916 Dec. 31,1916 Dec. 31,1916 Apr. 30,1917 Feb. 28,1917 Nov. 30, 1916 Dec. 31,1916 Doc. 31,1916 Dec. 31,1916 Deo. 31,1916 June Dec. Apr. Apr. Feb. Deo. Dec. Nov, Dec. Sept. Dec. Deo. Dee. Dec. June Mar. Dec. Sept. Dec. Dec. Apr. Feb. Nov. Sept. Mar. June Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. 30, 1917 31. 1916 30. 1917 30, 1917 28, 1917 31,1916 31,1916 30, 1916 31, 1916 30, 1916 31,1916 31,1916 31, 1916 31. 1916 30. 1917 31, 1917 31, 1916 30, 1916 31,1918 31. 1916 30. 1917 28, 1917 30, 1916 30. 1916 31. 1917 30, 1917 31, 1916 31, 1916 31,1916 31, 1916 31,1916 31, 1916 31, 1916 Apr. 30,1917 Dee. 31,1916 Dec. 31,1916 Mar. 31,1917 June 30,1917 Dec. 31,1916 Dec. 31,1916 Dec. 31,1916 Dec. 31,1916 Dec. 31,1916 Apr. 30,1917 Apr. 30,1917 Dec. 31, 1916 Dec. 31,1916 Mar. 31,1917 June 30,1917 30, 1917 31, 1916 31,1916 30, 1916 31, 1916 31,1916 31,1917 31, 1916 Dec. 31,1916 Dec. 31,1916 Dec. 28,1916 May 31,1917 Apr. Dec. Dec. Nov. Dec. Dec. Jan. Dec. Commissioner of public safety . Chief of fire department Mayor Committee of city council Commissioner of pmblicsafety- Chief engineer Chief of fire department . . , Board of publicsafety Committee of city council . Board of control Committee of city council Committee of city council Board of fire commissioners Board of police and fire commissioners . Police and fire commissioner Board of public safety Commissioner of public safety . Committee of city council Commissioner of public safety . Commissioner of publicsafety. Mayor Service director Executive board Commissioner of public health and safety. . Chief of file department City manager Fire commission City manager Committee of city council Commissioner of public safety Chief engineer Board of fire commissioners Commissioner of public health and safety. . Board of fire commissioners Fire commissioner Commissioner of public safety , Chief engineer Fire commissioner , Commissioner of public safety Director of pubUc safety Committee of dty council Fire chief Committee of city coundl Board of police and fire commissioners Committee of city council PoUce and fire commission Commissioner of safety Director of public safety City manager Comnussioner of pubUo health and safety. . . Commissioner of public safety Commissioner of police and public safety Commissioner of fire, garbage.licenses, street lighting, and trees and parks. Commissioner of public safety Police and fire commission Superintendent of public safety Police and fire commissioner Mayor Commissioner of public safety Fire commissioners Mayor Commissioner of public safety Fire commissioner '. Committee of city council Board of police and fire commissioners. Commissioner of public safety Board of police and fire commissioners . . Committee of city council Commissioner of police and fire Chief Mayor Committee of city councU Committee of city council Director of public safety Chief of fire department Chief of fire department Commissioner of public safety City manager Chief engineer ' Chief engineer Councilman Assistant chief and district chief.. Captain - Captain. Captain . Captain . Captain . Captain . Assistant chief. Captain . Captain. Assistant chief and captain. . 4 9 5 6 7 6 2 i) 9 4 7 5 8 10 10 6 7 4 5 1 9 10 1 6 7 4 4 .5 7 a 5 9 9 16 10 ") iii .■i 7 S 7 9 6 8 4 9 7 8 2 4 4 4 6 7 6 6 3 7 8 12 3 6 1 5 8 6 7 '5 5 .i 5 7 (=) 7 6 7 fi 6 16 6 7 (») 9 '6 6 8 8 S 8 6 9 S 10 3 6 8 2 5 6 10 3 4 4 4 5 7 6 7 6 6 7 8 '3 5 4 6 5 6 6 6 8 10 3 7 3 5 6 6 3 3 4 6 7 11 <6 6 3 4 5 3 4 5 8 5 6 4 9 5 2 • 4 3 5 =) 5 M 4 7 8 4 8 .S 8 5 5 6 3 6 7 « 7 h 5 i 6 > Includes 1 rented. 3 Five fire stations owned by volunteer companies. ' Paid men are attached to volunteer companies < Includes 2 rented. s Includes 1 station not in use. « Land for 1 station leased. GENERAL TABLES. 45 Table 3.— NUMBER OP EMPLOYEES PAID PROM FIRE APPROPRIATIONS, AND ACTIVE MEMBERS OP VOLUNTEER FIRE ORGANIZATIONS: 1917. [For a list of the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 11.] * CITY. PAID DEPARTMENT — NUMBER OF EM- PLOYEES. Volun- teer fire or- ganiza- tions— num- ber of active mem- bers. 1 3 a B CITY. PAID DEPARTMENT— NUMBER OF EM- PLOYEES. Volun- teer fire or- .Q a B Total. Regu- lars. Call men. Substi- tutes, super- numer- aries, etc. Civilian em- ployees. • Total. Regu- lars. Call men. Substi- tutes, super- numer- aries, etc. Civilian em- ployees. ganiza- tions— num- ber of active mem- bers. Grand total Groupl 40, 141 35,827 1,312 1,194 1,808 14,472 Group III 9,002 6,239 4,379 8,093 4,598 3,616 260 413 639 469 151 90 180 77 34 6,105 4,829 2,561 15,127 6,394 13,611 5,909 245 239 1,271 246 972 5 Group V Group II . GROUP I.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 500,000 AND OVER IN 1917. New York, N.Y Chicago, 111 Philadelphia, Pa St. Louis, Mo Boston, Mass 5,913 2,060 1,208 821 1,094 5,094 1,943 1,070 817 954 28 819 117 138 885 87 Cleveland, Ohio . Detroit, Mioh Baltimore, Md... Pittsburgh, Pa.. Los Angeles, Cal. 629 920 797 623 753 797 919 641 134 GROUP II.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 300,000 TO 500,000 IN 1917. Buffalo, N.Y San Francisco, Cal. Milwaukee, Wis . . . Cincinnati, Ohio... Newark, N. J New Orleans, La. . 1,007 913 653 608 472 461 815 538 673 445 462 Washington, D.C. Minneapolis, Minn Seattle, Wash Jersey City, N. J... Kansas City, Mo... 503 441 604 443 389 601 411 666 426 20 GROUP ni.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000 IN 1917. Portland, Oreg Indianapolis, Ind — Denver, Colo Rochester, N. Y Providence, R. I St. Paul, Minn Louisville, Ky Columbus, Ohio Oakland, Cal Toledo, Ohio Atlanta, Ga Birmingham, Ala Omaha, Nebr Worcester, Mass Richmond, Va Syracuse, N. Y Spokane, Wash New Haven, Conn. . . Memphis, Tenn Scranton, Pa Paterson^N. J Grand Rapids, Mich. Fall River, Mass Yonkers,N.Y Schenectady, N. Y Kansas City, Kans Oklahoma City, Okla.. Wihnington, Del Duluth, Minn.. Akron, Ohio Norfolk, Va Elizabeth, N. J. Utica.N. Y.... Somerville, Mass... Waterbury, Conn.. St. Joseph, Mo — Manchester, N. H . Troy.N. y Hoboken, N. J Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Fort Wayne, Ind.. 448 365 223 459 337 313 332 275 238 234 232 129 292 235 210 218 151 219 182 172 181 206 143 410 336 215 391 325 305 302 216 227 227 223 124 290 206 210 216 145 1172 167 170 180 190 127 18 170 95 Dayton, Ohio Dallas, Tex San Antonio, Tex Bridgeport, Conn — New Bedford, Mass. . Salt Lake City, Utah Nashville, Tenn Cambridge, Mass Lowell, Mass Tacoma, Wash Houston, Tex Trenton, N. J Hartford, Conn Reading, Pa Youngstown, Ohio.. Fort Worth, Tex Camden, N. J Albany,N. Y Sprin^eld, Mass Lynn, Mass Des Moines, Iowa Lawrence, Mass 174 183 152 171 87 131 136 167 116 161 127 197 »3 95 101 125 197 139 167 127 221 168 170 138 170 107 121 115 138 111 146 116 168 23 92 101 114 193 176 97 122 76 10 18 94 GROUP IV.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 60,000 TO 100,000 IN 1917. 126 122 131 109 113 109 93 92 "3 «3 no 97 101 83 129 116 76 73 126 126 92 77 8,5 84 103 101 189 87 99 82 117 115 68 67 91 91 10 15 102 11 259 325 780 15 50 1,180 Jacksonville, Fla.. Evansville, ind.... Erie, Pa East St. Louis, 111 . Passaic, N.J Harrisburg, Pa... Peoria, 111 Wichita, Kans.... Bayonne, N. J — South Bend, Ind. Savannah, Ga... Johnstown , Pa. . Brockton, Mass.. Sacramento, Cal. El Paso, Tex Terre Haute, Ind. Holyoke, Mass.... 92 92 107 77 53 "26 83 51 78 68 105 56 80 109 58 84 109 91 92 106 77 53 83 61 77 66 105 66 74 78 53 81 99 ■ Includes 3 officers of volunteer companies paid regular salaries by city. • Attached to volunteer companies. 46 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Tablk 3.-NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES PAID FROM FIRE APPROPRIATIONS, AND ACTIVE MEMBERS OF VOLUNTEER FIRE ORGANIZATIONS: 1917— Continued. IFor a Ust of the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 11.] PAID DEPARTMENT — NUMBER OF EM- PLOYEES. Total. Regu- lars. Call men. Substi- tutes, super- numer- aries, etc. Civilian em- ployees. Volun- teer fire or- ganiza- tions — num- ber of active mem- bers. PAID DEPARTMENT— NUMBER OF EM- PLOYEES. Total. Regu- lars. Call men. Substi- tutes, super- numer- aries, etc. Civilian em- ployees. Volun- teer fire or- ganiza- tions— num- ber of active mem- bers. GROUP IV.-CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 50,000 TO 100,000 IN 1917-Continued. Portland, Mc AUentown, Pa Springfield, ni Canton, Ohio Charleston, S. 0... Chattanooga, Tenn Pawtucket, R. I... Berkeley, Cal Altoona, Pa Mobile, Ala Atlantic City, N. J Sioux City, Iowa.. Little Rock, Ark . . Covington, Ky 238 47 89 60 95 90 91 78 72 68 180 52 173 52 48 58 23 30 Saginaw, Mich Flint, Mich Rockford, III Tampa, Fla Pueblo, Colo New Britain, Coim San Diego, Cal Binghamton, N. Y York, Pa Springfield, Ohio.. Maiden, Mass Lancaster, Pa Augusta, Ga 58 41 65 54 54 79 110 58 41 65 54 54 43 103 600 GROUP v.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 30,000 TO 50,000 IN 1917. Kalamazoo, Mich Davenport, Iowa Topeka, Kans Salem, Mass Haverhill, Mass.-. Pasadena, Cal Bay City, Mich McKeesport, Pa Huntington, W. Va. Racine, Wis Lincoln, Nebr Chelsea, Mass Superior, Wis M&coa, Ga Muskogee, Okla Woonsocket, R.I Newton, Mass Montgomery, Ala Butte, Mont Wheeling, W.Va.... Roanoke, Va West Hoboken, N. J, East Orange, N.J... Lansing, Mich Galveston, Tex Fitchburg, Mass Chester, Pa Perth Araboy, N. J. . New Castle, Pa Lexington, Ky Springfield, Mo Hamilton, Ohio Charlotte, N. C Decatur, 111 Dubuque, Iowa Portsmouth, Va Everett, Mass San Jose, Cal Pittsfield, Mass Knoxville, Tenn Quincy, Mass , Elmira, N. Y Joliet,Ill NewRocheUe, N. Y, Auburn, N. Y 51 67 85 96 92 54 57 37 26 43 60 63 60 75 35 80 91 61 53 51 58 30 46 45 84 101 >3 1 13 127 52 41 45 30 39 53 23 56 57 48 74 72 47 39 129 61 113 125 50 41 41 30 39 53 22 34 49 32 42 39 127 15 2 13 1 30 1 400 211 216 60 Cedar Rapids, Iowa. . Niagara Falls, N. Y. . Mount Vernon, N. Y. Amsterdam, N. Y Lorain, Ohio Quincy, 111 Jamestown, N. Y.. Taunton, Mass Oshkosh, Wis Waterloo, Iowa Fresno, Cal Everett, Wash.. Lima, Ohio Jackson, Mich . . Stockton, Cal. . . Shreveport, La . Austin, Tex Columbia, S. C. Boise, Idaho Aurora, 111 Williamsport, Pa. Waco, Tex Joplin, Mo Orange, N. J Lynchburg, Va. . . Bellingham, Wash Colorado Springs, Colo. Brookline, Mass Danville, 111 Kenosha, Wis Newport, Ky La Crosse, Wis Council Bluffs, Iowa.. Tulsa, Okla Winston-Salem, N. C. Ogden. Utah Norristo\vn, Pa Stamford, Conn Zanesville, Ohio Madison, Wis Waltham, Mass Easton, Pa Charleston, W. Va. . . Poughkeepsie, N. Y . Newport, R. I Wilmington, N. C . . . 40 48 126 33 130 47 44 90 40 24 80 35 22 18 51 28 40 18 26 1 1 42 33 33 93 39 31 116 92 37 40 48 126 33 31 44 42 38 40 24 60 26 35 45 42 43 34 44 31 30 26 67 35 35 60 15 39 68 35 22 17 51 27 36 18 26 1 1 39 33 33 23 26 28 115 38 35 425 36 60 150 585 1 Attached to volunteer companies. GENERAL TABLES. 47 Table 4 — PAID PIRE-SEEVIOE EMPLOYEES— OFFICERS OF UNIFORMED OR FIRE-FIGHTING FORCE: 1917. [For a list of tlie cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 13.] Grand total.. Group I... Group n.. Group III. Group rv. Group v.. . Total number.i 7,635 2,305 1,189 1,947 1,243 951 CHIEF OF FIRE DEPART- MENT. Annual salary.2 DEPUTIES, OR AS- SISTANTS TO CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT. Number. Annual salary.a BATTALION CHIEFS. Number. 157 55 50 9 4 Annual salary.2 Number. 972 506 554 436 Annual salary. 2 UEUTENANT3. Number. 3,100 1,090 516 814 424 256 Annual salary. 2 MASTER MECHAN- ICS, OR SUPERIN- TENDENT3 OF MACHINERY OR APPARATUS. Number. 106 Annual salary.2 All other (num- ber) .8 GROUP I.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 500,000 AND OVER IN 1917. New York, N.Y. Chicago, 111 Philadelphia, Pa . St. Louis, Mo Boston, Mass Cleveland, Ohio . Detroit, Mich Baltimore, Md... Pittsburgh, Pa.. Los Angeles, Cal. 796 171 160 168 125 137 130 153 97 $10,000 < 8,000 4,600 4,000 4,500 '4,000 4,000 2,750 4,000 3,000 1 14 51 '1 63 1 1 2 1 1 1 «7,500 4,200 5,500 4,400 3,800 3,000 2,100 3,500 2,600 2,300 3,000 2,000 2,100 $3,300 3,000 2,000 2,000 3,000 2,000 2,400 2,100 1,600 2,000 1,800 $2, 500 2,000 1,400 1,560 2,000 1,456 1,500 1,400 1,200 1,500 1,600 416 167 $2,100 1,680 1,200 1,380 1,800 1,400 1,075 1,320 1,470 $1,800 2,000 2,000 2,000 1,500 2,000 1,740 GROUP II.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 300,000 TO 500,000 IN 1917. Buffalo, N.Y San Francisco, Cal. Milwaukee, Wis . . . Cincinnati, Ohio. . Newark, N. J New Orleans, La . Washington, D. C . , MinneapoUs, Minn.. Seattle, Wash Jersey City, N.J. Kansas City, Mo. 124 168 116 88 124 126 95 $4,600 5,000 4,000 5,000 4,000 3,500 4,104 3,600 3,600 3,200 $3,600 3,600 2,500 2,500 2,000 2,600 3,000 1,800 2,500 2,496 2,232 2,100 1,920 2,850 2,400 2,000 $2,200 2,700 2,300 2,000 2,000 2,040 1,800 2,000 1,800 $1,800 1,860 1,500 1,332 1,600 1,110 1,080 1,600 1,380 1,500 1,440 1,500 1,200 $1,600 1,710 1,188 1,400 960 1,320 1,212 1,380 1,320 1,400 1,080 $2,200 2,000 2,000 1,600 2,000 2,004 1,800 'i'soo GROUP III.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000 IN 1917. Portland, Oreg. Indianapolis, Ind. Denver, Colo Rochester, N. Y.. Providence, R. I.. St. Paul, Minn. Louisville, Ky.. Columbus, Ohio Oakland, Cal . . . Toledo, Ohio . . . Atlanta, Ga. Birmingham, Ala . Omaha, Nebr Worcester, Mass . Richmond, Va . . $3,000 3,200 3,600 3,600 2,600 4,000 3,000 2,750 3,600 2,500 3,600 2,640 3,000 2,800 2,520 3,300 $2, 460 1,800 1,740 2,400 2,100 2,600 2,000 1,600 1,815 1,452 2,400 2,100 2,000 1,600 1,800 1,650 1,600 1,800 1,620 2,100 1,800 1,718 2,200 1,700 83 $2,100 1,820 1,820 1,800 1,320 1,800 1,300 1,800 1,500 Syracuse, N. Y 1 Exclusive of officers permanently detailed or assigned to an organized flre-prevention force. J The Sle sho™ all c^pensatioii as annual, whether reported by the day, week, month, or year. » For details of titles and salaries, see text, page 14. t Official title, "Fire marshal." • Official title, "Assistant fire marshal." $1,680 1,620 1,660 1,500 1,278 1,380 1,440 1,305 1,560 1,440 1,200 1,238 1,620 1,200 1,440 1,320 1,380 1,200 1,278 1,212 1,380 20 $1, 1, I, 1, 1, 1,260 1,200 1,186 1,091 1,260 $1,860 2,000 1,600 1,320 1,800 1,300 1,500 1,278 1,500 1,500 « Official title, "District chief." ' Official title, "Chief of division of fire.' ' Ranks as battahon chief. ■Official title, "District engineer." 48 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Table 4.— PAID FIRE-SERVICE EMPLOYEES— OFFICERS OF UNIFORMED OR FIRE-FIGHTING FORCE: 1917— Contd. [For a list of the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 13.] Total number.! CHIEF OF FIRE DEPAKT- MENT. Annual DEPUTIES, OE AS- SISTANTS TO CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT. Number. Annual salai-y.2 BATTAUON CHIEFS. Number. Annual salary.2 Number. Annual salary. 2 LIEUTENANTS. Number. Annual salary. 2 MASTER MECHAN- ICS, OE SUPEKIN- TENDENTS OF MACHINERT OK APPARATUS. Number. Annual salary.2 All other (num- ber).8 GBOUP III.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000 IN 1917— Continued. Spokane, Wash New Haven, Conn.. Memphis, Term Scranton, Pa.. Paterson, N. J. Grand Rapids, liDoh. . Fall River, Mass Dayton, Ohio Dallas-, Tex San Antonio, Tex. Bridgeport, Coim New Bedford, Mass. . Salt Lake City, Utah. Nashville, Tenn Cambridge, Mass. Lowell, Mass Taooma, Wash. Houston, Tex.. Trenton, N. J... Hartford, Conn. , Reading, Pa Youngstown, Ohio. Fort Worth, Tex. Camden, N. J Albany,N.Y Springfield, Mass. . Lynn, Mass Des Moines, Iowa. Lawrence, Mass . . . Yonters.N. Y Schenectady, N. Y. Kansas City, Kans Oklahoma City, Okla.. Wilmington, Del. Duluth, Minn Akron, Ohio.. Norfolk, Va.. Elizabeth, N. J. Utica,N.Y.... Somervllle, Mass . . Waterbury, Corm. . St. Joseph, Mo Manchester, N. H. Troy,N.Y Hoboken, N. J Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Fort Wayne, Ind.. I $2,700 3,000 2,700 2,000 2,500 3,000 2,500 2,500 2,400 3,600 2,500 3,000 2,800 2,5QQ 2,500 1,920 2,400 2,200 3,000 1,500 2,500 2,400 2,120 3,000 3,000 2,100 2,500 2,200 SI, 800 1,620 1,734 1,800 1,500 1,500 2,000 2,000 2,000 1,500 1,800 1,500 1,290 1,260 1,600 1,350 1,200 2,000 1,700 1,500 1,740 2,100 2,000 1,750 1,500 1,440 1,800 1,380 1,800 2,000 1,870 1,760 500 1,600 1,500 1,440 1,800 1,500 1,720 2,400 1,700 1,665 1,800 SI, 140 1,800 1,500 1,450 750 1,200 1,650 1,520 1,600 1,800 1,600 17 <15 no $1,320 1,626 1,320 1,300 1,278 1,460 1,140 1,140 1,020 1,800 1,256 1,500 1,200 1,400 1,223 1,200 1,200 1,400 1,640 1,380 1,320 1,200 1,200 1,250 1,600 1,400 1,380 1,551 1,369 18 618 $1,200 1,278 1,140 960 1,200 1,186 1,332 1,080 1,050 960 1,600 1,092 1,260 1,200 1,350 1,186 1,140 1,080 990 960 900 1,250 1,430 1,260 1,080 1,020 1,160 1,400 1,350 1,200 1,278 GROUP IV.-CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 60,000 TO 100,000 IN 1917. $3,300 2,350 1,800 1,800 900 2,600 2,500 2,400 2,500 2,070 2,600 2,200 2,400 2,250 2,000 3,000 1,600 1,800 $2,200 1,475 476 375 1,440 1,600 1,200 400 2,100 1,560 1,500 1,333 2,000 1,618 1,800 1,650 1,700 1,800 1,650 2,200 1,200 1,500 1,320 31, 000 1 Exclusive of officers permanently detailed or assigned to an organized fire-prevention force. $1,650 1,200 1,135 1,080 1,200 1,200 1,375 1,123 1,600 1,214 1,550 1,389 1,140 1,150 1,500 1,100 1,170 10 24 10 $1,460 1,076 1,020 1,080 1,110 1,275 1,063 1,138 1,450 1,278 1,080 1,100 206 1,400 "'906' $1,680 1,734 1,500 1,080 1,500 1,600 1,560 1,260 1,260 1,320 2,000 1,456 1,500 1,500 1,300 1,500 1,760 1,440 1,500 1,500 1,600 1,296 1,380 1 $1,200 1,600 1,320 1,460 1,333 1,500 1,080 1,400 1,400 1,200 -jjvAi^iujivu ui uun>uio iiciuiauaiiLij^ uiji^aiicu ui assigueu Lo an orgamzeu nre-prevention force oTnni,i/i o a t t x.' 2 The table shows all compensation as annual, whether reported by the day, week, monthlor ' OfflSaUitle" Marsh 1" ^"'^ assistants' cars, who rank as lieutenants. sFor details of titles and salaries, see text, page 14. ' S?.°5*l''"^'' "Assistant marshal." "" ' " itains who act ai ' "' ' Official title, "District chief.' - Includes^2^captains who act as araimasterV.each receiving SlOO per year additional for such 10 IncludelTfi?ewlrZs iinffi„i 1 •.-..1- ;,„ v- ^^° '*°''^ ^s lieutenants. "Olhoial title, "Second assistant chief and firewarden." GENERAL TABLES. 49 Table 4 — PAID FIRE-SERVICE EMPLOYEES— OFFICERS OF UNIFORMED OR FIRE-FIGHTING FORCE; 1917— Contd. [For a list o( the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a teit discussion ol this table, see page 13.] Total number.' CHIEF or TIBE DEFABT- KENT. Ajmual salary.' DEPXrilES, OR A3- SISTANTS TO CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT. Number. Annual salary.' BATTALION CHIEFS. Number. Aimual salary." Number. Aimual salary.' LIEUTENANTS. Number. Aimual salary.' MASTSB MECHAN- ICS, OB SDPEBIN- TENDENTS OF MACBINEBT OB AFFABATCS. Number. Annual salary.' All other (num- ber).' GROUP IV.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 50,000 TO 100,000 IN 1917— Continued. Jacksonville, Fla. Evansville, Ind . . Erie, Pa EastSt. Louis, 111. Passaic, N.J Harrisburg, Pa Peoria, 111 Wichita, Kans . . . Bayonne, N. J South Bend, Ind . Savannah, Ga Johnstown, Pa.. Brockton, Mass.. Sacramento, Cal . . El Paso, Tex Terre Haute, Ind. Holyoke, Mass.. Portland, Ue. . . Allentown, Fa Springfield, 111 Canton, Ohio Charleston, S. C Chattanooga, Tenn . Pawtuoket, R. I Berkeley, Cal Altoona, Pa Mobile, Ala Atlantic City, N. J. Sioux City, Iowa. . . Little KockjArk. . . Covingtoii, Ky Saginaw, Mich Flint, Mich Rockfordjlll Tampa, Fla Pueblo, Colo New Britain, Conn. San Diego, Cal Binghamton, N. Y. York, Pa Springfield, Ohio. l&lden. Mass Lancaster, Pa Augusta, Ga Kalamazoo, Mich. . Davenport, Iowa. Topeka, Kans... Salem, Mass Haverhill, Mass.. Pasadena, Cal... Bay City, Mich. McKeesport, Pa Huntington, W. Va. $3,870 2,000 3,000 2,000 2,000 1,200 2,000 1,800 2,700 1,700 2,400 2,000 3,000 2,100 2,400 1,800 2,000 2,000 1,575 1,680 1,700 2,300 2,100 1,600 2,400 1,500 2,400 2,500 1,800 1,920 2,400 1,800 2,100 2,000 2,700 1,800 1,800 3,600 1,800 1,200 1,740 1,924 1,500 2,000 $2,070 1,740 1,360 1,500 1,500 1,700 30O 1,500 1,440 1,620 1,470 1,650 1,530 2,000 500 2,100 1,680 1,300 1,750 1,250 1,500 150 1,320 1,350 1,500 1,800 300 1,800 1,200 1,500 1,800 1,220 1,452 1,500 1,140 1,500 1,300 1,800 1,380 600 2,000 1,500 1.200 100 $1,500 1,560 "i,'266 1,500 1,122 1,680 1,600 1,200 10 $1,020 1,080 1,080 1,300 1,050 1,140 1,600 1,130 1,200 1,200 1,600 1,320 1,320 1,188 1,122 1,056 1,150 1,125 1,100 205 1,080 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,320 1,092 990 960 1,400 1,160 1,056 1,080 960 1,320 1,140 1,320 1,140 1,400 1,320 1,260 1,140 1,140 1,313 180 960 $960 984 1,200 1,020 960 1,110 1,400 1,088 1,080 1,104 1,500 1,140 1,134 1,125 1,075 1,050 196 1,140 960 1,100 1,200 1,092 960 1,260 1,080 1,200 1,300 1,140 1,110 1,080 1,253 900 GROUP v.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 30,000 TO 50,000 IN 1917. $1,800 1,800 8 1,800 1,600 2,000 1,800 1,920 1,600 1,500 1,800 91 1 $1,500 1,320 1,140 1,200 1,400 1,320 1,320 1,200 1,438 1,080 1,200 $1,080 $1,600 1,095 1,300 1,500 1,200 1,500 1,680 1,320 1,275 1,125 1,240 1,200 1,320 1,080 1,320 1,230 1,200 1,200 1,417 1,100 Racine, Wis 1 Fwhwive of officers permanently detailed or assigned to an organized flre-prevention force. I f he STe diows aU c^ompensation as annual, whether reported by the day, week, month, o, s For details of titles and salaries, see text, page 14, « Offlcial title, "District chief." 5 One acts as secretary. 43023°— 18-^— 4 12 "2 7 8 7 8 8 5 10 1 9 3 2 3 8 $1,200 1,080 1,080 1,200 1,186 1,200 1,380 1,140 1,343 960 840 1,080 5 $1,020 1 $1,200 5 1 2 4 4 2 5 8 1 2 8 1,020 960 1,150 210 1,140 260 1,140 1,080 1,245 900 1,020 1 1 1,200 • On? acts as assistant fire marshal, or year. ' Department surgeon, with rank of battalion chief. 8 Offlcial title, ' 'Fire marshal." • Oiacial title, "Assistant fire marshal." 10 Also acts as electrician. 50 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Table 4.— PAID FIRE-SERVICE EMPLOYEES— OFFICERS OF UNIFORMED OR FIRE-FIGHTING FORCE: 1917— Contd. [For a iist of the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 13.] 1 s CITY. Total number.! CHIEF OF FCtE DEPAET- MENT. DEPUTIES, OR AS- SISTANT3 TO CHIEF OF FIEE DEPAETMENT. BATTALION CHIEFS. CAPTAINS. UEUTENANTS. MASTEK MECHAN- ICS, OB SUPEEIN- TENDENTS OF MACHINEEY OB APPAEATUS. AU other (num- Annual salary.2 Number. Annual salary.2 Number. Annual salary.2 Number. Annual salary.2 Number. Annual salary.2 Number. Annual salary." ber).» GROUP v.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 30,000 TO 60,000 IN 1917— Continued. 139 Lincoln, Nebr 10 7 16 13 7 19 15 16 6 11 19 5 17 8 20 24 3 $1,800 2,000 2,400 2,100 1,800 1,500 6 2,000 2,220 2,400 2,500 1,600 1,600 2,070 1,800 1,700 8 300 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 $1,320 1,700 1,625 1,440 1,320 1,320 1,350 300 1,500 1,404 1,800 5 2 2 <7 7 5 8 5 7 4 3 7 7 4 7 5 ' 1 8 8 2 $1,200 1,600 225 1,200 1,200 1,140 1,167 1,360 1,080 1,600 1,275 1,165 960 1,350 1,400 1,200 1,800 1,080 1,095 210 3 1 6 2 $960 1,450 1,100 1,200 140 Chelsea, Mass 141 Superior, Wis 1 1 $1,440 1,320 142 Macon, Ga 143 Muskogee, Okla 144 Woonsocket, R.I 8 7 7 1,105 1,300 960 14,') Newton, Mass 1 1,200 14fi Montgomery, Ala 147 Butte, Mont UH Wheeling, W. Va 149 Roanoke, Va 1 960 7 840 1 960 2 11)0 West Hoboken, N. J 161 East Orange, 1^. J 1 1 1 1 82 1,620 1,400 1,200 325 75 6 1,200 3 1 1 162 Lansing, Mich 153 Galveston, Tex 8 7 3 960 1,077 205 154 Fitchbiirg, Mass 2 $275 155 Chester.Pa 166 Perth Amboy, N. J.s 167 New Castle, Pa 16 9 11 9 9 5 15 1 10 12 6 20 11 9 11 1 8 15 9 1,200 2,000 2,000 1,440 1,600 1,500 1,600 1,200 1,700 2,100 1,600 1,600 1,500 1,860 1,600 2,100 1,700 1,600 1,760 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1,080 1,310 1,320 1,020 1,140 1,140 1,200 7 6 4 7 1 3 1 5 1,020 1,080 1,080 1,020 1,080 1,000 1,140 1,020 7 1,020 168 Lexington, Ky 1 1,200 1 1 159 Springfield, Mo 4 1,000 IbU Hamilton, Ohio. 161 Charlotte, N.C 6 162 Decatur,Ill 1B3 Dubuque, Iowa 7 960 104 Portsmouth, Va 165 Everett, Mass 1 1 1 1 10 3 1 1 400 1,600 1,400 1,080 250 1,260 1,140 5 10 2 9 1 5 5 4 1,400 1,080 1,250 1,020 1,200 1,092 1,080 1,012 3 1,200 I6B San Jose, Cal 167 Pittsfield, Mass. 2 8 1 1,160 840 1,100 Ib« Knoxville, Tenn 1 1,020 169 Quincyi Mass 170 ElmirajN.y 1 1,080 1 1,080 171 JoUetilll 5 960 172 173 174 New Eochelle. N. Y Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1 2 1,320 1,430 i 5 6 6 i,i66 1,100 1,060 1,320 1 1,320 6 175 17fi Niagara Falls, N. Y Mmmt Vfimrm NY" 177 178 Amsterdam, N . Y 9 5 9 7 16 17 4 16 13 12 15 9 10 9 10 8 13 7 25 9 9 8 1,400 1,500 1,380 1,400 1,650 1,200 1,500 1,500 1,800 1,380 1,800 2,100 2,100 1,600 1,700 1,800 1,400 1,200 2,100 1,800 1,800 1,620 1 1 3 1,160 u 126 1,004 5' 1 5 1 4 2 1 6 2 3 4 4 5 7 5 12 8 , 4 3 5 6 11 3 5 1 3 2 960' 1,300 832 1,080 1,076 175 900 840 1,020 1,260 1,080 1,140 1,080 1,200 1,200 960 1,140 1,128 1,020 840 1,020 1,020 1,320 1,020 960 840 ;!;!;;;;;; 2 179 180 Quincy, 111 Jamestown, N. Y i 1 i,226 1,160 181 Taunton, Mass Oshkosh, Wis 1 1 1 1 I 2 1 1 1 1 1 1,300 250 960 900 1,200 1,380 1,300 1,200 1,350 1,800 1,500 3 4 7 1,025 163 780 182 183 Waterloo, Iowa 1 184 Fresno, Cal 9 4 4 5 1,200 1,020 1,050 1,080 186 Lima, Ohio 1 1 1 1,080 1,080 1,080 2 187 Jackson, Mich 1 188 Stockton, Cal 189 190 Shreveport, La Austin, Tex 1 1,320 3 192 193 Boise, Idaho Aurora, 111 1 1 1,260 1,200 1,140 i" 1 6 ""'i.'oso' 1,002 960 1 1 1,500 1,140 3 194 Williamsport, Pa 196 1 1 1 i,206 1,200 1,440 1,380 11 3 900 1,000 1 1 1 1 1,200 1,320 1,400 960 197 Orange, N. J 198 Lynchburg, Va 1 • Exclusive of officers permanently detailed or assigned to an organized fire-prevention force. ' The table shows all compensation as annual, whether reported by the day, week, month, or year. ■ For details of titles and salaries, see text, page 14 . * Includes department painter, with rank of captain. ' Receives 8500 additional as wire inspector. e Office vacant through death of chief; salary, $1,800. ' On fire boat. 8 Attached to volunteer companies. ? Officers are volunteers, not paid by the city. 9, fl"'"™®" carried on rolls. Do not always attend fires , " Also paid $1 per hour while engaged in fire flehtine. 12 One acts as assistant chief. GENERAL TABLES. 51 Table 4.— PAID PIRE-SERVICE EMPLOYEES— OFFICERS OF UNIFORMED OR FIRE-FIGHTING FORCE: 1917— Contd. [For a list of the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 13.] Total number.i CHIEF OF FTBE DEPART- MENT. Annual salary.2 DEPUTIES, OK AS- SISTANTS TO CHIEF OF FIRE DEPAKTSTENT. Number. Annual salary.2 BATTALION CmEFS. Number. Annual salary.2 Number. Annual salary.' UEUTENANTS. Number. Annual salary.2 MASTER MECHAN- ICS, OB SUPERIN- TENDENT3 OF MACHINERY R APPARATUS. Number. Annual All other (num- ber)." GROUP v.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 30,000 TO 50,000 IN 1917— Continued. 199 Belllngham, Wash 5 11 12 8 3 3 12 8 13 5 12 1 10 2 7 21 2 9 3 8 12 $1,200 1,800 2,600 1,800 (') 1,200 1,500 1,500 2,000 1,500 1,800 6200 «2,120 1,440 1,500 1,800 1,500 1,860 300 1,800 1,800 1 $1,000 1,380 2,050 1,500 1,260 960 3 8 3 6 2 $960 1,200 1,800 1,200 1,140 20U Colorado Springs, Colo Brookline, Mass 1 $1,140 •ML 7 $1,550 aju Danville, 111 •MS Kenosha, Wis 204 Newport, Zy 1 960 206 La Crosse, Wis 1 4 5 5 1 S 1,080 990 1,020 1,140 840 1,260 1 4 960 930 1 206 Council Bluffs, Iowa 1,080 1,020 207 Tulsa, Okla 5 2 5 1,020 720 1,140 1 1,440 I 208 Winston-Salem, N. C 1 960 1,350 209 Ogden. Utah 210 Norristown, Pa 211 Stamford, Conn 1 1,720 1,260 1,200 225 200 1,080 3 1,380 4 1,260 1 1,380 m. Zanesville, Ohio 213 Madison, Wis 3 8 1,080 135 1 1,080 1 214 Waltham, Ma.ss 6 4 140 130 Easton, Pa ?,1,'i 21 fi Charleston, W. Va 4 1,020 4 960 217 Poughkeepsie, N. Y 1 150 100 1,300 1,200 21 S Newport, E.I Wilmington, N. C 3 1 1,200 1,000 3 919 g 1 Exclusive of officers permanently detailed or assigned to an organized flre-pr^ention force. 2 The table shows all compensation as annual, whether reported by the day, week, month, or year. ' For details of titles and salaries, see text, page 14. ' Office vacant through death of chief; salary, $1,620. 6 Attached to volunteer companies. ° Also acts as Ore marshal. Table 5. -PAID FIRE-SERVICE EMPLOYEES— MEMBERS OF UNIFORMED OR FIRE-FIGHTING FORCE OTHER THAN OFFICERS, CLASSIFIED BY TITLE AND SALARY: 1917. [For a list of the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 15.] a Title. Num- ber.' Annual salary.2 S I Title. Num- ber.! Annual salary.2 Grand total. Group I. . Group n.. New York, N.Y. Chicago, 111.. Philadelphia, Pa. 30,490 11,437 4,926 Group IIL . Group IV.. Group v.. . GROUP I.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 500,000 AND OVER IN 1917. Engineers of steamers . Marine engineers Pilots Firemen Pilots Marine engineers. Assistant engineers.. Marine stokers Pipemen: First class Second class Third class Truckmen: First class Second class Third class Drivers: First class Second class Third class Probationers Engineers Tiller men Drivers Firemen Hose rnen and ladder men.. Driver 'of supply wagon 489 $1,600 4 6 1,600 22 1,500 3,766 10 2,000 11 1,848 118 1,668 119 1,392 19 1,392 5 619 1,371 18 1,155 25 1,056 276 1,371 9 1,155 11 1,056 222 1,371 38 1,155 18 1,056 28 900 6 59 1,200 18 l,2aB 97 1,100 46 1,100 646 1,065 1 1,000 St. Louis, Mo. Boston, Mass.. Cleveland, Ohio. . Engineers Stokers Drivers Pipemen Ladder men Fuel-wagon men. Hospital detail * . . Watchmen Hostlers Fire-boat engineers Engineers Assistant engineers Privates: Over 5 years Fifth year Fourth year Third year Second year First year Probationers, first 6 months. Engineers Pilots Signal service operators.. Signal service linemen. ., Assistant engineers Firemen: First grade Second grade Third grade 6,820 3,913 3,394 > Exclusive of men permanently detailed or assigned to an organized flre-prevention force. . » * j . ^ 2 The table shows all compensation as annual, whether reported by the day, week, month, or year, except as otherwise stated m notes, s Salaries range from $1,000 to $1,400 per annum, number in each grade not reported . < Regular uniformed firemen detailed to hospitals. 52 $1,380 44 1,260 109 1,260 229 1,260 140 1,260 22 1,260 10 960 49 960 2 720 3 1,700 49 1,500 49 1,400 ,504 1,400 40 1,300 VV 1,200 31 1,100 11 1,000 34 900 16 720 39 1,440 ."> 1,308 3 1,308 2 1,308 39 1,290 343 1,218 21 960 31 840 52 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Table 5.— PAID FIRE-SERVICE EMPLOYEES— MEMBERS OP UNIFORMED OR FIRE-FIGHTING FORCE OTHER THAN OFFICERS, CLASSIFIED BY TITLE AND SALARY: 1917— Continued. [For a list of the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 15.] Title. Num- ber.i Annual salary.' H i Title. Num- ber.i Annual salary.i GROUP I.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 500,000 AND OVER IN 1917— Continued. Detroit, Mich. Baltimore, Md . 12 Buffalo, N.Y. San Francisco, Cal . Milwaukee! Wis.. Assistant superintendent of tele- graph. Marine engineers , Engineers Pilots Inspectors of telegraph Inspector of telegrapn Chief fire-alarm operator Fire-alarm operator Instrument man Chief lineman Assistant engineers Apparatus drivers Stokers Fipemen and ladder men: Over 3 years Third year Second year First year Cable man Wlreman Battery man Chiefs driver Hydrant valve repair men Hydrant men Telephone operators Telephone operators Janitor Janitor Storekeeper of telegraph bureau . . . Cadets Substitutes Auto drivers and assistant repair men. Watchmen Lineman Blacksmiths Machinist Machinists Englnemen Telegraph operators 1 $1,600 8 5 1,500 37 1,400 5 1,400 2 1,400 1,200 1,400 1,300 1,300 1,300 37 1,280 69 1,280 8 1,280 170 1,260 133 1,200 76 1,100 24 1,000 9 1 1,200 1 1,200 1 1,200 1 1,200 2 1,200 2 1,200 2 1,200 3 1,100 1 1,200 1 900 1 1,000 52 900 58 900 10 2 900 50 720 1 1,200 2 1,150 1 1,150 4 1,000 40 1,150 6 1,100 Baltimore, Md.— Con Pittsburgh, Pa.. Los Angeles, Cal. Telegraph operators. . , Assistant linemen Battery man Pilots Assistant englnemen.. Woodworker Painters Tiller men Assistant tiller men. . . Drivers Assistant drivers Pipemen Ladder men Stokers Helpers Assistant clerk Probationary firemen. Training-school instructors. Engineers Drivers Drivers of fuel wagons Assistant engineers Hose men and ladder men: Over 4 years Fourth year Third year Second year First year Substitutes Engineers Telephone operators.. Telephone operator. Auto firemen Firemen: Fourth year Third year Second year First year Temporary GROUP II.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 300,000 TO 500,000 IN 1917. Superintendent of horses Storekeeper Marine engineers Pilots Assistant marine engineers Engineers Assistant engineers Firemen: First grade Second grade Third grade Stokers Chau^eurs Substitutes Engineers of fire boats Engineers of fire engines Pilots of fire boats Chief operators Firemen: Third year Second year First year Stokers of fire boats Machine shop man Machine shop man Machinists Engineers Pilots Assistant engineers: Third year and over Second year Firemen on boats, third year and over Fireman , acting Piiremen: Over 5 years Third, tom-th, and fifth years. . First and second years Truckmen: Over 5 years Third, fourth, and fifth years. . First and second years Drivers: O vor 5 years Third, fourth, and fifth years. . First and second years Blacksmiths Painters Wagon makers Harness makers Hose repairer 1 1 3 7 6 32 34 403 15 252 9 2 84 48 4 12 507 49 11 8 1 1 3 34 82,200 1,800 1,400 1,400 1,300 1,300 1,200 1,200 1,080 960 1,100 1,100 864 2,100 1,680 2,100 1,500 1,440 1,320 1,200 1,200 1,500 1,140 1,380 1,380 1,380 1,200 1,100 1,200 1,140 1,140 1,080 960 1,140 1,080 1,140 1,080 960 1,140 1,140 1,140 1,140 1,140 17 Cincinnati, Ohio. Newark, N. J . New Orleans, La. Washington, D. C 4 4 1 4 47 1 2 12 12 55 49 276 108 12 5 1 20 212 16 203 15 31 1 110 50 60 2 1 56 162 85 135 35 33 I Sj°')^iT° °! ™®° permanently detaUed or assiped to an organized fire-prevention force 'Compt^aUonTl2 pe'iTay!"' ™ " ^™™' ^^"'^"^ "'^°'''^ "'' ">' '^^^' ^^ek, month, or Superintendent of fire alarm Engineers Auto engineers Clerks Telegraph operators Stokers Drivers Auto drivers Pipemen Ladder men Hydrant men Hydrant men Linemen Telephone operators '. Battery man Substitutes Inspector of apparatus Carpenter Blacksmith [ Linemen [[][ Operators i " Theater detail " ! ! Privates; First grade Second grade Third grade Fourth grade Janitor Secretary to chief engineer. . Engineers Chaufleur to chief engineer Messenger Stokers Chauffeurs Drivers Tiller men Pipemen Ladder men Hose men [" Towermen Storekeeper Tank men . . ; ^ Engineere Marine engineers Pilots Drivers Assistant drivers Assistant engineers Assistant marine engineers . . year, except as otherwise stated in notes. 1 31 3 2 3 31 90 22 184 72 1 35 1 1 1 5 7 12 245 55 20 18 1 1 31 1 1 29 15 45 12 105 44 36 3 1 7 27 2 2 40 40 27 2 GENERAL TABLES. 53 Table 5.— PAID FIRE-SERVICE EMPLOYEES— MEMBERS OP UNIFORMED OR FIRE-FIGHTING FORCE OTHER THAN OFFICERS, CLASSIFIED BY TITLE AND SALARY: 1917— Continued . [For a list of the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 15.J ■^1 OS Title. Num- ber.! Annual salary.' Title. Num- ber.i GROUP II.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 300,000 TO 500,000 IN 1917— Continued. Washington, D. C. — Con. Minneapolis, Uinn. 19 Seattle, Wash. Portland, Oreg. 23 Indianapolis, Ind. 27 Denver, Colo . Rochester, N. Y.. Providence, R.I. Privates: Class2 Classl Marine firemen, coal passers.. Laborer Hostler Veterinary surgeon . . Engineers Assistant engineers.. Horseshoer Firemen: First grade Second grade... Third grade Candidates 183 44 2 1 1 SI, 140 960 720 600 600 Chief marine engineers . Marine engineers Marine pilots Linemen Lineman's helper Engineers, first grade . . Electrical machinist — 1 1,824 21 1,296 22 1,188 1 1,162 221 1,152 11 1,116 31 1,044 8 840 2 1,600 H 1,380 4 1,380 2 1,380 1 1,020 14 1,380 1 1,320 Seattle, Wash.— Con — 20 21 TerseyCity, N. J. Kansas City, Mo. Firemen: First grade Second grade Third grade Substitutes Stokers Marine stokers Inspectors of hydrants . Supply driver Firemen:' Fourth grade . SeconQ grade.. First grade — Engineers. Assistant engineers.. Firemen: First grade Second grade.... Third grade Substitutes Supernumeraries: First grade Second grade... GROUP III.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000 IN 1917. Chief alarm operator . . . Alarm lineman Alarm linemen Hydrant man Hydrant man Engineers of fire boats. . Engineer of fire boats... Engineer of fire boats... Engineers of fire boats. . Engineers of steamers. . Engineers of steamers . . Engineers of steamers . . Rehef engineers Pilots of fire boats Alarm operators Supply driver Firemen: First grade Second grade Third grade Fourth grade Fifth grade Substitutes Superintendent of telegraph Assistant superintendent of tele- graph. Secretary to chief. Inspectors of cellars Electricians Ctiauffeurs Engineers Tower watchmen Drivers, wagon Alarm telegraph operators Privates: First grade Second grade Substitutes Engineers Assistant engineers.. Firemen: First grade Second grade.... Fourth grade.... Firewardens Clerk to chief Horseshoer Engineers Firemen: Fourth year.. Third year... Second year. First year.... Substitutes 2 7 6 6 2 2 6 1 137 32 31 17 18 31 1 1 1 2 3 23 12 118 13 16 Engineers Assistant engineers. . Firemen: First grade Second grade.... Third grade Fourth grade.... "• p""'. ""- !°S?aTfiremarsiar.::::::::: 1 Exclusive of men permanently detailed or assif J The table shows all compensation as annual, w » Compensation tZ per day. 215 35 14 14 213 4 7 8 23 1 $1,500 1,600 1,320 1,500 1,200 1,500 1,440 1,380 1,320 1,440 1,380 1,320 1,320 1,320 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,120 1,080 1,020 960 960 1,800 1,369 1,369 1,278 1,223 1,223 1,223 1,095 1,095 1,095 1,095 1,004 821 1,260 1,190 1,140 1,080 1,020 960 1,500 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,080 960 840 (») 1,296 1,204 1,204 1,077 931 803 1,320 1,200 28 St. Paul, Minn.— Con... Louisville, Ky. Columbus, Ohio.. Squad men Chauffeurs Drivers Assistant engineers.. Truckmen Pipemen Veterinary surgeon.. Machinists Foreman of repair shop. Hydrant men Painters Engineers Harness makers Blacksmiths Clerk Alarm operators Telephone operators Linemen Battery man Aid to chief engineer . . . Ladder men Drivers Drivers Pipemen Substitutes Stokers Apprentice maclunist. . Tiremen Utility man Laborers Superintendent of construction.. Engineers Assistant engineers Firemen Substitute firemen Substitute firemen Hydrant repair men Oakland, Cal. Toledo, Oliio. Atlanta, Ga.. Engineers Stokers ■ • ■ Hose men, drivers, ladder men, etc. Substitutes Engineers. Firemen. - Secretary and bookkeeper. . . Operator and painter Ladder man and Uueman . . . Ladder man and carpenter. . Ladder man and hose man. . Ladder men and hose men . Ladder men and hose men . Ladder men and hose men . Ladder men and hose men. Steam engineers Auto engmeers Hose man and plumber — Drivers Drivers Driver Chief operator AssistEmt auto engineers — Assistant auto drivers Stokers I Stoker Annual salary.' 343 29 21 20 14 8 2 1 283 47 32 149 33 15 70 ued to an organized fire-prevention force, lether reported by the day, week, month. $1,200 1,080 1,020 1,020 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,300 1,100 1,000 1,140 1,080 1,020 960 840 (=) 1,020 960 $1,206 1,200 1,164 1,164 1,1M 1,161 1,000 5 1,250 1 1,250 2 1,260 4 1,250 22 1 170 2 1,095 2 940 1 900 4 860 3 860 5 860 1 860 1 860 54 860 5S 860 2 625 38 860 30 860 22 780 1 780 2 625 1 625 2 £50 1 1,452 16 1238 16 1,162 lis 1,100 17 1,095 36 ^'SSt 4 900 19 1,660 13 1,404 160 1,404 10 1,401 14 1,200 152 1,080 1 1,800 1 1,320 1 1,320 1 1,320 1 1,200 67 1,080 11 1,020 28 9«0 4 900 7 1,200 6 1,200 1 1,200 7 1,200 It 1,140 1 1,080 1 1,200 t 1,140 ' 1,140 : 1,140 1 1,080 or year, except as otherwise stated in notes. 54 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Table 5 — PAID FIRE-SERVTCE KMPLOYEES— MEMBERS OP UNIFORMED OR EIRE-FIGHTING FORCE OTHER THAN OFFICERS, CLASSIFIED BY TITLE AND SALARY: 1917— Continued. ! ^ [For a list of the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 15.] 5§ Title. Num- ber.! Annual salary.2 o| Title. Nmn- ber.2 Annual salary.2 GROUP ni.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000 IN 1917— Continued. 36 37 39 Atlanta, Ga. — Con.. Birmingham, Ala. Omaha, Nebr Worcester, Mass. , Richmond, Va. Syracuse, N. Y.. Spokane, Wash. 40 New Haven, Conn. Memphis, Temi. Scranton, Pa.. 42 43 44 Paterson, N. J. Grand Rapids, Mich. Fall River, Mass. Hose man and helper Hose man and tinner Ladder man and florist Operators Inspector of hydrants Superintendent of stables. Hostler Substitutes Firemen Supernumeraries . . Senior engineers Junior engineers Drivers, pipemen, and truckmen; Over 2i years 2 years to 2i years IJ years to 2 years 1 year to IJ years 6 months to 1 year First 6 months Firemen: Over 2 years. Second year.. First year Call men Substitutes Enginemen Firemen; Grade AA Grade A Grade B Firemen: Grade Grade First grade... Second grade.. Third grade... Fourth grade.. Tiller men Engineers Firemen; First grade. .. Second grade. - Third grade. . . Substitutes Engineers Lineman Assistant engineers or stokers. Hose men and ladder men: First grade Second grade Third grade Substitutes Operators and telephone men . Electrician Electrician [', Engineers Privates: First class Second class Telephone operator Telephone operators Substitutes Engineers Inspector of hydrants. Firemen; First grade Second grade Third grade Substitute Engineers Privates: First grade Second grade. . . Third grade Engineers Squad men Sqimdmen Drivers Drivers Ladder men Ladder men Pipemen Assistant engineers.. Firemen: First grade Second grade Third grade Call men 90 5 5 5 153 17 17 3 U 19 126 10 10 IS 5 1 53 112 SI, 140 1,140 1,140 1,080 1,080 1,080 1,080 600 1,080 1,080 1,140 1,110 1,020 960 900 840 780 720 1,095 1,004 912 260 P) 1,191 1,125 1,092 1,019 1,380 1,200 1,140 1,080 1,020 960 1,200 1,320 1,140 1,080 1,020 1,020 7 1,369 1 1,369 8 1,278 98 1,186 3 1,095 1,004 46 (h 4 1,186 1 1,320 1 1,020 13 1,200 qq 1,020 R 900 1 960 ■> 900 15 C) 8 1,020 1 960 45 960 17 900 51 840 1 n 9 1,175 ()■> 1,150 40 960 1 840 1"' 1,278 ,\ 1,095 S 1,004 1'' 1,095 fS 1,004 •'0 1,095 ^^ 1,004 6'' 1,004 12 1,004 75 1,241 1 1,058 13 967 12 125 Dasrton, Ohio. Dallas, Te-K. . . San Antonio, Tex. 48 49 60 51 53 Bridgeport, Conn. New Bedford, Mass . Salt Lake City, Utah... Nashville, Tenn.. Cambridge, Mass.. Lowell, Mass. 54 Tacoma, Wash. Houston, Tex. • Exclusive of men permanently detailed or assigned to an organized flre-prevention force 2 The table shows all compensation as annual, whether reported by the day, week month nr vAor o■r,.n,^t 3 Compensation, II per call < Compensation, 50 cents per hour .^' ' ™ComneSion ^2 , Engineers Firemen, mechanics.. Firemen Operators Firemen: First class Second class Third class Fourth class Department painter.. Engineers Chaufleurs Assistant chauffeurs.. Pipemen Tiller man Ladder men Assistant engineers.. . Drivers Relief men Substitutes Clerk to board of fire commission- ers. Engineers Machinists Inspector of hydrants Firemen: Third year Second year First year Fire-alarm operators Engineers Deputy engineer Mechanicians Chaufleurs Firemen; First grade Second grade Third grade Lineman , Call men ^ Firemen: Inspector Inspector First grade Second grade Third grade Engineers Firemen ■ * ' Supernumeraries Engineers Assistant engineers Privates; Over 2 years Second year First year '.'. Call men Electrician Engineers Lineman Lineman Protective men Hose men Ladder men Chaufleurs and drivers . Call men; Assistant engineer. . Hose men Ladder men Lineman Engineers Stokers Drivers Chaufleurs .'. Tiller men 1 i !!!!!!!!! ! Hose men and ladder men..li Engineer Engineers Engineer and veterinarian"...! Ladder man and blacksmith Chaufleurs Ladder men ]"!""" Ladder men '.'.'.'.'.". Ladder man ". Ladder man ].]]!!]!!!!'"" Ladder man ] ] Pipemen Pipemen Pipemen Pipemen Pipemen Pipemen 113 2 103 13 5 13 1 5 10 9 25 1 5 6 16 20 12 SI, 140 1,140 1,020 1,050 1,020 . - , r — otherwise stated in notes Compensation, S2 per day. 8 Compensation, $3 per day. GENERAL TABLES. 55 Table 5 — PAID FIRK-SERVICE EMPLOYEES— MEMBERS OP UNIFORMED OR FIRE-FIGHTING FORCE OTHER THAN OFFICERS, CLASSIFIED BY TITLE AND SALARY: 1917— Continued. [For a list of the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 15.] Title. Num- ber.! Annual salary.2 Title. GROUP III.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000 IN 1917— Continued. 65 56 Houston, Tex.— Con... Trenton, N. J. Hartford, Corm . Beading, Pa.' Youngstown, OMo. Fort Worth, Tex.. Camden, N. J . Drivers Drivers Driver Driver Stokers Stokers Stoker Water director. Watchman Watchmen Watchmen Substitutes Engineers Firemen: Eighth grade... Seventh grade. Sixth grade Fifth grade Fourth grade . . Third grade Second grade... First grade Substitutes Engineers Linemen Privates: Over 1 year. First year. . . Substitutes Engineers Inspector Assistant engineers. . Firemen Firemen: First class Second class. Third class. . . Fourth class . Engineers. Stokers 5 S990 61 17 960 1 900 1 780 2 990 2 960 1 900 1 990 1 990 i 870 62 6 780 13 780 6 1,300 24 1,200 4 1,150 1 1,100 10 1,050 22 1,000 63 4 927 3 860 13 724 2 724 7 1,485 2 1,320 64 105 1,320 13 1,165 27 1,155 65 11 1,380 1 1,380 8 1,260 46 1,200 66 37 1,020 7 960 8 900 14 840 10 1,200 8 1,080 Camden, N. J.— Con. . . Albany, N. Y. Springfield, Mass. . Lynn, Mass . Des Moines, Iowa. Lawrence, Mass. Num- ber.! Tiller man Tiller man Drivers Drivers Drivers Ladder men Clerk to chief Hose men Operators Engineers Linemen Stokers Battery man Hose men and ladder men: First grade Second grade Third grade Engineers of pumping engines. Operators and linemen Hose men and ladder men: Grade A GradeB Grade C Call men Engineers Firemen Call men: Stokers Firemen Substitutes Firemen: First class Second class Third class Hose men Ladder men Drivers Call men: Engineers. Hose men and ladder men Substitutes 3 12 2 11 1 95 26 5 6 101 8 14 3 12 58 2 49 18 GROUP IV.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 50,000 TO 100,000 IN 1917. 70 72 Yonkers.N. Y. Schenectady, N. Y. Kansas City, Kans. Oklahoma-City, Okla. Wilmington, Del. ' . Duluth, Minn Firemen Firemen Firemen Operators Firemen: Over IJ years 6 months to 1^ years. First 6 months Substitutes Blacksmith Blacksmith's helper. , Chauffeurs Firemen Firemen Firemen Firemen Firemen Substitutes Secretary Electrician Operators Firemen: First grade — Second grade. Third grade... Supply driver Chauffeurs: Class A ClassB Class C Engineers Stokers Firewarden Plpemen, drivers, and truckmen . . Pipemen, drivers, and truoJonen . . Pipemen, drivers, and truckmen.. Substitute Sl,200 1,000 900 1,075 1,075 900 800 m 1,200 1,080 1,020 1,020 960 900 840 780 780 1,200 1,140 1,020 1,020 900 780 720 1,170 1,140 1,080 1,140 1,080 1,080 1,050 1,020 900 720 74 77 Akron, Ohio. Norfolk, Va. Elizabeth, N.J. Utica, N. Y. Somerville, Mass. Waterbury, Coim . Linemen Engineers Assistant engineers. . Firemen Cadets Call men Substitutes Engineers. Drivers Hose men. . Hose men. . Engineers Drivers Hose men: First grade. . Third grade. Tiller men Ladder men: First grade. . Third grade. Utility men Engineers Lineman Firemen: First grade Second grade.. Third grade... Assistant engmemen . Privates: Fifth year Fourth year Third year Second year First year Call men Superintendent of fire alarm. Engineers Hose men 1 Exclusive of men permanently detailed or assigned to an organized fire-prevention force , , , . 2 The table shows all compensation as annual, whether reported by the day, week, month, or year, except as otherwise stated m notes. 3 Volunteerfire service. ? Compensation, S2 per day. i Paid by men for whom substituting. ' Compensation, 40 cents per hour. ' Compensation, $1 for first hour and SO cents for each hour thereafter. 56 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMEFTS. Table 5 — PAID FIRE-SERVICE EMPLOYEES— MEMBERS OP UNIFORMED OR FIRE-FIGHTING FORCE OTHER THAN OFFICERS, CLASSIFIED BY TITLE AND SALARY: 1917— Continued . [For a list ol the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 15. 2"^ ■SB Title. Num- ber.' Annual salary.* £•■2 Title. GROUP IV.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 50,000 TO 100,000 IN 1917— Continued. 78 79 80 Waterbury, Conn.— Con. St. Joseph, Mo. Manchester, N. H. 87 Troy, N. Y Hoboken, N.J. *Wilke.s-Barre, Pa. Fort Wayne, Ind.. Jacksonville, Fla. Evansville, Ind . Krie, Pa GO 92 East St. Louis, III.. Passaic, N.J. Harrisburg, Pa. . Peoria, III Wichita, Kans . Bayonne, N. J . Ladder men. Operators Clerk Linemen Firemen: First grade Second grade.. Tliird grade... Fourth grade. Engineers of steamers. , . Fire-alarm operators Firemen: Third year First year Call men: Clerks of companies . Firemen Eiigineers. Privates . . , Engineers Chauffeurs... Tiller men... Stoker Hose men Hose men Ladder men . Ladder men.. Electrician. . . Firemen Firemen: First grade.... Second grade.. Third grade. . . Engineers. Private Private Privates . . Privates... Private... Privates... Privates... Inspector . . Engineers. Firemen.., Engineers Refief engineers Assistant engineers ! Pipemen and ladder men . Call man Chauffeurs Assistant chauffer.. Engineers Firemen: First class Second class Third class Watehman Operators Firemen: Over 3 years Third year Fii-st and second .years . Drivers Engineer Engineer "!!^!! Hose men, truckmen, and drivers Relief men Substitute Firemen first class Firemen; First class Second class.. Third class... Probationers Engineers Tiller men . . , Drivers Ladder men. Hose men Hose man Hose men 22 $1,186 1,188 1,186 1,157 1,000 960 900 780 1,100 1,050 1,050 850 206 196 1,020 840 1,400 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,300 900 1,300 900 1,260 1,000 960 900 840 1,320 1,320 1,230 1,140 1,050 990 900 800 1,140 1,010 912 1,080 1,080 900 900 300 1,140 1,020 1,020 900 840 720 1,150 1,100 1,000 900 780 1,140 1,050 960 900 900 900 1,080 1,020 870 780 1,400 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,100 1,000 South Bend, Ind. Savannah, Ga. Firemen: Overlyear 6 months to 1 year. First 6 months Substitutes Johnstown, Pa. Brockton, Mass . 98 Sacramento, Cal . 99 EI Paso, Tex.. 100 101 102 Terre Haute, Ind . Superintendent of flre alarm Assistant superintendent of fire alarm. Electrical inspector Engineers Firemen Firemen Firemen Firemen Firemen Firemen Lineman Firemen: Over 6 years Fifth and sixth years... Fourth year Third year First and second years . Firemen: Over 5years Fifth year Fourth year Third year First and second years . Firemen: Third grade. First grade. . Holyoke, Mass. Portland, Me. Allentown, Pa. Springfield, 111. Engineers Ladder man Ladder man Drivers Drivers Drivers Pipemen Pipemen Assistant engineers.. Substitute Engineers... Engineer Inspector... Firemen Firemen Firemen Firemen Firemen Substitutes . Firemen: First grade Second grade.. Third grade... Fourth grade.. Fifth grade... Call men: Engineers Engineers: First grade.... Second grade.. Privates: First grade Second grade.. Third grade... Fourth grade.. Call men Supernumeraries. . Substitutes Electrician.. Engineers... Drivers Tiller men . . Pipemen Substitutes. Engineers Assistant engineers. . Auto driver Auto driver Drivers Tiller man Ladder men Pipemen 1 Exclusive of men permanently detailed or assigned to an or?aniVp,i fim r.>«„™( ■_ , 2 The table shovi-s all compensation as annual, Xtherrlm?tidhv?h«l;lT°,'''°° ^°\°^- > Receive the same rate of compensation as m'eu f or whom substituttal ^' '*' fp"'."' ?' ^^*''' ' One-half of salary paid by police department suDstitutmg. 6 Part of salary, a Compensation except otherwise stated in notes. S600, paid by police department. U per call. Nnm- ber.i Annual salary." $900 780 720 m '1,800 '1,500 1,500 1,200 1,080 1,020 960 900 840 780 900 1,020 984 960 900 840 1,450 1,400 1,200 1,100 1,000 1,320 1,080 1,260 1,080 1,020 1,080 1,020 900 1,020 900 1,020 900 1,188 1,122 1,140 1,140 1,080 960 900 840 (') 1,100 1,025 950 875 800 300 1,075 1,050 1,025 975 960 922 190 25 « 1,298 1,009 (') 1,080 1,020 1,020 990 900 900 900 900 GENERAL TABLES. 57 Table 6— PAID FIEE-SERVICE EMPLOYEES-MEMBERS OF UNIFORMED OR FIRE-FIGHTING FORCE OTHER THAN OFFICERS, CLASSIFIED BY TITLE AND SALARY: 1917— Continued. or a list ot the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 15.1 31 105 IOC 107 108 109 110 111 112 Canton, Ohio Charleston, S. C. Chattanooga, Tenn. Pawtucket, E. I. Berkeley, Cal Altoona, Pa.. 113 114 IIS Mobile, Ala AtlanticCity, N. J. Sioux City, Iowa. Little Kock, Ark. . Covington, Ey — Saginaw, Mich Title. Num- ber.! Annual salary.2 Title. GROUP IV.-CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 50,000 TO 100,000 IN 1917-Continuod. Firemen Substitutes . Firemen: First grade Second grade.. Third grade... Fourth grade. Electrician Electrician Drivers Helpers Call men Substitutes Fire-alarm man Engineers Firemen Firemen Firemen Firemen Assistant flre-alarm man . Supernumeraries Privates Call men Firemen: Over two years . Second year First year Substitutes Belief men Drivers: Engine Engine Hose drivers and chauffeurs: Over 4 years Second and third years. . . First year Fipemen and ladder men: Over 4 years Second and third years. . . First year Call men Privates Supernumeraries Engineers Engineers, hose men, and tiller men: Over 9 years Ninth year , Eighth year Seventh year Sixth year Fifth year Fourth year Third year First and second years Firemen: First class Second class Third class Fourth class Engineers Lineman Drivers Ladder men and hose men Ladder men and hose men Electrician Engineers Ladder men, pipemen, and drivers Substitutes Lineman Chaufleurs Chauffeurs Assistant chauffeur.., Assistant chauffeurs . SI, 080 840 1,020 1,000 900 900 1,000 630 600 500 300 « 1,800 1,140 960 900 840 810 900 780 1,000 730 1,200 1,080 9G0 960 1,092 864 792 864 792 240 960 720 1,260 1,200 1,104 1,116 1,060 1,030 990 900 930 900 1,020 960 900 840 1,122 1,095 924 924 840 1,200 1,080 900 900 960 930 900 870 840 116 U7 118 Saginaw, Mich— One-half of salary paid by police department. 64 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Table 6 PAID FIRE-SERVICE EMPLOYEES— CIVILIANS, CLASSIFIED BY TITLE AND SALARY: 1917— Continued. [Cities not reporting oivilian fire-service employees are omitted from this table. For a list ol the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 15.] 5§ QTY, Title. Num- ber.' Annual salary.2 0i Title. GROUP IV.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 50,000 TO 100,000 IN 1917. Num- ber.' Annual salary." 67 « 72 81 Yonkers, N. Y. Schenectady, N. Y. Duluth, Minn Norfolk, Va. Elizabeth, N.J. Troy, N. Y. Fire marshal. Clerk Surgeon Lineman Superintendent of fire alarm. Lineman Lineman Superintendent of fire alarm. Machinist Blacksmiths Lineman Lineman Operator Operators W atchman Watchman Matron Matrons Matrons Watchmen.. Secretary Superintendent of fire alarm Assistant superintendent of fire alarm. Laborer Veterinary surgeon. , Janitors $2,000 82 1,660 1,500 1,400 85 1,800 91 1,150 1,075 93 1,800 97 1,200 1,140 1,140 1,020 I 780 720 99 360 300 1 420 101 2 300 5 270 104 5 90' 106 1 1,600 1 1,500 108 1 1,200 112 123 1 780 1 720 3 120 Hoboken, N. J. Jacksonville, Fla. Peoria, 111 Bayonne, N. J — Brockton, Mass.. El Paso, Tex., Holyoke, Mass . . Springfield, III.. Charleston, S. C . Pawtucket, R.I AtlanticCity, N. J., BInghamton, N. Y. Veterinary surgeon.. Chaplain Clerk Secretary Physical instructor.. Inspector of mains . . Master mechanic Fire-alarm lineman . Fire-alarm operator. Fire-alarm operator. Fire marshal Secretary of fire department. Operators Secretary Night watchmen. Physician Veterinarian Clerk Charwomen Superintendent of signal service. . Assistant superintendent of signal service. Chief operator of signal service Assistant operators of signal service S600 600 1,200 300 1,200 1,700 1,200 1,095 1,095 965 1,500 1,140 960 600 300 300 ISO 325 1,500 1,140 960 840 GROUP v.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 30,000 TO 50,000 IN 1917. 130 131 141 147 1S3 154 164 167 Davenport, Iowa. TopefcaJKans Superior, Wis Butte, Mont Galveston, Tex. . . Fitehburg, Mass. Portsmouth, Va. Fittsfield, Mass.. Firewarden Telephone operator Clerk and stenographer. . Watchboys Blacksmith Clerk Machinist Electrician Electrician Watchman Lineman Electrician Mechanician Superintendent of fire alarm Assistant superintendent of fire alarm. $1,000 172 960 840 66 181 1,092 900 189 1,920 1,620 1,200 192 600 198 1,004 1,320 1,200 201 1,200 1,100 207 New Rochelle, N. Y. Taunton, Mass. . Shieveport, La.. Boise, Idaho Lynchburg, Va. Brookline, Mass. Tulsa, Okla Superintendent of fire alarm Clerk to board of fire commission- Stewards '. Telephone operator - Chambermaid Cook. Clerk and watchman. Watchmen Watchman Operator. , Operator. Operator. . $1,140 900 25 540 300 720 420 240 915 1,020 440 ' Exclusive of men permanently detailed or assigned to an organized fire-prevention force. 2 The table shows all compensation as annual, whether reported by the day, week, month, or year, except as otherwise stated in notes. ' Keepers of stations of volunteer companies. GENERAL TABLES. 65 Table 7 — ^PAID FIRE-SERVICE EMPLOYEES— ORGANIZED FIRE-PREVENTION FORCE, CLASSIFIED BY TITLE AND SALARY: 1917. [Cities not reporting an organized fire-prevention force are omitted. For a list ol the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 16. ] CITY, OBQANIZATION, AND TITLES OF EMFLOTEZS. Total. New Yoek, N. Y.: Bureau of fire prevention — Chief Deputy chief Deputy chief Chief inspector Inspector of combustibles Inspector of combustibles Inspectors of combustibles Inspectors of combustibles Insi)ector of combustibles Inspectors of combustibles Inspectors of combustibles Assistant engineer or engineer inspector Assistant engineer or engineer inspector Assistant engineer or engineer inspector Assistant engineers or engineer inspectors.. Assistant engineer or engineer inspector Assistant engineer or engineer inspector Assistant engineers or engineer inspectors. . Assistant engineer or engineer inspector Assistant engineer or engineer inspector Assistant engineers or engineer inspectors.. Assistant engineer or engineer inspector Special investigator Chief examiner Chief examiners Assistant electrical engineer Detailed — lieutenant Engineers of steamers Firemen, first grade Inspector of fire prevention Inspector of fire prevention Inspectors of fire prevention Inspectors of fire prevention Inspectors of fire prevention - Inspectors of fire prevention .' . Inspectors of fire prevention Inspectors of fire prevention Inspectors of fire prevention Cashiers Clerks Clerks Clerks Clerks Clerks Clerk Clerks Clerks Clerks Bookkeeper Stenographer and typewriter Stenographers and typewriters Stenographers and typewriters Ptocess server Process servers Electrical inspectors Typewriter and copyist Typewriters and copyists Typewriter and copyist Typewriters and copyists Typewriters and copyists Typewriters and copyists Chicago, III.: , ^ ,.„ , » Bureau of fire prevention and public safety- Chief (assistant fire marshal) Fire-prevention engineer Fire-prevention engineer Fire-prevention engineers Principal clerk Detailed firemen Junior stenographers Junior clerks PBIIJ.DELPHIA, Pa.: Fire marshal's office — Fire marshal Assistant fire marshals. Assistant fire marshals.. Captain Fire-escape inspectors . . Num- ber of em- ploy- ees. 474 Annual salary.! $6,000 4,000 2,940 4,000 3,300 2,500 1,560 1,500 1,320 1,200 1,020 2,700 2,280 1,920 1,740 1,620 1 660 1 500 1 440 1,380 1,320 1,260 2,680 2,280 2,100 2,280 2,100 1,700 1,450 1,920 1,800 1,620 1,500 1,380 1,320 1,260 1,200 1,140 1,800 1,500 1,200 960 900 840 780 660 600 300 1,200 1,200 960 900 1,200 840 1,140 960 840 780 720 660 600 3,850 3,000 2,700 1,620 2,160 1,371 1,080 960 2,500 2,000 1,200 1,600 1,200 10 aTY, OSGANtZATION, AND TITLES OF EMPLOYEES. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Continued. Fire marshal's oflice— Continued. Detailed — Lieutenant Firemen Clerk Cleveland, Ohio: Bureau of fire prevention — Chief firewarden Firewardens Los Angeles, Cal.: Bureau ol fire prevention and public safety- Fire-prevention engineer Fire-prevention engineer Detailed — Lieutenant Firemen Milwaukee, Wis.: Bureau of fire inspection- Captain Inspectors Newaez, N. J.: Bureau of combustibles and fire rislcs- Inspector Detailed firemen, first grade File clerk Washinqton, D. C: Bureau of fire prevention — Fire marshal Deputy fire marshal Detailed firemen 22 25 Seattle, Wash.: Bureau of fire prevention and inspection- Fire marshal Assistant fire marshal Detailed firemen, first grade Kansas City, Mo.: Division of firewarden — Firewarden Secretary Detailed firemen, first grade . Num- Iwrof em- ploy- ees. 15 Portland, Oeeg.: Bureau of fire prevention- Second assistant chief and fire marshal . . Office clerk Fire-escape inspector Detailed — Captains Firemen Kremen Firemen EOCHESTEK, N. Y.: Bureau of buildings- Fire marshal Assistant fire marshal Building and combustible inspector. Clerk Stenographer Columbus, Ohio: Bureau ol fire prevention- Captain Lieutenant Detailed firemen Dayton, Ohio: Bureau ol fire prevention- Chief inspector Inspectors Bbidgepoet, Conn.: Bureau ol combustibles- Chief Deputy chiefs Savannah, Ga.:' Chief inspector Inspectors Annual salary.i 1 The table shows all compensation as annual, whether reported by the day, week, month, or year. > No loparate bureau— imder chief ol fire department. 1,800 1,500 1,320 1,080 43023°— 18- 66 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Table 8.— VOLUNTEER FIRE SERVICE, SUBJECT TO CALL— NUMBER OF MEMBERS, PAYMENTS FOR MAIN- TENANCE, AND BASIS OF COMPENSATION: 1917. laUes not reporting volunteer Are service, subject to call, are omitted. For a list of the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 18.J 72 80 81 90 91 103 113 124 137 141 147 148 155 156 157 167 172 176 181 210 217 Total NewYork, N. Y Chicago, HI Cincinnati, Ohio Rochester, N. Y New Haven, Conn. . . Reading, Pa Yonkers, N. Y Schenectady, N. Y . , . Wilmington, Del Duluth, Minn Manchester, N. H Troy, N. Y Harrisburg, Pa Peoria, 111 Allentown, Pa Sioux City, Iowa York, Pa Himtington, W. Va. . Superior, Wis Butte, Mont WheoUng, W. Va Chester, Pa Perth Ambov, N. J. . Newcastle, Pa Pittsfiold, Mass New Eocholle, N. Y. Mount Vernon, N. Y. Taunton, Mass Kenosha, Wis Wtoston-Salem, N. C. Norristown, Pa Poughkeepsie, N. Y.. NUMBER or MEUBEBS. Active. 14,472 885 87 5 170 95 5,840 239 325 780 15 60 1,180 490 40 1,060 30 600 15 20 31 15 400 211 216 50 314 425 33 36 60 150 585 Hon- orary. 2,857 400 20 100 (') 40 1,350 Payments for main- tenance by city. $494,915 25,400 4,950 4,100 5 63,710 1,733 " 38, 262 500 "27,646 = 34,615 2 30,987 515 = 66,270 100 (') 10,811 2 29, 103 Basis of compensation as far as specified. Engine company, Sl,200; chemioal company, $1,200; hook and ladder company, $1,000; and hose com- pany, $800, each, per year. Each member $2 for services at each fire attended. Comblaation hose and chemical company, S3,750; salvage corps, $1,200, each, per year. One oflioer at $1,300, 1 at $1,208, and 1 at $75, per year (shown in Table 4). One officer at $1,500 and 2 at $500eaoh (shown in Table 4), and 2 drivers for each company at $936, each, pur year. One ofHeer at $900 and 2 at $400 each (shown in Table 4), and 1 company at $9,800, 2 at $6,800, each; 8 at $5,700, each, and 1 at $5,300, per year. One officer at $1,200 and 1 at $300 (shown in Table 4) and 24 drivers at $780, each, per year (shown in Table 5). One officer at $1,200 and 2 at $100, each, per year (shown in Table 4). Each member $1 for first hour and 50 cents for each hour thereafter, for services at each fire attended. Each member $1 for first hour and 25 cents for each hour thereafter, for services at each fire attended. Each member 75 cents per hour, tor services at each fire attended. One officer at $300 and 2 at $75, each, per year (shown in Table 4). Thirteen janitors and drivers at $1,020, each, (shown in Table 6) and $12 for each member, per year. One officer at $1,200, 1 at $1,030, 14 at $1,020, each (shown in Table 4); 9 firemen and 2 substitutes at $1,020, each (shown in Table 5); and $50 for each company per year. One officer at $2, 100 (shown in Table 4 ) ; 26 firemen and engineers, at $720 to $1,000 (shown in Table 5) ; and 1 civlliau at $1,140 and 1 at $900, per year (shown in Table 6). Three engineers and 23 privates, at $900 to $1,680, per year (shown in Table 5). Each company, $20 per year, Each member, $15 per year. One officer at $200 per year (shown in Table 4). One ofllcer at $300, 1 at $150, and 1 at $100 (shown in Table 4); 13 drivers $480 to $840, per year (shown in Table 5). tiller men, and substitutes at 1 Not reported separately. * Includes cost of maintenance of city-owned equipment and salaries of paid men. * Includes salaries of paid men. * Not reported. 68 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Table 9.-FIRE CER^qCE-REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT, LEAVE PRIVILEGES, WHETHER SUBJECT PENSION [For a list of the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned CUT. BEQUIEEMENTS FOE APPOINTMENT. LEAVE PKIVILEGES. 1 a 1 Age (years). Height. ■Weight (pounds). Hours daily for meals. Days off. Annual. Sick. Mini- mum. Maxi- mum. MiTii- mum. Maxi- mum. Mini- mum. Maxi- mum. GBOUP I.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION Or 500,000 AND OVER IN 1917. New York, N. Y Chicago, 111 Philadelphia, Pa St. Louis, Mo Boston, Mass aeveland, Ohio. Detroit, Mich Baltimore, Md... Pittsburgh, Pa.. Los Angeles, Cal. Ft. In. 5 7 5 7 Ft. In. 6 5 6 2 '6"4' 140 140 130 140 140 135 140 135 140 185 200 225 220 195 180 210 210 3 4 lin5i... llnS line linSs... Iin5 Iln4.. 1 in 5.. 14 to 30 days 15 days 14days 15 days 14 days 14 days 20 days 14 days 14 days 15 days Yes...... Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes, if injin-ed on duty Yes GROUP II.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 300,000 TO 500,000 IN 1917. 11 Buffalo, N.Y 21 21 24 21 21 21 21 21 IS 21 21 35 35 32 32 31 35 33 30 35 30 33 Ft. In. 6 7 5 7 5 7 5 71 5 6 5 6 5 7 5 6 5 4 5 7 5 5 Ft. In. 6 6 5 ■■■6"5' '"'6"5' 6 4 6 3 6 4 125 140 148 140 137 142 145 135 120 145 125 185 225 "■■'iis' ""260" 205 220 180 Yes 1? San Francisco, Cal... 3 3 3 3 3 3 linS Iin4 Iin5 line Iin7 Iin5 15 days Yes 13 MUwaukee, Wis Yes 14 14days 15 Newark, I^.J 9 to 12 days for privates; 14 to 30 days for officers. 15 days; 30 days for chief ana assistant chiefs. 20 days . . Yes Ifi Naw OrleaTiR, 1 .t^ Yes . 17 Washington, D. C Yes . . . 18 15 days.... Yes, if injured on duty 19 Seattle, Wash Yes m Jersey City, N. J 3 Iin5 Yes.. .. . ?1 Yes . GROUP III.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000 IN 1917. Portland, Oreg Indianapolis, Ind Denver. Colo Rochester, N. Y Providence, R. I St. Paul, Minn Louisville, Ky Columbus, Ohio Oakland, Cal Toledo, Ohio Atlanta, Ga Birmingham, Ala — Omaha, Nebr Worcester .Mass Richmond, Va Syraciise, N. Y Spokane, Wash New Haven, Coim. . . Memphis, Term Soranton, Pa Paterson, N. J Grand Rapids, Mich. Fall River, Mass Dayton, Ohio Dallas, Tex San Antonio, Tex. . . Bridgeport, Conn New Bedford, Mass.. Salt Lake City, Utah Nashville, Tenn Ft. In. 5 7 6 6 5 6 5 7 S 8 5 8 5 8 5 6 5 8 5 8 5 7 5 6 5 7 5 7 5 5 5 8 5 7 5 6 6 6 5 5 Ft. In. 6 5 135 130 135 100 145 140 132 140 142 140 150 150 135 135 136 140 136 135 137 160 134 105 130 125 225 175 235 245 235 220 220 190 203 180 line.. Iin7.. Iln4 1 in 5 " . . Iin5 Iin8... linlO.. Iin5... Iin5... liinC.. Iin4... Iin7... Iiii5.. line.. line... Iin7... llnS... Iin4... linS... llnS... 0") m lin7... Iiin7.. Iin5... Iiin7.. llnS... 15 days.. 10 days.. 15 days.. 12 days.. 10 days.. 15 days.. 10 days.. 15 days.. 15 days.. 10 days.. 15 days., 10 days.. 14 days.. 15 days.. 15 days.. 14 days.. 7 days... 10 days.. 10 days.. 16 to 30 days. 15 days 14days 10 days 15 days 10 days.. 15 days.. 10 days.. 10 days.. 1 Four extra 12-hour periods monthly. • District chiefs, 3 hours. • District chiefs, 1 in 6. < Except chief, assistant secretary, stenographer, and veterinarian » Esicept chief. « Except chief and chief clerk. ' Except chief, commissioners, physicians, and veterinarian ' Nov. 23, 1914, for fire-boat companies only. • Except civilians. " Except certain civilian employees. 1 Chief, assistant chief, and battalion chiefs, 1 in 6 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No •. Yes, if iniiu-ed Yes, if injured on duty Yes Yes No No Yes, if injured on duty Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes, if illness contracted on duty Yes Yes Yes No Yes , if injin*ed on duty Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes, if injured on duty Yes, if injured on iluty GENERAL TABLES. OF to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 18.] 69 systeS^Ii^^^^*^^ regulations, date of establishment of two-platoon system, and retirement Subject to civil- service regular tions. Establish- ment of two-platoon system (date). HETEBEMENT PENSION SYSTEM. Years of service required. Kates of pay after retirement. Employees' assessment. GROUP I.-CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 500,000 AND OVER IN 1917. Yes- Yes... Yes- Yes*. Yes... Twenty; less for disability. Twenty, if 50 years of age . . . Minimum, one-half; total disability, one-third to one-half.. One.halI 1 per cent of salary. Yes- Yes.... Yes'.. Yes'.. Yes'.. July 10,1916 Aug. —,1915 Twenty-two Twenty-flve consecutive, if 55 olage. Twenty-flve; less for disability. Twenty-five.. Twenty $40 per month One-half; total disabiUty, three-fourths.. $1.50 per month. Under 5 years' service, $1 per day; 5 to 10 years, $1.25; 10 to 25 years, $59 to $110 per month; 25 years and over, $65 to $125. One-half One-half One-hall of 1 per cent of salary. . Twenty-flve One-half, GROUP II.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 300,000 TO 500,000 IN 1917. Yes... Yes'. Yes.... Yes.... Yes.... Yes». Yes.... Yes.... Yes'.. Yes".. Yes'.. July 1,1916 (?) Sept. 14,1916 Apr. 2,1913 July —,1912 Until disabled Twenty-five continuotis; twenty, if 55 years of age; less lor disability. Twenty-two. Twenty-flve.. Twenty Twenty-flve. Twenty-flve, it 55 years of age Twenty, if 50 years of age; less for disar biUty. Twenty, if 55 years of age Twenty, if 60 years of age Twenty-two One-hall. One-half. One-half , $50 per month. One-half One-half. Maximum, one-half $40 per month; disability, $15 to $40. One-half One-half $42.50 per month. 2 per cent of salary . 2i per cent of salary , 50 cents per month , 1 per cent to 2 per cent ol salary. 1 per cent of salary , li per cent of salary . $8 per year li per cent of salary . 1 per cent of salary.. $1.25 per month GROUP III.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000 IN 1917. Yes., No.. Yes... Yes". No... Yes". No... Yes... Yes'. Yes- No... No... No... Yes". No... Yes... Yes'. Yes... Yesis. July 1,1907 Twenty continuous; otherwise twenty- flve, if 50 years of age. Twenty-five Twenty , Fifteen to twenty Twenty-flve, if 50 years of a Twenty, if 50 years of age . . Twenty Not speclfled , Twenty Twenty-flve Twenty to twenty-five . Twenty-flve Twenty-one Twenty-flve One-half $40 per month; total disability, $50., One-half One-half. 540 per month $30 per month $1 to $50 per month . One-half m One-half; maximum, $50 per month. One-half One-half; minimum, $50 per month. . One-half 1 per cent of salary Chiefs and assistant chiefs, $1.25 per month; others, $1. 1 per cent of salary 2 per cent of salary 1 per cent of salary , Not reported 50 cents per month . $2 per month.. $1 per month. Twenty Twenty, if 55 years of a Not specified One-half Onfrhall One-third to one-half.. 1 per cent of salary . . li per cent of salary. 2 per cent of salary . . Yes'. Yes... No... Yes'. July 14,1916 No.. No.. No.. Yes. No, Twenty-five Twenty-five, if 65 years of a Until 65 years of age Twenty-five Twenty-flve One-half One-hall; maximum, $60 per month.. $500 per year , $40 per month One-half; maximum, $100 per month. 1 per cent of salary . Thirty.. Twenty. One-half. One-half. 2 per cent of salary. ym2i;; ;:;:;:;:::::::: ■T^t^ivi;i:::;:;:";:;:;:;;""::;:'oi^aif i per cent ot salary " On^u'atutw years' service, if 60 years of age and disabled; $250 to $500 per year, alter 20 years' service, or after disability and 15 years' service. " CuS^$90^er monttfS^^iltknt, $85; second assistant, $80; district chiefs and superintendents, $70; inspector fire-alarm telegraph, $62.60; secretary, captains engineers, $60; lieutenants, $55; others, $60. i« Except chief, deputy chief, and battalion chiefs, II Si days monthly. i» Privates only. <• 4 in 15, and 1 inl5 on reserve duty. M 4 days monthly. >* Dzcept supernumeraries. and 70 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS Table 9.— FIRE SERVICE— REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT, LEAVE PRIVILEGES, WHETHER SUBJECT PENSION [For a list of the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned crrT. KEQUIREMENT3 FOE APPOINTMENT. LE.VVE PRIVILEGES. 1 Age (years). Height. Weight (pounds). Hours daily for meals. Days off. Annual. Sick. a S Mini- mum. Majd- mum. Mini- mum. Maxi- mum. Mini- mum. Maxi- mum. GROUP m.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000 IN 1917— Continued. s? 22 21 21 21 21 21 35 35 30 45 30 30 Ft. In. 5 5 Ft. In. 120 3} f 3 3 3 linS linS Iin7 Iin7 Iin4 linS 14 days Yes s^ Yes, if ilhiess contracted on duty. . Yes "vl 5 7 5 6 5 6 5 5 6 4 4 6 145 140 145 135 205 240 190 Pi's ISdaj'S Yes % Trenton N J 14 to 30 days Yes "iT Yes ss 7 days Yes hSt 21 21 21 21 22 22 21 21 32 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 5 6 3 135 235 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Iin5 Iin7 linS linS Iin5 Iin4 Iin5 14 days Yes fin Fort Worth, Tex .. Yes, if Injured HI 5 7 5 5 G 4 130 125 200 ISO 14 days.. Yes.....: fp Albany N. Y 14 days; 18 days for officers Yes m M T.ynTi Maw 14 days Yes fi5 Des Moines, Iowa 5 6 6 3 135 230 15 days Yes, if injured fiA Yes...... GROUP IV.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 60,000 TO 100,000 IN 1917. Yonkers, N. Y Schenectady, N. Y. Kansas City, Kans. Oklahoma City, Okla.. Wilmington, Del Duluth, Minn , . Akron Ohio... Norfolk, Va Elizabeth, N. J. Utica.N.Y.... Somervllle, Mass. . Watorbiiry, Conn. St. Joseph, Mo Manchester, N. H. Troy,N. Y Hoboken, N. J. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Fort Wayne, Ind. Jacksonville, Fla. . EvansviUe, Ind.. Erie, Pa East St. Louis, 111. Passaic,N. J Harrisburg, Pa Peoria, 111 Wichita, Kans . Bayonne, N. J.. South Bend, Ind . Savannah, Ga Johnstown, Pa... Brockton, Mass... Sacramento, Cal. . El Paso, Tex Terre Haute, Ind . Holyoke, Mass Chattanooga, Tenn . Pawtucket. R.I — Berkeley, Cal Altoona, Pa Mobile, Ala PortIand,Me 21 Allentown, Pa 21 Springfield, 111 21 Canton, Ohio 21 Charleston, S. C 21 35 45 Ft. In. 5 8 5 9 5 6 5 7 5 ^i 5 7 5 5 5 6 5 6i 5 8 5 6 5 6} 5 7 5 8 5 7 5 7 5 4 5 6 Ft. In. 6 6 4 6 2 6 5 4 140 145 135 145 135 130 135 140 140 140 135 135 140 135 140 150 135 140 150 135 146 140 145 155 140 140 136 140 "i35' 185 235 ' Except chlel.l ' Except chief, chief clerk, and secretary. 180 235 225 170 '235' 210 205 lin3.. Iin7.. line.. Iin6.. line., line.. Iin7.. Iin6.. Im7.. iin5.. linS.. line.. ImS-. line.. linS.. Iin7.. 1 in 6.. Iin5.. Iin3.. Iin7.. Iin7 , lin5.. Iin5 1 in 6 ' ... . line., linS., Im8. Iin6.. Iin7.. Iin6.. Iin7. Iin5.. line 1 in 10 liu4 Iiu6 IJinS linS., linS.. line.. Iin7.. 14 days for firemen; 19 days for officers 17 days 15 days for chief; others, none, 15 days 14 days. 14 days. 16 days., 14 days for privates; 16 days for chief deputies and captains. 14 days.. 10 days.. 15 days.. 14 days.. 15 days.. 14 days; 15 to i officers. 15 days 15 days 14days 14days 12 days.. 15 days.. 15 days.. I days lor 10 days. . 15 days 14 days for privates; 16 days for captains. lOdays 10 days 15 days 14 days.. 14 days.. 15 days.. 14 days. 14 days.. 14 days. 10 days. 10 days.. 14 days.. 10 days.. 12 days.. 14 days.. 7 days.. Yes. Yes. No.. Yes. Yes, it injured on duty. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes Yes, if illness contracted on duty. Yes Yes Yes, if injured on duty Yes, if illness contracted on duty. . Yes , Yes, if injured on duty Yes, if illness contracted on duty. . Yes, ifillness contracted on duty.. Yes. Yes. Yes. No.. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes Yes, if injured on duty. Yes Yes, if injured on duty. Yes, if injured on duty. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. No.. No.. No.. ' 6 days monthly. * Except chief and blacksmiths. 6 Except superintendent of fire alarm and assistant superintendent. 8 Except substitutes. GENERAL TABLES. 71 Iva^^I^^^^J^X^^^ REGULATIONS, DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT OP TWO-PLATOON SYSTEM, AND RETIREMENT b I o i hiM.: 1917 — Continued. to each, see page 9,. For a text discussion of this tahle, see page 18.] Subiect to civil- service regula- tions. Establish- ment of two-platoon system (date). behkement pension system. Years of service required. Rates of pay after retirement. Employees' assessment. GROUP III.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000 IN 1917— Continued. Yes Twenty-five One-half. . m Yes Until disabled 'lit Yesi.... Twenty, if 55 years of age One-half M Yes>.... R'i Yes Twenty-five 5« No Twenty to thirty One-half 11 No "iS Yes Twenty 59 No . AO No Twenty-five fil Yes Twenty-five, if 50 years of age; less if disabled on duty. Twenty-five, if incapacitated; less if disabled on duty. Twenty-five... One-half 1 per cent of salary R? Yesi.... One-half. . .... W Yesi One-half 64 Yes One-half.. fiS Yes One-half f. Yesi. Yes... Yes... Establish- ment of two-platoon system (date). RETIREMENT PENSION SY.STEM. Years of service required. Rates of pay after retirement. Employees' assessment. GROUP v.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 30,000 TO 50,000 IN 1917— Continued. Twenty-two.. Twenty-five.. Twenty-five.. Twenty-five; less for disability . Twenty One-half One-half Determined by commissioner. (" « One-half. 1 per cent of salary . 1 per cent of salary . 2 per cent of salary . 1 per cent of salary. 1 per cent of salary . 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 215 216 217 218 219 No... Yes«. Yes... No... No... No.. No.. Yes.. No.. Yes.. Twenty-two.. Twenty-two., One-half. One-half. Twenty, if 60 years of age Twenty, if 55 years of age Twenty-five; less for dlsabihty . Twenty-five Twenty, if 60 years of age Twenty. One-half One-half One to five years' service, 340 per month; over five years, $50.. One-half One-half 1 percent of salary.. 1 per cent of salary. . 2i per cent of salary. IJ per cent of salary. One-half; two-thirds, if injured in service . 2 per cent of salary. 1 per cent of salary . No... No... Yes». No... No. Twenty. One-half. 1 percent of salary. Twenty-five Twenty Twent j[-five, if 55 years of age; less for disability. Maximum, 150 per month. J30 per month One-half SI per month i per cent of salary . Yes«. Yes... Yes... No... Yes... No.. Yes.. Yes.. Yes., June 1, 1915 Twenty, if 55 years of age . Twenty Twenty-five One-half. One-half. One-half. IJ per cent of salary . 1 per cent of salary . . Twenty-two.. One-half. 1 per cent of salary. No. No. No. No. Yes... Yes... Yes<. No... Twenty-two., Twenty-two.. Twenty One-half. One-half. One-half. 1 per cent of salary. 1 per cent of salary. Twenty-five; less for disabiUty . Twenty-five.. Twenty-two.. Twenty-flve.. One-half; disabihty, one-fourth to one-half.. S40 per month.. One-half One-half 1 per cent of salary . 1 per cent of salary . Yes.. No.. No.. Yes' » Except call men. » Except chief and call assistant chiefs. ' 4 days monthly. ' Except chief. ' Except chief and assistant chief. 76 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Tablb 10.— FIRE-DEPARTMENT [For a list of the cities airanged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned Grand total Groupl Group II Group III Group IV Group V PUMPING ENGINES (KXmBEB). Steam. (Table 11) 1,826 705 312 426 226 157 Gasoline. (Table 11) 61 138 143 116 Chemical engines (num- ber). (Table 12) 189 Hose wagons, reels, and combi- nations (num- ber). (Table 12) 2,778 391 433 473 Ladder trucks and combi- nations with ladder trucks (num- ber). (Table 13) 1,115 337 150 272 166 190 Fire- boats (num- ber). (Table 14) ■WATEB TOWERS. Motor- propelled. Num- ber. 25 Height (feet). Horse-drawn. Num- ber. 39 Height (feet). HTDEANTS (NUMBEE). Total. 414,783 162, 678 55,025 91,749 54,872 50,459 Owned by city. 374,211 154,299 54,775 79,656 45, 132 40,349 Not owned by city. GEOUP I.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 500,000 AND OVEE IN 1917. New York, N. Y Chicago, 111 Philadelphia, Pa St. Louis, Mo Boston, Mass Cleveland, Ohio. Detroit, Mich Baltimore, Md. . Pittsburgh, Pa. . Los Angeles, Cal. 222 126 69 m 34 14 1 1 4 5 21 4 50 13 ?<) 5 18 1 9H 44 47 27 10 2 249 152 54 51 54 34 25 64 65 41 135 19 10 6 1 16 65 »1 1 65 65 16 2 65 ?n 2 (•) 18 3 2 2 2 M (") IR 1 »I 2 1 1 75 76 ^■'^65 65 19 ?1 1 75 91 q 56, 116 29,893 17,698 11,920 9,904 12,389 7,420 3,975 7,290 6,073 49, 116 29,893 17, 698 11, 781 9,528 11,889 7,420 3,975 6,926 6,073 GEOUP II.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 300,000 TO 500,000 IN 1917. Buffalo, N.Y San Francisco, Cal Milwaukee, Wis . . . Cincinnati, Ohio... Newark, N.J New Orleans, La. . Washington, D.C. Minneapolis, Minn Seattle, Wash Jersey City, N. J. . Kansas City, Mo... Portland, Oreg Indianapolis, Ind. Denver, Colo Rochester, N.Y... Providence, E. I. . St. Paul, Minn.. Louisville, Ky... Columbus, Ohio. Oakland, Cal Toledo, Ohio Atlanta, Ga Birmingham, Ala.. Omaha, Nebr W orcester. Mass . . . Eichmond, Va Syracuse, N. Y Spokane, Wash New Haven, Conn., Memphis, Term Soranton, Pa Paterson, N. J Grand Eapids, Mich. Fall Eiver, Mass Dayton, Ohio Dallas, Tex San Antonio, Tex Bridgeport, Conn New Bedford, Mass... Salt Lake City, Utah . Nashville, Tenn Cambridge, Mass. Lowell, Mass Tacoma, Wash, . . Houston, Tex Trenton, N. J 34 6 5 ,52 12 21 27 5 4 40 13 2 m 6 3 34 6 2.5 5 5 ?4 6 4 16 2 ?5 1 1 10 1 3 2 4 2 (") 62 1 2 1 1 1 1 (") 65 70 75 55 1 65 1 2 1 65 '2 56 GEOUP III.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000 IN 1917. 7 12 12 10 11 8 7 10. 6 15 13 7 R 2 IB 1 76 7 '1 «2 1 55 65 66 14 11 12 9 1 1 53 75 9 5 9 1 66 4 1 65 3 11 1 1 60 55 8 6 6 1 66 5 5 b 2 3 K 5 S 1 65 5 4 3 3 4 H 5 7 1 75 2 5 1 1 05 85 3 5,816 6,326 3,751 5,216 3,580 5,657 3,499 6,827 6,723 2,930 7,700 5,816 5,326 3,751 5,216 3,680 5,507 3,499 150 5,727 6,723 ioo 2,930 7,700 > Includes 2 in reserve. 3 In reserve. ' Includes 19 in reserve. ' Includes 31 in reserve. ' Includes 1 in reserve. 8 Includes 54 in reserve, ' Includes 4 in reserve. ' Includes 17 in reserve. • One 55 feet and one 65 feet in height. " Includes 26 in reserve. 4,999 4,999 3,600 3,600 2,787 3,392 6,589 605 5,589 2,281 3,721 1,575 2,674 1,435 2,250 3,006 1,191 2,726 2,441 1,791 3,295 2,230 1,288 1,760 980 1,498 2,164 1,666 1,982 1,310 2,448 3,809 1,575 167 88 2,867 1,436 183 2,250 3,006 1,191 2,726 2,682 1,791 241 3,296 2,230 1,288 1,760 980 1,498 2,258 1,666 104 2,082 1,310 100 1,863 1,863 35 400 1,452 1,793 2,212 1,417 1,393 2,212 1,800 1,215 1,434 1,433 1,036 1,178 1,800 1,215 1,434 1,512 1,036 79 1,178 " Two 60 feet and two 70 feet in height. 1' Includes 3 in reserve. " Includes 6 in reserve. " Includes 32 in reserve. « One 68 feet and one 65 feet in height. GENERAL TABLES. EQUIPMENT: 1917. to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 23.) 77 VEHICLES FOR USE OP OPPICIALS (NUMBER). WAQONS AND OTHER VEHICLES OTHER THAN FOR OFFICIALS (NUMBER). Horses (number). • Portable extin- guishers (number). Pul- motors (num- ber). Smoke helmets (num- ber). Life- saving nets (num- ber). Life guns (num- ber). HOSE (FEET). Hand- drawn appara- tus (num- ber). Oxy- gen- aoety- lene cutting outfits. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Fuel and supply. Another. Water. Chemical. 1 B Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. 818 185 141 473 83 548 7,950 7,458 167 322 827 258 6,605,183 532,093 118 37 267 125 206 132 98 30 65 36 31 23 70 7 25 26 13 142 100 105 75 51 19 28 25 4 7 78 108 171 97 94 2,825 1,711 1,783 899 732 1,291 977 2,044 1,636 1,510 42 24 26 38 37 108 89 171 178 276 298 96 204 121 108 128 44 38 26 22 1,929,254 1,015,322 1,542,047 1,065,305 1,052,755 111,137 83,332 126,348 119, 610 91,666 24 14 22 29 29 10 9 7 9 2 GROUP I.— CITIES HAVINCJ A POPULATION OF 500,000 AND OVER IN 1917. S86 '37 15 15 "29 16 '29 5 13 5 10 7 <53 2 2 3 4 1 3 i' ii' 1 1 1 57 «787 552 8 264 10 242 274 130 "159 10 160 179 10 78 213 224 88 70 210 50 126 71 162 77 2 3 16 2 3 5 6 1 1 3 6 48 18 2 99 34 16 19 65 20 14 14 10 7 99 1 634,750 336,268 182,500 116,600 138,658 64,100 97,378 119,100 145,700 94,200 1 3 1 1 1 •32 16 113 U47 3 7 10 69 15 11,537 22,350 12,150 14,400 2,500 12,425 15,025 8,800 11,950 4 •2 11 J6 1 9 3 18 '33 7 a 4 16 1 4 6 3 11 4 6 10 6 1 2 V «9 3 1 1 8 4 3 9 4 3 20 lU GROUP 11.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 300,000 TO 500,000 IN 1917. "20 30 22 111 16 3 10 59 58 9 6 10 7 1 2 1 1 35 21 8 6 5 2 2 18 2 1 1 1 55 8 "13 25 18 190 "1243 10 171 187 "131 155 200 18 148 125 S3 82 79 68 207 70 72 72 45 166 34 85 68 90 4 6 2 22 30 6 2 3 1 10 1 7 3 4 12 18 9 12 18 2 2 2 1 128, 150 207,408 98,143 120,600 63,250 53,939 109,500 75,622 92,195 23,500 43,460 3,000 9,450 9,400 10,000 5,125 5,837 14,500 10,515 8,255 4,600 2,650 1 1 1 2 2 11 IS 25 »5 1 13 14 68 24 1 2 1 1 4 2 1 10 4 12 3 9 10 9 IS »2 18 «2 8 7 1 5 4 2 33 2 1 1 17 18 19 HO 1 1 1 2 3 12 i' 21 65 1 1 7 5 9 5 11 17 6 11 6 19 57 >2 «6 GROUP in.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000 IN 1917. 64 n 2 2 63 1 1 2<36 1 "11 2 1 20 "12 65 2(97 '59 13 112 20 67 123 136 so 42 26 48 1 20 44 i«50 '42 16 58 2«53 8 35 23 62 13 28 22 6 14 70 83 26 65 100 16 Includes 7 in reserve. . ^ . ^^ 1' One 55 feet and one 75 feet in height. 18 Includes 15 In reserve. . , ,,. u One 65 feet and one 77 feet In height. 49 22 26 16 44 40 43 33 50 18 20 Includes 5 in reserve. 21 Includes 86 in reserve. ..... 22 One 62i feet and one 65 feet in height. «• Includes 14 in reserve. 91,670 55,900 47,250 69,350 37,341 53,100 45,240 36,350 54,300 33,800 32,500 52,000 43,643 36,500 35,700 34,000 32,464 34,700 33,000 25,376 30,150 33,620 21,400 33,600 37,800 31,390 26,250 17,250 19,700 22,600 18,000 20,000 39,547 26,504 34,000 5,180 900 1,200 5,350 5,439 1,500 1,500 4,650 5,500 3,400 1,100 4,000 (27) 2,200 3,400 2,000 2,000 2,500 2,000 4,250 2,100 700 2,750 4,400 4,300 2,000 2,650 800 1,400 2,550 1,800 1,650 1,400 1,850 6,000 2< Includes 10 in reserve. 26 Includes 16 hose sleighs. 28 Includes 8 in reserve. 1 Not reported 1 1 3 6 1 ....«..- 1 2 1 11 1 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 33 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 61 52 53 54 55 56 78 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Table 10.— FIRE-DEPARTMENT [For a list of the cities arranged alphabetically by states, -with the number assigned CITY. PXJMPING ENGINES (NUMBER). Chemical engines (num- ber). (Table 12) Hose wagons, reels, and combi- nations (num- ber). (Table 12) Ladder trucks and combi- nations with ladder trucks (num- ber). (Table 13) Fire- boats (num- ber). (Table 14) WATEB TOWERS. htheants (number). 1 Steam. (Table 11) Gsisoline. (Table 11) Motor- propelled. Horse-drawn. Total. Owned by city. Not owned by city. bl 3 Num- ber. Height (feet). Num- ber. Height (feet). GR OUP in.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000 IN 1917— Contmued. Hartford, Conn Beading, Pa Youngstown, Ohio. Fort Worth, Tex... Camden, N.J Albany, N.Y Springfield, Mass. . Lynn, Mass Des Moines, Iowa- Lawrence, Mass .. . 6 1 2 2 S 3 2 4 1 3 3 1 1 55 65 1,564 1,200 1,866 1,335 1,465 1,407 1,781 1,288 1,915 916 1,536 1,200 1,841 1,250 1,250 1,407 1,684 1,178 846 GROUP IV.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 50,000 TO 100,000 IN 1917. Yonkers, N. Y Schenectady, N. Y Kansas City, Kans Oklahoma City, Okla. Wilmington, Del.' Duluth, Minn... Akron, Ohio Norfolk, Va Elizabeth, N. J . Utica, N.Y Somerville, Mass... Waterbury, Conn. . St. Joseph, Mo Manchester, N. H. Troy, N.Y Hoboken, N. J Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Fort Wayne, Ind. Jacksonville, Fla.. Evansville, Ind... Erie, Pa East St. Louis, 111. Passaic, N.J Harrisburg, Pa Peoria, 111 Wichita, Kans Bayonne, N. J South Bend, Ind.. Savannah, Ga Johnstown, Pa — Brockton, Mass. . . Sacramento, Gal.. El Paso, Tex Terre Haute, Ind . Holyoke, Mass Portland, Me Allentown, Pa... SpringfleW, lU... Canton, Ohio Charleston, S. C. Chattanooga, Tenn . Pawtucket, R. I Berkeley, Cal Altoona, Pa Mobile, Ala AtlantlcCity, N. J.. Sioux City, Iowa Little Rock^rk Covington, Ky Saginaw, Mich Flint, Mich... RockfordjIU.. Tampa, Fla... Pueblo, Colo.. New Britaiii, Conn . San Diego, Cal Binghamton, N. Y. . York, Pa Springfield , Ohio . Maiden, Mass Lancaster, Pa Augusta, Ga 11 85 55 1,887 1,648 1,000 1,115 1,076 1,040 697 565 1,110 1,224 813 1,174 990 1,240 373 350 1,000 745 1,000 938 661 609 1,112 1,455 632 1,118 946 606 1,180 1, 550 408 1,159 1,030 759 867 814 629 450 793 448 947 960 934 795 715 618 1,107 450 856 765 736 803 1,098 967 335 900 621 806 1,048 1,887 1,648 983 1,100 1,061 1,040 656 565 1,110 1,160 702 990 1,105 1,000 745 9f7 938 1,112 602 906 946 64 1,143 1,550 368 787 723 853 814 614 425 793 947 950 618 1,107 425 844 714 743 1,098 957 335 900 S92 766 1,048 1 Includes 1 in reserve. ' Twenty-seven horses owned by volunteer companies. ' In reserve. * Includes 8 in reserve. ■• Includes 10 in reserve. ' Includes 2 in reserve. GENERAL TABLES. 79 EQUIPMENT: 1917— Continued. to each, sea page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 23.] VEHICLES FOR USE OF OFFICIALS (NUMBEK). WAGONS AND OTHEK VEHICLES OTHEB THAN FOR OFFiaALS (NUMBER). Horse's (number). Portable extin- guishers (number). Pul- motors (num- ber). Smoke helmets (num- ber). Life- saving nets (num- ber). Life guns (num- ber). HOSE (FEET). Hfl,nd- drawn appara- tus (num- ber). Oxy- gen- acet.y- lene cutting outfits. Motor- pro- peUed. Horse- drawn. Fuel and supply. All other. Water. Chemieal. 1 a 3 Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. GROUP III.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000 IN 1917— Continued. 17 1 4 12 66 32 23 23 38 44 37 42 44 28 1 6 1 6 1 1 5 6 6 7 1 3 1 5 6 4 6 10 6 1 33,152 28,800 19,960 28,100 22,950 26,600 27,000 18,000 24,600 21,000 4,379 6,000 1,400 1,600 2,800 3,250 3,000 3,500 3,600 2,000 .57 .58 3 3 4 4 68 3 3 1 1 .69 »2 i 32 1 <30 60 2 2 1 61 53 3" 1 13 5 69 62 6 1 1 1 63 '6 22 14 60 64 1 1 66 4 111 1 1 6B 1 GROUP IV.-CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 60,000 TO 100,000 W 1917. 4 3 3 3 j 1 1 5 2 10 9 14 46 66 32 36 12 12 5 2 3 2 2 2 1 21,000 21,000 21,600 20,200 5,000 3,000 2,000 2,400 5 . 67 1 1 1 1 68 1 69 1 VU 71 15 2 2 14 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 6 23 28 22 40 34 27 23 27 38 50 40 63 26 11 22 24 22 8 14 26 8 22 28 24 32 27 24 17 22 21 20 71 22 17 24 30 20 22 28 18 15 33 21 28 20 4 14 20 46 12 15 60 20 18 28 24 19 27 1 1 1 1 10 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 6 3 2 3 3 3 1 3 i' 22,700 16,380 16,200 14,300 13,600 10,000 14,450 23,900 30,000 33,000 17,650 18,400 33,000 20,700 20,000 25,000 15,000 31,169 14,000 19,850 9,060 11,360 22,000 16,000 15,000 13, 700 16,600 16,000 5,100 24,000 39,950 10,526 11,500 16,000 14,100 20,650 14, 160 12,450 11,400 18,500 16,600 16,500 14,600 16,000 22,750 9,600 13,600 16,000 12,500 10,100 27,260 20,100 14,000 12,000 13,300 10,400 13,200 1,800 2,500 2,250 2,700 1,900 2,160 900 1,550 1,500 2,650 1,500 2,350 1,000 3,000 2,200 800 1,250 12,000 2,600 1,600 1,600 1,000 800 1,300 1,800 2,200 1,850 2,000 2,200 1,400 1,950 3,100 1,650 2,400 1,660 1,300 1,650 2,150 1,000 1,110 2,860 1,200 1,000 1,400 600 600 1,400 1,400 850 1,000 2,860 1,800 2,400 1,400 1,500 850 2,000 5 72 1 2 2 1 3 1 V3 1 1 20 V4 2 Vb 3 12 Vil 2 5 1 2 1 4 32 21 16 38 44 62 6 10 34 5 34 26 123 2 2 3 2 2 76 1 • 1 1 77 1 12 8 2 31 6 7S 1 79 80 81 »1 1 »1 i ■■■■Vii!" 31 i" i' i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 2 4 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 3 2 4 2 3 2 3 4 1 5 3 4 4 7 2 3 2 6 3 1 2 1 82 83 84 85 V2' 2 SI i' i' 7 1 i 7 86 87 1 88 89 1 3 2 1 1 3 1 3 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 13 1 2 3 1 '^2 i' 31 «27 2 19 8 15 9 9 10 8 27 1 17 21 «49 20 26 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 10 i 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 91 92 93 94 95 1 1 i i' 1 2 2 3 i 1 1 3 96 97 1 1 31 5' 99 100 1 12 32 2 6' 87 8 i' 2 2" 4 101 9 1 1 102 103 104 105 106 3 i i 1 1 1 '2 2 2 22 2 4 107 108 i' 3 1 1 2 109 110 1 1 31 127 «25 29 4 •4 13 «17 32 14 111 32 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 1 112 113 i 114 115 116 i 2 i 1 i 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 1 1 4 1 7 1 4 1 3 2 i" i' 117 118 119 120 i 1 2 4 2 2 1 1 10 1 7 2 i i 1 121 122 123 i" 1 3 e' 3' 9 (10) 9' 8 2 2 1 1 1 '1 124 12.5 i 5 126 127 . 128 1 i • Inc ludes 3 in reserve. I Includes 4 in reserve. > Equipment owned by volunteer companies. 10 Thirteen horses owned by volunteer companies. 80 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Table 10.— FIRE-DEPARTMENT [For a list of the cities arranged alpbabetically by states, with the number assigned OTT. PUMPDfO E>fQniES (NDMBEE). Chemical engines (num- ber). (Table 12) Hose wagons, reels, and combi- nations (num- ber). (Table 12) Ladder trucks and combi- nations with ladder trucks (num- ber). (Table 13) Fire- boats (num- ber). (Table 14) WATEB T0WEE3. HTDEANT3 (NUMBER). 1 Steam. (Table 11) Gasoline. (Table 11) Motor- propelled. Horse-drawn. Total. Owned by city. Not owned by city. if 3 Num- ber. Height (feet). Num- ber. Height (feet). GROUP V. -CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 30,000 TO 50.000 IN 1917. T'fl 4 6 7 7 2 7 5 8 5 7 3 6 4 '10 2 7 8 14 5 8 12 6 3 6 3 4 10 3 4 4 5 4 7 2 5 4 5 4 7 5 3 7 3 5 3 7 4 8 9 5 8 7 7 »9 9 4 6 2 6 5 4 4 6 2 4 6 7 2 7 3 4 3 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 <4 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 1 4 »19 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 6 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 4 3 2 1 2 4 4 2 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 867 975 684 720 454 657 1,040 538 414 785 853 397 927 526 610 739 1,090 681 691 482 404 258 850 629 700 896 192 362 400 655 408 615 447 791 443 180 633 417 581 450 1,041 665 506 547 688 572 855 744 635 600 493 549 1,077 603 646 418 251 435 944 394 630 688 687 226 661 332 520 396 386 523 ind ladder sle 842 25 976 130 1 1 2 111 1 4 5 3 1 1 2 2 1 684 687 448 657 1,040 538 W 33 6 133 134 5 2 13') Bav Citv Mich 136 137 Huntington, W. Va Racine Wis 1 1 1 3 2 1 4 1 1 1 6 1 414 785 138 139 853 341 I'lO 56 927 I'll Superior. Wis 142 625 610 739 1,028 681 143 Muskogee, Okla . - 3 2 3 4 2 5 3 1 1 144 W'™>Ti^'^f>V'et, T?., T 145 2 2 . 62 146 1 147 59i 148 Wheeling, W. Va. . . 482 149 404 268 15(1 West Hoboken, N. J East Orange, N. J . . . . 151 850 580 643 773 15' Lansing, M^ich.. 3 2 1 1 49 57 123 192 153 3 2 2 3 1 154 155 Chester, Fa 2 1 3 2 1 156 Perth Amboy, N. J New Castle, Pa 362 378 157 22 655 408 158 1,59 Springfield, Mo 3 1 1 2 2 3 1 3 4 5 1 4 2 1 2 160 Hamilton, Ohio 615 371 717 443 161 Charlotte, N.C 2 76 74 162 Decatur, 111 163 Dubuque, Iowa 2 164 Portsmouth, Va 180 48 417 165 1 1 1 1 585 166 San Jose. Gal 167 Pittsfleld, Mass 681 435 1,040 565 500 168 Knoxville, Tenn 1 1 1 55 16 1 169 Quincy, Mass 170 Elmira,N. Y 1 1 4 171 Joliet.IU 6 547 13 172 New Kochellq, N. Y Auburn, N. Y^. 173 675 572 830 174 Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1 1 175 Niagara Falls, N. Y Mount Vernon, N. Y Amsterdam, N. Y 1 3 1 2 4 1 2 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 25 744 61 176 177 584 600 433 549 893 496 646 418 251 410 893 394 500 588 509 226 661 332 620 178 179 Quincy, 111 2 1 2 1 60 ISO 181 184 7 18? Oshkosh, Wis 183 Waterloo, Iowa 184 Fresno, Cal 3 1 2 2 3 3 1 3 3 185 Everett, Wash 186 Lima, Ohio .' 25 51 187 Jackson, Mich 188 Stockton, CaJ 1 189 Shreveport, La 30 190 Austin, Tex 191 Colimibia, S. C i 2 1 4 1 78 19'' Boise, Idaho 1 193 194 Williamsport, Pa 1 5 195 Waco, Tex 1 196 Joplin, Mo 396 197 Orange, N. J 1 3 386' 523 ighs. 198 Lvnchbure. Va 2 ::::;;:: 1 Includes 1 in r J Includes 2 in r eserve. jserve. > Inclut * Inolud ies 3 hose and chemical es 2 hose and ladder sle sleighs, ighs. 5 g [n reserii Includes e. 15 hose 8 GENERAL TABLES. EQUIPMENT: 1917-Coiitiimed. to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 23.] 81 VEHICLES FOE USE OP omciAis (NDMBER). "WAGONS AND OTHEB VEHICLES OTHEK THAN FOR OFFICLiXS (NUMBEE). Horses (number). Portable extin- guishers (number). Pul- motors (num- Smoke helmets (num- ber). Life- saving nets (num- ber). Life guns (num- ber). HOSE (FEET). Hand- drawn apparar tus (num- ber). Oxy- gen- acety- lene cutting outfits. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Fuel and supply. All other. Water. Chemical. 1 Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. a B GROUP v.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 30,000 TO 60,000 IN 1917. 12 61 26 2 16 12 9 4 14 15 12 111 7 !14 2 14 21 7 12 3 23 «18 1 16 10 10 4 13 124 14 9 2 ■■■■9 6 S12 15 19 111 121 9 11 12 10 6 15 5 1 i-1 ;:::::::. ^ 7 One jointly owned by police and fire departments. 43023°— 18 6 1 119 15 36 17 22 12 22 12 14 7 18 18 14 17 18 13 20 33 23 17 21 17 12 17 12 26 (') > Includes 3 in reserve. 15,000 15,625 13,550 16,000 13,000 16,500 22,000 10,000 12,000 13,000 10,100 9,600 13,000 16,000 11,200 15,100 22,100 15,750 15,109 16,000 11,000 6,000 9,300 11,750 15,660 17,000 4,000 10,000 15,000 12,000 18,000 12,700 8,550 8,000 11,600 7,500 8,000 12,529 8,700 12,500 14,000 7,800 8,500 6,900 9,750 9,000 13,850 10,500 9,650 14,000 11,200 8,350 14,350 14,000 7,000 20,500 7,825 9,000 12,900 18,500 12,850 14,650 11,150 6,750 8,950 13,000 13,900 12,000 7,000 11,350 » Includes 2 hose pungs. 1,450 1,000 1,300 2,000 1,000 1,800 1,250 200 400 1,400 600 1,050 1,750 1,000 500 1,050 1,800 1,000 2,200 2,150 1,500 600 1,225 650 850 1,050 550 800 1,600 900 400 800 650 1,000 1,000 1,500 2,000 750 1,400 2,200 1,200 1,000 1,900 1,200 800 1,000 1,700 850 1,250 1,150 1,000 1,450 250 800 1,650 800 650 1,350 1,200 1,100 800 400 500 1,450 800 400 600 600 1,000 10 Includes 4 in reserve. 129 130 131 132 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 14S 146 147 148 149 160 151 162 153 154 155 166 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 187 138 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 82 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Table 10 FIRE-DEPARTMENT [For a list of the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned CITY. PCMPraa ENGINES (NDMBEK). Chemical engines (num- ber). (Table 12) Hose wagons, reels, and combi- nations (num- ber). (Table 12) Ladder trucks and combi- nations with ladder trucks (num- ber). (Table 13) Fire- boats (num- ber). (Table 14) WATER TOWERS. HYDRANTS (NUMBER). Steam. (Table 11) Gasoline. (Table 11) Motor- propelled. Horse-drawn. Total. Owned by city. Not owned by city. 1 3 Num- ber. Height (teet). Num- ber. Height (teet). GROUP v.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 30,000 TO 50,000 IN 1917— Continued. Iflfl BeUingham, Wash 3 3 6 7 2 3 6 5 i 4 3 344 516 773 546 437 267 676 438 231 493 173 225 394 416 729 613 300 230 700 336 270 287 508 763 531 370 267 576 416 225 420 172 226 322 416 664 414 57 8 10 16 67 wn Colorado Springs, Colo. . . . 2 2 2 3 2 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 m 1 2 ■fD'H Danville, 111 7m Kenosha, Wis 1 •m Newport, Ey MIS La Crosse, Wis 2 WW CoiiTiHl Rlnffs, Towft 1 22 6 73 1 W7 Tiilsft, OVln.. . 1 2 3 2 1 TOR Winston-Salem, N. C Ogden,Utah itno ?)fl 711 Stamford, Cotiti 1 3 2 2 1 S 1 6 3 5 5 6 4 4 5 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 72 W? ZanesvilleX>hio ?n Madison, wis i 2 3 2 2 2 3 66 99 300 230 ?14 Waltham, Mass 2 ?1S Easton, Pa ... Wfi Charleston, W. Va Poughkeepsie, N. Y Newport, K.I 1 9,17 1 3 1 60 700 336 255 ?18 21 S Wilmington, N. C M 16 > Includes 1 in reserve. 2 In reserve. GENERAL TABLES. 83 EQUIPMENT, 1917-Contiiiued. to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 23.] VEHICLES FOR USE OF OFFICIALS (NUMBER). Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. ■WAGONS AND OTHER VEHICLES OTHER THAN FOR OFFICIALS (NUMBER). Fuel and supply. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. All other. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Horses (nvunber.) Portable extin- guishers (number). Pul- motors (num- ber). Smoke helmets (num- ber). Lile- saving nets (num- ber). Life guns (num- ber). HOSE (FEET). Water. Chemical. Hand- drawn appara- tus (num- ber). Oxy- gen acety- lene cutting outfit. » Equipment owned by volunteer companies. < Not reported. GROUP v.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 30,000 TO 50,000 IN 1917— Continued. 1 2 12 1 1 6 10 23 14 8 8 14 11 22 8 10 1 1 2 3 2 2 9,500 9,950 20,635 7,750 9,700 4,050 12,550 10,000 13,000 7,050 7,800 600 800 2,441 450 700 1 1fl» 1 3 1 1 200 1 i 18 15 1 201 202 1 203 1 1 2 17 8 ?fl4 2 1 2 1 1 5 2 660 600 1,000 400 1,000 205 206 1 1 2 1 207 12 208 1 1 2fl» 210 1 1 16 22 14 24 24 13 21 22 15 2 1 8,000 8,500 10,000 9,300 14,400 7,700 11,800 15,500 6,000 900 1,200 750 1,150 1,550 500 ^'1400 600 m 1 16 5 12 4 9 6 212 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 1 213 21 1 2 2 24 24 2 1 1 1 2 1 214 1 1 2 2 215 21R 1 217 2 1 2 218 4 219 1 84 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Table 11.— PUMPING FIRE ENGINES: 1917; I For & list o£ the cities arranged alphabetically by states, vrith the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 34.] CTTY, AND CAPACITY OF ENGINES (GALLONS PER MmUTE). STEAM PUMPING ENGINES (NUMBEE). . GASOLINE PUMPING ENGINES (NUMEEK). 1 CriY, AND CAPACITY OP ENGINES (GALLONS PEE MMUTE). STEAM PUMPING ENGINES (NUMBEE). GASOLINE PUMPINO ENGINES (NUMBEE). .a a 3 In service. In reserve. In service. In re- serve. In service. In reserve. In service. In re- serve. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Motor- pro- pelled. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Motor- pro- peUed. Gri^rtfl total 402 1,071 46 307 529 17 Group III 104 42 30 253 131 70 6 13 10 63 40 47 136 136 114 2 191 35 394 223 17 103 54 85 58 3 3 2 Group II GROUP I.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 600,000 AND OVER IN 1917. 1 New York, N.Y.: 1,000 to 1,099 2 22 6 41 20 7 6 7 8 9 10 Cleveland, Ohio: 1,000 to 1,099 3 3 900 to 999 1 5" 16 55 9 1 2 5 2 1 900 to 999 2 800 to 899 3 10 9 5 12 ■29 U ■"■■V2 800 to 899 U 14 700 to 799 . . 700 to 799 2 18 600 to 699 600 to 699 1 2 1 4 500 to 599 Detroit, Mich.: 900 to 999 5 7 4 2 1 3 10 1 1 4 2' 400 to 499 Chicago, III.: 1,000 to 1,099 13 7 800 to 899 700 to 799 U8 900 to 999 7 1 54 2 31 10 6 20 2 11 2 6 14 6 12 1 1 7 1 S 4 1 9 600 to 699 700 to 799 no u 500 to 699 1 600 to 699 Baltimore, Md.: 900 to 999 1 8 4 2 1 500 to 599 400 to 499 Philadelphia, Pa.: 900 to 999 7 1 4 7 1 800 to 899 1 2 4 1 » 700 to 799 '1 600 to 699 800 to 899 500 to 699 600 to 699 400 to 499 i 600 to 599 2 Pittsburgh, Pa.: 1,000 to 1,099 1 2 7 6 3 2 2 1 1 5 7 6 t I 2 2 4 St. Louis, Mo.: 11 5 5 900 to 999 1 1 5 700 to 799 600 to fi90 600 to 699 1 2 5 500 to 599 400 tn 4QQ 400 to 499 5 Boston, Mass.: 1,100 22 2 Los Angeles, Cal.: 1 000 to 1 099 •4 12 1,000 to 1,099 2 4 1 1 900 to 999 1 1 800 to 999 ' 1 »2 31 800 to 899 2 800 to 899 700 to 799 13 1 1 700 to 799 3 1 1 18 2 6 1 6 600 to 699 4 1 1 2 600 to 699 500 to 699 7 1 600 to 699 400 to 499 G ROUP n.-CITIES HAVING A. POPULATION F 300,000 TO 500,000 IN 19 17. 11 Buffalo, N.Y.: 1,400 12 '1 ■"vi 16 17 18 19 20 21 New Orleans, La.— Contd. 1 1 1 2 1,000 to 1,099 3 2 4 10 6 1 900 to 999 3 7 2 11 6 2 900 to 999 3 700 to 799 800 to 899 1 700 to 799 2 «1 500 to 599 ■ 600to699 3 400 to 499 500 to 599 SI 16 »5 11 Washington, D. C: 1,100 1 12 San Francisco, Cal.: 1,000 to 1,099 900 to 999 1 1 700 to 799 2 6 1 2 13 7 2 4 9 7 4 2 4 4 24 700 to 7QQ 2 8 7 3 2 3 1 1 600 to 699 1 7 2 6 600 to 699 500 to 599 500 to 699 400 to 499 Minneapolis, Minn.: 1,100 300 to 399 Milwaukee, Wis.: 900 to 999 la 1,000 to 1,099 31 12 "1 »1 4 1 3 8 1 1 700 to 799 4 16 800 to 899 600 to 699 700 to 7Q9 32 600 to 699 1 600 to 699 n 1 14 Cincinnati, Ohio: 1,000 to 1,099 500 to 599 31 Seattle, Wash.: 900 to 999 1 1 1 4 7 1 900 to 999 700 to 799 3 4 13 »10 700 to 799 ■■"V^' 200 1 150 '1 2 1 10 Jersey City, N. J.: 1,000 to 1,099 1 4 15 Newark, N. J.: 1,000 to 1,099 1 1 900 to 999 8 900 to 999 800 to 899 1 1 1 4 800 to 899 1 3 1 1 1 16 700 to 799 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 700 to 799 600 to 699 600 to 699 4 500 to 699 16 (') New Orleans, La. : 1,595 i 11 U "■"Vi Kansas City, Mo.; 1,000 to 1,099 2 700 to 799 1 1 1,600 600 to 699 1,350 500 to 5S9 1 1 Combination, pumping engine and hose. " Propelled by steam. 3 Combination, pumping engine, hose, and chemical. < Includes 3 combinations, pumping engine and hose. *• Includes 4 combinations, pumping engine and hose. " Combination, booster pump and hose. ' Horso-drawn hand pump. 3 Small type. Capacity not reported. ^ Drawn by motor-propelled hose wagon. GENERAL TABLES. 85 Table 11.— PUMPING FIRE ENGINES: 1917— Continued. [For a list ol the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 34.] CITY, AND CAPAQTY OF ENGINES (GALLONS PEK MINTITE). STEAM PUMPING ENGINES (NUMBER). GASOLINE PUMPING ENGINES (NUMBER). a 3 a 3 CITY, .VND CAPACITY OF ENGINES (GALLONS PER MINUTE). STEAM PUMPING ENGINES (NUMBER). GASOLINE PUMPING ENGINES (NUMBER). In service. In reserve. In service. In re- serve. In service. In reserve. In service. In re- serve. o Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Motor- pro- pelled. ^°^Z" Horse- pK. 'i'^™- Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Motor- pro- pelled. 22 23 Portland, Oreg.: 1,000 to 1,099.. 900 to 999 700 to 799 600 to 699 600 to 599 23 Indianapolis', Ind.; 1,000 to 1,099... 900 to 999 700 to ^ 600 to 699 500 to 599 Denver, Colo.: 1,000 to 1,099.. 900 to 999 800 to 899 700 to 799 27 28 Eochester, N. Y.: 900 to 999 700 to 799 600 to 699 Providence, E. I.: 1,000 to 1,099.. 900 to 999 800 to 899 700 to 799 600 to 699 500 to 599 St. Paul, Minn.: 1,000 to 1,099.. 800 to 899 600 to 699 Louisville, Ky.: 1,300 900 to 999.... 800 to 899.... 700 to 799.... 500 to 699.... 30 32 . 34 Columbus, Ohio: 1,200 1,000 to 1,099.. 700 to 799 600 to 699 600 to 699 Oakland, Cal.: 1, 000 to 1,099. . 70Oto799 600 to 699 600 to 599 400 to 499 Toledo, Ohio: 1,100 800 to 899 70Oto799 600 to 599 Atlanta, Ga.: 1,000 to 1,099.. 700 to 799 600 to 699 500 to 599 Birmingham, Ala.: 1,400 1,000 to 1,099.. 900 to 999 800 to 899 700 to 799 GROUP III.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000 IN 1917. Omaha, Nebr.; 1,400 700 to 799.. 600 to 699.. 36 Worcester, Mass.: 1,000 to 1,099.. 900 to 999 800 to 899 700 to 799 600 to 699 400 to 499 Richmond, Va.: 1,000 to 1,099.. 900 to 999 800 to 899 700 to 799 600 to 699 500 to 699 Syracuse, N. Y.: 1,000 to 1,099.. 900 to 999 800 to 899 700 to 799 600 to 699 500 to 599 300 to 399 Spokane, Wash.: 1,000 to 1,099.. 900 to 999 700 to 799 1 2 4 ... 26 New Haven, Conn.: 1,000 to 1,099 900 to 999 700 to 799 600 to 699 300 to 399 Memphis, Tenn.: 900 to 999.... 800 to 899... 700 to 799... 600 to 699... 500 to 599... Scranton, Pa.; 900 to 999.. 800 to 899.. 70Oto799.. 500 to 599.. Paterson, N. J.: 900 to 999.. 700 to 799.. 600 to 599.. 47 Grand Rapids, Mich.: 1,000 to 1,099 900 to 999 800 to 899 700 to 799 Pall River, Mass.: 900 to 999 700 to 799 Dayton, Ohio: 1,000 to 1,099 800 to 899 300 to 399 Dallas, Tex.: 1,400 1,000 to 1,099 900 to 999 700 to 799 500 to 699 M San Antonio, Tex.: 700 to 799. 500 to 599. '-1 12 12 ! Combination, pumping engine and hose. , :S5',Si^f^o'XSiriSS'j5nT4n^'ne*a^n'^^^^^^^ ^■irfr^^'bl mitor-propelled hose wagon. • Horse-drawn. e Includes 1 combination, pumping engme and hose; and 2 combinations, pump- "fS&^rco'Xa&'i-ping engine and hose; and 1 combination, pumping engine, hose, and chemical. 8 Gas-electric tractors. 8 Combination, booster pump and hose. 86 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Table 11.— PUMPING FIRE ENGINES: 1917— Continued. [For a list of the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 34.] OTT, AND CAPACITY OY ENGINES (GALLONS PEE MINDTE). STEAM PUMPING ENGINES (NUMBEE). GASOUNE POTtPING ENGINES (NUMBEE). 1 a >. 3 CITY, AND CAPACITY OF ENGINES (GALLONS PEE MINUTE). STEAM PUMPING ENGINES (NUMBEE). QASomra PUMPING ENGINES (NUMBEE). a >. 3 In service. In reserve. In service In re- serve. In service. In reserve. In service In re- serve. Motor- pro- peUed. Horse- drawn. M,otor- pro- peUed. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. 1 Motor- pro- peUed. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Motor- pro- pelled. GROUP in.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000 IN 1917— Continued. 48 Bridgeport, Conn.: 900 to 999 1 3 2 1. 3 i 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 Hartford, Conn.: 1,300 2 1 700 to 799 1 3 1 100 600 to 699 2 900 to 999 2 New Bedford, Mass.: 1,000 to 1,099 800 to 899 13 13 49 700 to 799.. . . - ^ 1 2 2 600 to 699 1 700 to 799 500 to 599 500 to 599 3 5 i Reading, Pa.: 1 1,443 ' ' >1 SO Salt Lake City, Utah: 1,150 1 1 1 427 i 900 to 999 '2 1,000 to 1,099 1 700 to 799 1 900 to 999 1 400 to 499 ! 1 800 to 899 1 I 1 1 2 1 Nashville, Teun.: 1,000 to 1,099 1 2 1 4 ...... 700 to 799 SI 600 to 699 5 1 Youngstown, Ohio: 1,000 to 1,099 '2 SCO to 899 >2 700 to 799 600 to 699 800 to 899 400 to 499 1 700 to 799 Cambridge, Mass.: 900 to 999 3 2 1 600 to 699.. 1 <2 '1 S2 400 to 499 ! Fort Worth, Tex.: ! 900 to 999.. 1 700to799 1 500 to 599 Lowell, Mass.: 1,000 to 1,099 1 800 to 899 <1 £3 700to799 1 1 1 600to699 1 900 to 909 11 500 to 599... <2 11 <1 600 to 699 1 4 Camden, N. J.: 700to799 SO 500 to 599 i: .. ! ' t Tacoma, Wash.: 1,000 to 1,099 54 600 to 699 1 1 Albany, N.Y.: 1,000 to 1,099 1 3 6 ' 900 to 999 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 800 to 899 1 700 to 799 700 to 799 1 600 to 699 1 600 to 699 Springfield, Mass.: 1,000 to 1,099 11 13 50Oto599 Houston, Tex.: 55 700 to 799 600 to 699 1 = 3 '1 900 to 999 Lynn, Mass.: 800 to 899 700 to 799 = 3 600 to 699 700 to 799 1 4 '1 600 to 599 600 to 699 56 Trenton, N. J.: 1,200 U 1 '2 1 II Des Moines, Iowa: 700 to 799 <3 800 to 899 < 1 Lawrence, Mass.: 700 to 799 2 2 700 to 799 4 '1 <1 600 to 599 1 600 to 699 k GROUP IV.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 50,000 TO 100,000 IN 1917. 67 Yonkers, N. Y.: 900 to 999 14 '1 1 73 74 75 76 77 Akron, Ohio: 700 to 799 2 700 to 799 600 to 699 11 14 Schenectady. N.Y.: 70Oto799 1 600 to 599 68 Norfolk, Va.: 900 to 999 2 2 1 400 to 499 12 <1 700 to 799 2 1 2 «2 13 69 Kansas City, Kans.: 700 to 799 2 Elizabeth, N. J.: 1,000 to 1,099 900 to 999 Oklahoma City, Okla.: 1,000 to 1,099 1 1 700 to 799 1 X 70 500 to 599 2 2 Utica, N. Y.: 1,000 to 1,099 1 1 2 900to999 7(10 tn 799 1 1 1 2 1 900 to 999 1 Wilmington, Del.' 800 to 899 <2 71 700 to 799... 1 72 Duluth, Minn.: 1,000 to 1,099 2 1 Somerville,Mass.: 900 to 999... 1 <1 800 to 899 1 700 to 799 2 700 to 799 12 1 600 to 699 1| 1 Combination, pumping engine, hose, and chemical. ' Includes 2 combinations, pumping engines and hose, and 1 combination, pumping engine, hose, and chemical. " Gas-electric tractor. < Combination, pumping engine and hose. • Includes 1 gas-electric motor. ' Includes 5 electric motors. ' Includes 1 horse-drawn. ' Equipment owned by volunteer companies. » Includes 1 combination, pumping engine and hose, and 1 combination, pumping engme, hose, and chemical. GENERAL TABLES. 87 Table 11 PUMPING FIRE ENGINES: 1917— Continued. [For a list of the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a discussion of this table, see page 34.] CITY, AND CAPACITY OF ENGINES (GALLONS PEE MINUTE). STEAM PUMPING ENGINES (NUMBER). GASOLINE PUMPINQ ENGINES (NUMBER). o CITY, AND CAPACITY OP ENGINES (GALLONS PER MINUTE). STEAM PUMPING ENGINES (NUMBER). GASOLINE PUMPING ENGINES (NUMBER). 1 In service. In reserve. In service. In re- serve. In service. In reserve. In service. In re- serve. a s Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Motor- pro- pelled. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Motor- pro- pelled. GROUP IV.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 50,000 TO 100,000 IN 1917— Continued. 78 Waterbury, Conn.: 700 to 799.. . 4 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 Johnstown, Pa.: 1 nnn tn i (199 31 . '5 600 to 699 1 61 500 to 599 1 82 St. Joseph, Mo.: 700 to 799 2 62 79 Brockton, Mass.: 1 2 - Manchester, N. H.: 700 to 799 4 2 1 5 2 4 80 '2 . Sacramento, Cal.: 1 onn to 1 099 1 . 600 to 699 81 Troy.N.Y.: 700 to 799 900 to 999 2 1 - 1 - 1 ■ ■-- 400 to 499 600 to 699 500 to 599 300 to 399 El Paso, Tex.: 1 »1 33 82 Hoboken, N. J.: 12 700 to 799 900 to 999 1 1 Terre Haute, Ind.: 3 800 to 899 12 I 1 300 to 399 '""^2 Holyoke, Mass.: 11 Wilkes-Barre, Pa.: 1,000 to 1,099... 900 to 999 1 1 M 900 to 999 800 to 899 1 1 2 1 700 to 799 500 to 699 400 to 499 i' 1 1 6 i' 11 1 600 to 699 Portland, Me.: 1 Fort Wayne, Ind.: 1,000 to 1,099 84 700 to 799 3 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 85 700 to 799 Jacksonville, Fla.: 1 11 »3 600 to 699 AUentown, Pa.: 1,300 Evansville, Ind.: 1 1 3 900 to 999 ■ — Vg" 92 86 Springfield, HI.: 700 to 799 900 to 999 !2 600 to 599 Canton, Ohio: 900 to 999 '2 SI 87 Erie, Pa.: 7 700 to 799 32 700 to 799 -••■ 2" 88 East St. Louis, HI.: 700 to 799 1 2 Charleston, S. C: >1 11 600 to 699 11 2 2 1 Passaic, N. J.: 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 89 600 to 699 •-•- 900 to 999 Chattanooga, Tenn.: 1,000 to 1,099 ---- 1 700 to 799 1 1 600 to 699 Harrisburg, Pa.: 4 1 1 900 to 999 2 '1 = 1 1 90 Pawtucket, H. I.: 91 Peoria, 111.: 700 to 799 11 Berkeley, Cal.: 900 to 999 92 93 500 to 599 Wichita, Kans.: 1,100 700 to 799 300 to 399 Bayonne, N. J.: 900 to 999 600 to 699 U i i' ""\'2 11 11 700 to 799 Altoona, Pa.: 700 to 799 ■ 600to699 500 t» 699 Mobile, Ala.: 900 to 999 2 i 1 4 2 94 500 to 599 South Bend, Ind.: 3 U 700 to 799 400 to 499 Atlantic City, N. J.: 1,000 to 1,099 6 3 ! i 95 Savannah, Ga.: 1 2 90Oto999 700 to 799 ....... 700 to 799 2 ' Combination, pumping engine and hose. •Combination, booster pump and hose. ' Combination, pumping engine, hose, and chemical. ' Drawn by motor hose wagon. „v.,™i«.i. fT.piniiA Equipped as trailer. < Used only in case of insufficient water pressure. :SctS'^mbtolKuS.p^enlieandhose,andlcombination,pu II and chemical. 90 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Table 11 PUMPING FIRE ENGINES: 1917— Continued. [For a list of the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For text discussion ot this table, see page 34.] QTY, AND CAPACITT OF ENGDreS (GALLONS PER MINUTE). STEAM PUMPING ENGINES (NUMBEE). GASOLINE PUMPING ENGINES (NUMBEE). 1 3 a >> 3 CITY, AND CAPACITT OF ENGINES (GALLONS PER MINUTE). STEAM PUMPING ENGINES (NUMBER). GASOLINE PUMPING ENGINES (NUMBER). i In service. In reserve. In service. In re- serve. In service. In reserve. In service. In re- serve. g 3 Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Motor- pro- pelled. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled Motor- pro- pelled GROUP v.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 30,000 TO 50,000 IN 1917— Continued. Ifll Columbia, S.C: 1,400 11 11 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 Council Bluffs, Iowa Tulsa, Okla,: 1,250 1 1,000 to 1,099 80Oto899 1 700 to 799 U 900 to 999 1 Boise, Idaho: 900 to 999 1 600 to 699 2 31 !'l 192 Winston-Salem, N.C.: 800 to 899 700 to 799 1 Aurora, m.: 700 to 799 21 700 to 799 1<)3 600 to 599... 2 Ogden, Utah: 700 to 799 31 194 WllUamsport, Pa.: 800 to 899 1 3 ai 500 to 599 195 Waco, Tex.: 1,000 to 1,099 U '1 ■3 Stamford, Conn.: 900 to 999 »3 800 to 899 600 to 699 1 700 to 799 1 Zanesvflle. Ohio: 700 to 799 32 196 197 Orange, N. J.: 700 to 799 1 Madison, Wis.: 700to799 1 Ljrachburg, Va.: 1,250 31 300 to 399 32 11 198 Waltham, Mass.: 700to799 700 to 799 600 to 699 3 500to599 1 1 199 Easton, Pa.: 700 to 799 32 Colorado Springs, Colo.; 900 to 999 1 31 33 ■'Vi' ?nn 500 to 699 3 Charleston, W. Va.: 900 to 999 1 700 to 799 1 2 Brookline, Mass.: 700 to 799 ?01 600 to 699 1 Poughkeepsie, N. Y.: 700 to 799 1 81 202 Danville, lU Kenosha, "Wis.: 500 to 599 31 600 to 699 1 203 Newport, B. I.: 700 to 799 13 204 500 to 599 22 1 La Crosse, Wis.: 1,000 to 1,099 1 1 Wilmington, N. C: 1,000 to 1,099 600 to 699 1 500 to 599 400 to 499 1 1 Combination, pumping engine and hose. 2 Equipped as trailer. 3 Combination, pumping engine, hose, and chemical. < Horse-drawn. 6 Equipment owned by volunteer companies. B Includes 2 combinations, pumping engine and hose, and 1 combination, pump- ing engine, hose and chemical. GENERAL TABLES. Table 12 — STRAIGHT CHEMICAL ENGINES, HOSE WAGONS, AND HOSE REELS: 1917. [For a list of the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 34.] 91 Grand total . Group I - . . Group II.. Group ni. Group rv. Group v.. CHEMICAL ENGIims (NUMBER). In service. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. In reserve. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. HOSE WAGONS (NUMBEE). With chemical tanks. In service. Motor- pro- pelled. 812 155 59 232 182 184 Horse- drawn. 128 95 93 80 84 In reserve. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Plain. In service. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. 268 142 182 82 In reserve. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. 245 51 51 68 33 42 HOSE EEELS (NUMBEE). In service. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. In reserve. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. 58 5 8 23 11 11 Portland, Greg Indianapolis, Ind — Denver, Colo Boehester, N. Y Providence, K.I St. Paul, Minn Louisville, Ky Columbus , Ohio Oakland, Cal Toledo, Ohio Atlanta, Ga Birmingham, Ala — Omaha, Nebr Worcester, Mass Eichmond, Va Syracuse, N. Y Spokane, Wash New Haven, Conn Memphis, Tenn Scranton, Pa Paterson, N. J Grand Eapids, Mich.. . Fall Elver, Mass Dayton, Ohio Dallas, Tex San Antonio, Tex Bridgeport, Conn New Bedford, Mass — Salt Lake City, Utah.. Nashville, Tenn Cambridge, Mass Lowell, Mass Tacoma, Wash Houston, Tex Trenton, N.J Hartford, Conn Beading, Pa Youngstown, Ohio Fort Worth, Tex Camden, N.3 Albany.N.y Sprin^eld, Mass Lynn, Mass Des Moines, Iowa Lawrence, Mass QEOUP I.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 500,000 AND OVEE IN 1917. 1 New York.N. Y 4 10 4 1 11 34 23 20 1 4 6 2 26 41 4 2 8 9 76 109 91 9 17 21 12 11 s Philaaeipliia, Pa 4 St. Louis, Mo 5 Boston, Mass 10 3 6 2 2 2 34 24 2 8 f\ >2 7 Detroit itich 19 18 11 11 1 3 1 g 20 29 18 1 1 2 15 7 19 5 10 1 1 9 1 GEOUP II.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 300,000 TO 500,000 IN 1917. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 1 10 4 2 5 11 6 5 1 2 6 5 1 13 2 2 1 i' 15 28 8 36 ....}'. 9 12 7 10 2 2 7 4 2 2 20 1 2 4 2 5 25 7 4 3 18 13 8 14 3 3 • 6 16 8" i 1 7 3' 2 Seattle, Wash Jersey City, N.J Kansas City, Mo 2 i 1 6 4 13 1 5" i 2 3 GEOUP III.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000 IN 1917. 3 2 20 1 With chemical. 2 Includes 16 hose sleighs. 3 Includes 1 propelled by electricity. 92 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Table 12.— STRAIGHT CHEMICAL ENGINES, HOSE WAGONS, AND HOSE REELS: 1917— Continued. [ For a list of the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 34.] CITY. CHEMICAL ENGINES (NUMBEE). HOSE WAGONS (NUMBEE). HOSE HEELS (NUMBER). In service. In reserve. With chemical tanks. Plain. In service. In reserve. 1 Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. In service. In reserve. In service. In reserve. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. B U Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Horse- drawn, GEOUP IV.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OP 50,000 TO 100,000 IN 1917. 67 Yonters N.Y 5 7 6 2' 2 1 fiS fiq Kansas City, Kans ... 7(1 Oklahoma Catv Okla 5 5 1 71 ■Wilmington ft«l.l 7? Duluth, Minn 1 2 2 2 4 2 4 1 1 4 1 4 7 2 2 2 2 1 73 74 Norfolk, Va.. . 5 1 r" 7.S EUzabeth, N. J 1 7fi Utica, N. Y 1 4 2 1 1 1 77 2 78 1 1 i' 7(1 St. Joseph, Mo. 2 2 8 5" 1 4 m 1 6 3 1 2 81 Troy, N.Y 82 Hoboken,N. J 1 1 1 83 Wilkes-Barre, Pa 84 Fort Wayne, Ind. 1 2 8 5 1 8.1 Jacksonville, Fla 2 8fi 1 1 1 2 2 87 Erie, Pa 88 East St. Louis 111 1 2 89 Passaic.N.J 5 4 1 3 2 flO 9 2 1 3 fli Peoria, m...... ., 4 3 m, Wichita, Kans 1 03 ■Rftynnnp, ^T. J A4 South Bend, Ind 1 1 4 5 ■).■) 4 1 6 1 3 7 4 1 3 1 OR 2 4 m Brockton, Mass 1 4 OS Sacramento, Cal M El Paso, Tex ino Terre Haute, Ind 3 1 1 ini Holyoke, Mass 1 1 9 102 Portland, Me 1 2 2 103 Allentown, Pa 2 6 104 Springfield, 111 2 5 1 10,') Canton, Ohio 1 1 infl Charleston, S. C 1 10 107 Chattanooga. Tenn 1 1 lOS Pawtucket, E. I 6 6 4 1 5 4 2 1 1 2 2 4 5 2 6 6 6 7 4 3 2 109 Berkeley, Cal 2 1 2 nn Altoona, Pa 1 3 3 1 2 4 1 2 1 111 Mobile, Ala 1 112 Atlantic aty, N. J 113 Sioux City, Iowa 1 114 Little Rock, Ark 1 2 11.S Covington, Ky 1 4 C llfi Saginaw, Mich 22 3 117 Flint, Mich IIS Eockford, 111 2 2 1 1 119 Tampa, Fla i 4 120 Pueblo, Colo 171 New Britain, Conn 2 122 San Diego, Cal 1?3 ■RinphHTTitnn M Y 1 174 York, Pa...: 1 2 1 125 Springfield, Ohio 17R 2 1 2 1 1 177 1 1 178 Augusta, Ga 1 1 1 GEOUP v.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 30,000 TO 50,000 IN 1917 170 Kalama'on, T^ioh .... ! 1 4 3 1 2 4 2 1 1 2 5 1 130 1 3 131 Topeka, Kans 1 2 1 2 132 1 2 1 133 Haverhill, Mass 2 2 1 1 134 Pasadena, Cal 1 1 13'i BavCity, Mich ■■ 6 4 4 130 McKeesport, Pa ■ 137 Huntington, W.Va 1 1 1 138 Eacine,Wis 1 1 Equipment owned by volunteer companies. ' Drawn by motor wagon. GENERAL TABLES. To^ 12.-STRAIGHT CHEMICAL ENGINES, HOSE WAGONS, AND HOSE REELS: 1917-Continued. L::^::^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^to^^e ,.,. . .. . ^.^ ^^.^ ., ,^, ,,,, ,ee page 34 , 93 CHEMICAL ENGINES (NUMBEE). In service. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. In reserve. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. HOSE WAGONS (NCMBEK). With chemical tanks. In service. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. In reserve. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Plain. In service. In reserve. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn- GROUP V._CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 30,000 TO 60,000 IN 1917-43ontinued. HOSE REELS (NUMBER). In service. ' In reserve. Motor- pro- peUed. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. 139 140 Ul 142 143 144 Lincoln, Nebr Chelsea, Mass Superior, Wis .'.!I. Macon, Ga Muskogee, Okla '.[ Woonsooket, E. I Newton, Mass Butte. Mont.'....!;!!!;;!!; i i 2 1 1 2 3 5 1 3 6 3 1 2 2 1 2 . 1 1 i 1 2 2 2 2 5 3 1 4 1 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 2 i ....... 2 "■■"4 2 3 1 i" 3" 3 4 2 4 j 145 146 147 148 149 150 2 2 i 2 Eoanoke, Va West Hoboken, N. J 2 3 1 3 3 2 1 2 3' 5 4 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 East Orange, >r. J Lansing, Mich Galveston, Tex i 1 1 i i Chester, Pa 1 3 1 1 2 1 s' i' 2 2 Newcastle, Pa Lexington, Ky 2 2' 3 2 2 2 1,58 i' i' i' 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 Springfield, Mo Hamilton, Ohio Charlotte, N. C Decatur.ni Dubuque, Iowa Portsmouth, Va Everett, Mass San Jose, Cal Piltsfield, Mass Knoxvllle, Tenn i i" i" 169 170 171 Quincy, Mass Elmira,N.Y Joliet.IU 3 2 172 173 174 175 176 New Eoehelle, N. Y Aubum.N. Y. Cedar Rapids, Iowa Niagara /alls, N. Y Mount Vernon N. Y 2 1 3 3 i' i' 2 1 ; i' 177 178 179 Amsterdam, N. Y Lorain, Ohio Qtiinoy,ni 1 3" 1 2 3 1 4 4' 2 2 1 2 3 1 2 2 180 Jamestown,N. Y 1 2 6 2 23 1 181 Taunton, Mass 182 Oshkosh.Wis 1 183 Waterloo, Iowa 184 Fresno, Cal 3 5 1 1 185 Everett, Wash 1 1 2 4 4 2 1 4 5 2 186 Lima, Ohio i 1 2 2 1 187 Jackson, Mich 188 Stockton, Cal 1 189 Shreveport, La 190 Austin, Tex 1 3 191 Columbia, S. C 1 192 Boise, Idaho 1 JKI Am-ora, 111 i 194 Williamsport, Pa 2 1 2 195 Waco, Tex 1 2 2 196 .Tnplin, Mn 3 3 2 197 198 Lynchburg, Va 3 1 199 Bellingham, Wash 2 3 1 1 2 1 200 201 1 1 3 1 5 1 1 202 1 203 Kenosha, Wis 9M 2 1 2 2 205 La Crosse Wis 2 2 3 1 1 206 1 207 Tnliia OTrla 1 208 3 1 209 Offden Utah 3 210 211 1 3 2 2 3 1 1 4 2 212 Zane1 1 i 1 118 Rockford, 111 75 119 Tampa, Fla 1 i?n Pueblo, Colo 75 1 1 1 1?1 Npw "RritfliTV r.nnn 70 ! 1 1 1 1 n?. San Diego, Cal 85 1 1?.S 75 1 1 1?4 York^Pa 75 1 1 1 1M Springfield, Ohio 75 1 1 1W 1 1?7 Lancaster, Pa 65 to 75.... 60 to 65.... 1 1 1 I'R Augusta, Ga 1 1 1 31 1 GROUP v.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 30,000 TO 60,000 IN 1917. im 75 1 2 lan Davenport, Iowa 75 1 31 1 1 131 Topeka, Kans 75 1 13? 65 1 1 133 ■FTavArllill, MjVV! - - 85 134 Pasadena, Cal 60 to 76... 1 1 IS.^ Bav City, Mich 1 1 1 136 Mc!Eeesport, Pa 60 1 137 Huntington, W. Va 65 to 85... 1 1 13S Racine,"Wis' 65 1 3 1 139 Lincoln, Nebr 46 to 75... 140 u 141 Superior, Wis . . - 66 1 11 4 2 14? 2 143 Muskogee, Okla 75 1 1 I 144 Woonsocket, R.I 75 2 145 76 1 >1 146 Montgomery, Ala 76 1 1 147 Butte, Mont 75 1 148 Wheeling, W. Va 65-86 76 1 1 149 1- 1 no West Hoboken, N. J 65 I'll East Orange, N.J 55-75 1 1 1 1 33 2 15? 153 Galveston, Tex 75 SI 154 Fitchburg, Mass. 70. 1 6 16 155 Chester, Pa 55-65 55 2 156 Perth Amboy, N.J 1 1 157 New Castle, Pa 65 1 15S Lexington, Ky 76 1 1'!9 55 I 1 160 Hamilton, Ohio 75 161 Charlotte, N.C 1 16'> Decatur, 111 66 1 163 Dubuque, Iowa 50 to 85.... 2 1 164 55 165 Everett, Mass 12 166 San Jose, Cal 75 I 167 Pittsfleld, Mass 75 168 Knoxvillp, TfiTiTi 75 1 S5 169 = 1 Elmira, N. Y 75 1 Joliet, 111 75 1 172 New Rochelle, N. Y 65 1 1 173 Auburn, N. Y. 65 i i 1 1 With chemical. 2 Gas-electric. 3.CombiDation, hoso and ladder truck. 4 Combination hose and ladder sleighs. ^ Equipped with water tower. e Includes 1 combination hose and ladder truck and 15 combination hoso and ladder sleighs. GENERAL TABLES. Table 13.— LADDER TRUCKS AND COMBINATIONS WITH LADDER TRUCKS: 1917— Continued. [For a list of the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 34.] 97 OTT. AEEUL LADDER TRUCKS (ITOMBER). OTHER LADDER TRUCKS (NUMBER) . Length aerial (feet). Spring-raising. Motor- raising, in serv- ice (motor- pro- pelled.) Com- pressed air, in serv- ice (motor- pro- pelled.) Manual-raising. In service. In reserve. 1 In service. In reserve. In service. In reserve. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- polled. a 3 Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Motor- pro- pelled. Horse- drawn. Horse- drawn. CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF FROM 30,000 TO 50,000 IN 1917— Continued. 174 Cedar Rapids, Iowa. . . 1 1 IVi) Niagara Falls, N. Y 75 1 2 176 Mount Vernon, N. Y 65 1 1 177 Amsterdam, N. Y 55 1 12 17K Lorain, Ohio 65 to 85... 75 2 179 Quincy,Ill 1 ISO Jamestown, N. Y 65 1 1 32 12 ISl Taunton, Mass 65 M 182 Oshkosh, Wis 65 1 1 «i 1 1S3 Waterloo, Iowa 65 184 Fresno, Cal 85 1 18,") Everett, Wash '1 IRA Lima, Ohio 45 to 75... 75 1 1 187 Jackson, Mich n 1 1 1 188 Stockton, Cal 75 189 ShTBveport, La 75 1 11 190 Anstin, Tp.x. . . 191 Columbia, S. C 75 1 1 1 !<)■> 65 193 Anrorfl,Tll 65. 71 1 1 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 65. 1 75. 1 60 <2 65 to 80... 1 1 ■Rpllinphftm Wash 75. 1 1 75 1 1 1 1 1 55 1 1 1 i 65. 1 1 1 75 1 1 65! !.!!.! 1 1 1 182,205 •61,936 23,786 44,698 • 27, 158 8 24,627 Still. 112,874 33,239 15,265 31,384 16,390 16,596 Box. First. 66,225 27,918 8,242 12,958 9,442 7,665 Sec- ond. 1,182 502 167 248 131 134 Third and subse- quent. 223 111 Gen- eral. False (included In other colunms). 18,314 8,625 2,508 3,332 2,060 1,789 PEOPEETY LOSSES FBOM FDIE. Total. «J71,842,170 '27,708,460 7,986,650 '17,842,821 '10,024,182 •8,280,167 On build- ings. S27,076,484 9,115,096 3,284,561 7,887,593 3,873,577 2,915,657 On con- tents. 137,480,233 14,526,758 4,701,989 9,123,124 8,489,716 3,638,646 GROUP I.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 600.000 AND OVER IN 1917. 3,989 2,133 1,951 1,401 820 638 1,040 717 1,137 421 69 324 100 300 62 320 46 15 15,394 > 16,815 5,310 5,610 4,531 3,228 4,271 2,044 2,189 2,544 4,742 12,850 3,886 2,677 2,181 1,024 1,846 1,079 1,072 1,882 10,411 3,777 1,370 2,864 2,282 2,132 2,402 949 1,082 649 185 112 32 47 46 30 10 6 1,716 3,692 302 764 875 276 545 52 153 260 $8,746,404 3,470,978 2,766,695 2,207,926 "2,473,801 1,417,068 3,540,284 425,000 1,708,409 891,985 13,128,825 1,629,221 869,017 961,614 1,071,544 768,745 507,973 278,157 $5,617,679 1,941,757 1,897,578 1,306,312 1,300,945 648,323 1,200, 436 6131828 GROUP n.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 300,000 TO .TO.OOO IN 1917. Bufialo,N.Y San Francisro, Cal. Milwaukee, Wis Cincinnati, Ohio Newark, N.J New Orleans, La... Washington, D.C.. Minneapolis, Minn. Seattle, Wash Jersey City, N.J... Kansas City, Mo . . . 749 793 607 860 354 337 604 423 408 280 185 12 228 2,506 3,360 2,404 2,015 1,871 900 1,499 2,836 1,670 1,144 3,581 910 1,780 1,497 1,536 520 548 827 2,296 1,286 484 3,681 1,555 1,532 835 479 1,322 329 664 506 378 642 107 385 72 135 234 19 107 548 138 144 619 {1,326,361 m 1,059,682 648,336 971,686 416,524 169,622 1,398,356 625,759 "609,067 861,267 $569,976 (") 366,418 312,304 368,129 266,760 65,918 492,060 259,880 152,022 431,105 $756,386 («) 693,264 336,032 603,657 149,774 103,604 906,296 366,879 367,045 430,152 GROUP m.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000 IN 1917. Portland, Oreg Indianapolis, Ind Denver, Colo Rochester, N.Y Providence, B. I St. Paul, Minn Louisville, Ky Columbus, Ohio Oakland, Cal Toledo, Ohio Atlanta, Ga Birmingham, Ala Omaha, Nebr Worcester, Mass Richmond, Va Syracuse, N.Y Spokane , Wash New Haven, Conn Memphis, Tenn Scranton, Pa Paterson,N. J Grand Rapids, Mich. . Fall River, Mass Dayton, Ohio Dallas, Tex San Antonio, Tex Bridgeport, Conn New Bedford, Mass . . . Salt Lake City, Utah. Nashville, Term. Cambridge, Mass Lowell, Mass Tacoma, Wash Houston, Tex Trenton.N. J Hartford, Conn Reading, Pa Youngstown, Ohio Forth Worth, Tex Camden, N.J Albany,N.Y Springneld, Mass Lynn, Mass Des Moines, Iowa Lawrence, Mass 338 354 11 212 61 4(17 433 101 242 32 341 65 ?;i7 27 530 5 343 4 194 112 I'a 271 34 205 104 241 68 245 21 IXfi 72 N6 204 6 143 46 209 39 130 84 249 43 ?74 113 10 200 76 110 60 102 27 158 139 224 22 143 12 21 fi 66 161 17 142 73 219 14 115 10 112 45 137 6 143 57 244 62 2im 30 16S 4 72 11 107 20 816 2,384 1,410 1,215 2,051 2,032 1,044 976 1,005 1,345 1,364 2,602 1,366 1,405 939 826 798 842 1,633 608 542 799 438 983 1,136 627 732 460 583 799 691 726 802 799 324 676 172 918 768 465 911 897 1,361 480 545 1,601 1,147 666 996 1,903 166 707 471 896 1,028 2,648 1,326 1,033 681 551 594 514 1,615 277 284 494 317 591 796 387 441 290 470 583 272 492 633 360 210 429 126 622 609 335 584 603 614 1,303 275 271 763 259 538 1,045 125 832 249 626 422 336 114 27 367 222 260 202 318 14 315 243 305 120 379 332 240 291 169 113 212 415 232 169 435 111 242 46 294 149 122 301 307 280 62 194 20 3 9 7 2 20 13 1 25 2 3 2 25 6 7 2 1 i' 11 5 16 9 2 10 3 11 11 2 20 6 1 4 4 i' 1 2' 11 7 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 10 5 3 1 3 6 8 1 3 1 3 13 m 94 77 241 68 46 53 124 141 102 176 206 45 21 126 162 30 37 61 44 273 3 162 61 78 19 10 126 19 50 30 83 1 147 63 12 9 87 22 78 5 $564,233 683,380 243,064 276,256 695,806 800,000 511,625 294,532 161,662 383,717 569,669 472,397 703,206 193, 160 294,641 310,394 307,506 602,797 293,842 395,298 320,749 498,809 1,181,893 474,780 653,195 223,270 103,596 59,622 148,903 1,847,684 248,798 141,572 209,293 827,854 44,224 791,469 76,323 115,698 183,484 144,106 295,568 177,946 119,947 162,499 74,667 $186,502 292,780 153,681 (") 275,872 300,000 (") 140,431 73,880 182,373 240,729 256,326 227,508 103,752 114,609 144,462 116,135 177,422 143,587 197,567 151,854 151,275 552,979 148,736 390,957 144,058 53,643 31,130 117,920 1,230,571 167,237 38,644 103,215 265,654 (") 254,372 26,120 76,287 107,899 81,092 159,731 106,476 77,007 81,407 51,913 » Includes 1,344 fire alarms not classtUed. « Includes $101,312 marine loss, and $7,184,14 1 not c ' Includes 30 fire alarms not classified. * Includes $101,312 marine loss, and $3,965,284 not classified. ' Includes $832,104 not classified. « Includes 1,126 fire alarms not classified. I Includes $660,889 not classified. 8 Includes 188 fire alarms not classified. » Includes $1,725,864 not classified. 10 Includes $101,312 marineloss. $367,731 390,600 89,383 (") 419,934 500,000 (") 154,101 77,782 201,344 318,830 216,071 476,698 89,408 179,932 165,932 191,370 425,375 160,255 197,731 168,895 347,534 628,914 326,044 262,238 79,212 49,953 28,492 30,983 617,113 91,561 103,028 106,078 562,200 (») 537,097 51,203 39,411 75,585 63,013 135,837 71,470 42,040 71,092 22,654 " Not separately reported. "Not reported. , . , " Exclusive of Black Tom explosion loss. 100 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Table 16.— FIRE-ALARM SIGNAL BOXES, NUMBER OF ALARMS, AND PROPERTY LOSSES: 1917— Continued. [For a list o{ the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 3S.] CITT. NUMBER OF FntE- ALAEM SIGNAL BOXES. NUMBER OF FIRE ALARMS. PROPERTY LOSSES FROM FIRE. i Public. Private. Total. Still. Box. False (included in other colunms). Total. On build- ings. a >> 5 First. Sec- ond. Third and subse- quent. Gen- eral. On con- tents. GROUP IV.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 50,000 TO 100,000 IN 1917. Yonlcers, N. Y Schenectady, N. Y Kansas City, Kans Oklahoma aty, Okla. Wilinington, Del Duluth, Minn. . . Akron, Ohio Norfolk, Va EUzabeth, N. J.. Utica, N.Y Somerville, Mass.. Water bury. Conn. St. Joseph, Mo Manchester, N. H. Troy, N.Y Hoboken, N.J Wilkes-Barre, Pa . Fort Wayne, Ind. Jacksonville, Fla. . E vansville, Ind . . . Erie, Pa EastSt. Louis, 111... Passaic, N.J Harris burg, Pa Peoria, HI Wichita, Kans , Bayonne, N. J , South Bend, Ind Savannah, Ga Johnstown, Pa , Brockton, Mass Sacramento, Cal El Paso, Tex Terr© Haute, Ind . . . Holyoke, Mass Portland, Me , AUentown, Pa Springfield, 111 Canton, Ohio Charleston, S. C Chattanooga, Tenn. Pawtucket, K.I Berkeley, Cal Altoona, Pa Mobile, Ala Atlantic City, N. J. Sioux City, Iowa Little Rock^Ark Covington, Ey Saginaw, Mich Flint, Mich Rockford, m Tampa, Fla Pueblo, Colo New Britain, Conn.. San Diego, Cal Binghamton, N. Y. York, Pa Springfield, Ohio. . Maiden, Mass Lancaster, Pa Augusta, Ga 182 123 131 85 145 163 127 104 148 110 89 65 105 132 65 121 130 110 1»7 146 lOO 90 73 182 73 132 132 102 132 136 61 107 95 162 119 (1) 120 70 39 125 93 90 84 58 60 62 186 112 75 12 105 69 122 21 23 (') 604 303 904 662 233 2 550 651 625 353 393 578 512 674 457 331 315 276 415 601 496 311 97 700 371 337 495 409 444 580 381 472 566 348 554 160 773 345 221 471 445 501 425 ,193 311 438 646 315 678 426 217 426 240 287 94 350 175 904 474 83 360 177 222 333 334 632 340 150 140 118 167 282 173 229 357 133 371 134 356 277 344 433 199 436 363 110 408 81 404 270 415 335 617 194 385 497 243 155 301 263 357 248 158 286 119 S6 52 142 240 128 150 435 249 171 169 241 178 42 115 177 166 158 248 219 334 148 124 174 97 442 202 137 132 88 143 179 36 201 236 142 78 63 166 113 53 49 125 46 87 76 56 136 118 32 207 154 41 (=) (») 4! 90 12 69 55 '2 S3 77 141 11 13 58 103 20 10 8 25 66 18 10 19 33 27 25 30 40 60 3 48 31 34 43 18 5 46 17 S3i2,080 146,068 83, 7=8 221,922 C) 529,014 170,655 665,161 90,042 99,355 112,455 192,335 88,265 176,070 186, 147 268,994 94,134 51,309 244, 730 201,325 56,923 476,961 91,410 138,075 596,012 66,226 37,612 42,702 100,172 23,392 160,871 232,373 579,821 96,604 100,283 370, 404 * 64,874 193,706 57,636 35,389 146,082 68,411 12,972 37,226 131,950 177, 593 127,165 407,377 25,041 275,921 178,986 41,931 239, 215 65,000 67,851 84,059 164,205 19,219 184,566 49,675 45,000 n 179, 692 $116,911 71,934 42,085 122,612 (') 120,771 118,936 182,922 43, 196 52,120 56,551 128,055 45,535 65,464 101,367 105,227 33,528 73,029 « 192,627 46,810 m 119,202 33,653 29,457 15,889 24, 707 15,326 52,838 101, 148 112,661 60,663 108,453 41,528 142,570 24,724 23,173 67,499 27,364 8,218 17, 271 87,079 139, 421 59, 132 207, 617 14,408 167,837 46,078 22,411 104,180 37, 569 42, 619 51,750 4,530 61,108 6&816 151,000 GROUP v.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OP 30,000 TO 50,000 IN 1917. Kalamazoo, Mich. Davenport, Iowa.. Topeka, Kans Salem, Mass Haverhill, Mass . . . Pasadena, Cal Bay City , Mich McKeesport, Pa Huntington, W. Va. Racine, Wis 45 95 66 109 80 27 139 72 56 47 226 460 422 359 te5 163 600 188 202 212 'Not reported. 2 Includes 8 Are alarms not classified. 3 Not reported separately. 199 407 12 223 479 152 401 \^^ 206 ('). m 27 53 410 131 155 11 194 15 21 39 7 188 6 26 6 18 14 1 1 4 5 P) m $41,598 109,658 73,445 90,306 181,718 11,995 87,799 46,160 25,021 29,541 * Includes $2,078 not classified. > Exclusive of Are loss of Mar. 22 , 1916; data not available. $33, 173 56,426 37, 202 50,684 84,662 4,780 52,341 (') 14,246 12,843 GENERAL TABLES. 101 Table 15.— FIRE-ALARM SIGNAL BOXES, NUMBER OF ALARMS, AND PROPERTY LOSSES: 1917— Continued. [For a list ot the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 36.] CITT, NUMBEE OF FIEE- ALASM SIGNAL BOXES. NUMBEK OF FIEE ALAEM3. PEOPEETY LOSSES FEOM FIEE. ! 3 Public. Private. Total. still. Box. Fal^e (included in other coiunms). Total. Onbuiid- ing^. First. Sec- ond. Third and subse- quent. Gen- eral. On con- tents. GKOUP v.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 30,000 TO 50,000 IN 1917— Continued. 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 158 151 152 153 154 165 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 138 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 Lincoln, Nebr Chelsea, Mass Superior, Wis Macon, Ga Muskogee, Olda ■WoonsoolEet, E.I Newton, Mass Montgomery, Ala Butte, Mont Wheeling, W. Va Koanolre, Va West Hoboken N.J. East Orange, N. J Lansing, Mich Galveston, Tex Fitchburg, Mass Chester, Pa Perth Amboy, N. J . . Newcastle, Pa Lexington, Ky Springfield, Mo aimilton, Ohio Cliarlotte.N. C Decatur, 111 Dubuque, Iowa Portsmouth, Va Everett, Mass San Jose, Cal Pittsfleld, Mass Knorville, Tenn Quincy, Mass Ehmra.N. Y Joliet.Ill New Hochelle, N. Y.. Aubum,N. Y Cedar Rapids, Iowa . . Niagara Falls, N.Y... Mount Vemoii, N. Y-. Amsterdam, N . Y Lorain, Otdo Quincy, HI Jamestown, N. Y. Taunton, Mass Oshkosh, Wis Waterloo, Iowa.... Fresno, Cal Everett, Wash Lima, Ohio Jackson, Mich Stockton, Cal Shreveport, La — Austin, Tex Columbia, S. C Boise, Idaho Aurora, 111 Williamsport, Pa. Waco, Tex Joplin, Mo Orange, N. J Lynchburg, Va Bellingham, Wash Colorado Springs, Colo Brookline, Mass. DanvUle, 111- Kenoslia, Wis Newport, Ky La (josse, Wis Council Bluffs, Iowa . . Tulsa, Okla Winston-Salem, N. C. Ogden, Utah Norristown, Pa Stamford, Conn Zanesville, Oluo Madison, Wis Waltham, Mass Easton, Pa Charleston, W. Va Poughkeepsie, N. Y... Newport, E. I Wilmington, N. C 38 56 83 106 51 126 180 78 72 107 80 30 85 109 80 90 51 37 72 60 58 43 69 73 57 67 71 132 71 110 62 52 48 107 48 60 53 125 64 33 23 30 65 127 60 106 34 5 6 3 5 5 4 6 3 14 13 4 1 2 3 424 503 273 448 513 333 502 620 356 266 298 103 229 405 333. 241 163 148 322 329 479 262 365 303 233 160 263 263 147 322 376 264 239 166 151 321 265 191 145 222 304 143 240 130 368 253 196 283 310 272 369 201 306 112 229 166 487 470 146 180 213 199 262 415 136 133 129 259 380 126 226 53 180 115 276 217 109 231 127 211 199 131 180 223 271 471 202 374 500 328 161 184 112 323 360 168 25 ('). 214 406 43 214 287 142 184 93 209 232 223 148 74 134 290 160 134 6 222 304 102 173 35 331 79 171 247 189 117 236 201 242 82 209 166 152 435 87 104 154 109 172 372 119 98 102 265 332 89 194 39 92 49 210 156 66 197 66 163 87 290 320 60 174 42 126 128 20 28 96 114 100 117 82 73 73 137 137 308 110 73 161 139 16 3 98 120 79 141 41 91 82 17 67 137 41 65 94 37 173 26 27 117 166 123 329 36 69 75 59 90 90 43 12 35 24 4 48 36 32 14 84 66 66 59 43 34 60 47 111 17 1 14 42 18 37 14 7 6 17 4 5 9 14 9 2 4 14 30 6 19 41 m 19 15 14 12 15 20 2 7 7 10 7 8 34 S119,011 169, 148 69,692 89,829 21,802 44,126 40,299 86,662 27,412 160,962 84,141 19,092 73,323 83,665 103,852 37,487 99,600 625,700 191,225 153,473 32,231 14,479 264,807 69,031 392,108 56,041 23,809 83,130 45,468 201,178 66,113 28,911 75,323 66,563 29,402 249,421 66,630 61,148 197,423 43,977 60,546 92,763 16,389 179,816 49,434 113,369 21,229 71,993 47,835 19,828 164,507 297,113 372,151 16,239 7,633 144,310 378,272 42,432 12,911 28,387 91,047 5,440 6,169 43,127 10,937 62,270 90,915 151,787 124,308 122,668 68,832 1,395 24,671 6,691 110,282 32,953 7,451 78,205 59,693 41,366 89,082 S66,149 93,345 32,627 56,716 0) 16,442 28,698 52,677 16, 147 35,442 36,459 10,360 42,895 34,229 70,695 19,781 56,900 ti 99,786 17,183 10,411 66,378 36,371 97,575 30,109 16,669 26,810 23,053 0) 64,489 22,816 30,086 33,853 13,144 88,219 41,587 49, 7« 20,802 18,616 27,190 9,869 104,610 22,834 6,628 34,832 22,281 0) 93,041 70,316 68,088 11,361 5,370 45,098 23,760 12,314 11 3,315 34,328 0) 24,828 66,768 97,245 37,041 69,405 31,702 875 13,690 5,069 76,282 22,469 3,187 27,441 30,164 (0 22,850 $62,862 65,803 27,065 33,113 (0 27,683 11,601 33,985 11, 265 116,520 47,682 8,732 30,428 49,336 33,157 17,706 42,700 8 53,687 16,048 4,063 198,429 32,660 294,633 25,932 8,150 56,320 22,405 G) 11,624 6,095 45,237 22,710 16,268 161,202 19,661 147,663 23,175 41,930 66,573 5,520 76,206 26,600 P) 14,601 37,161 25,564 0) 71,466 226,797 304,063 4,888 2,263 99,212 (1) 18,672 (') 16,073 tl 2,864 8,799 (<) 37,442 34,157 64,542 87,267 53,263 27,130 520 10,981 1,622 35,000 10,484 4,264 50,764 29,529 0) 66,232 1 Not reported separately. 2 Not reported. 102 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Table 16.— PAYMENTS FOR FIRE SERVICE, VALUE OP FIRE-DEPARTMENT PROPERTIES, RECEIPTS BY PUBLIC TRUST FUNDS FOR PENSIONS, ASSETS OF PUBLIC TRUST FUNDS FOR PENSIONS, AND PAYMENTS FOR PEN- SIONS: 1917. [For a list of the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 36.] Grand total Group I Group II Group III Group IV Group V PAYMENTS FOR— Expenses. General conduct of depart- ment. $52,262,004 22,160,838 8,662,285 10,960,406 5,994,178 4,484,297 Water. 52,461,475 86,231 294,358 789,954 605,375 685,557 Outlays. $4,608,705 1,253,997 607,666 1,184,617 942,491 619,934 VALUE OP FIKE DE PAETMENT FBOPEETIES. Land and buildings. $68,823,522 23,811,686 14,959,839 15,189,555 8,469,992 6,392,450 Equip- ment. $42,378,679 9,300,677 8,369,183 11,981,053 6,846,468 6,881,298 RECEIPTS BY PUBLIC TRUST FUNDS FOR PENSIONS FROM— Taxes, and appro Dilations Dy city. $2,572,106 1,599,909 415, 154 313,995 147, 519 95,529 ments. $316,247 132,816 81, 145 62,886 25,324 14,076 Income from funds. $248,993 61,996 66,419 52, 162 63,186 25,231 Dona- tions. $89, 482 38,120 14, 769 17,259 13,853 5,481 Other sources. $35,959 17, 474 8,549 7,037 961 1,938 Assets of public trust funds for pensions. $6,008,504 1,495,429 1,266,618 1,258,718 1,363,924 623,815 Pay- ments for $4,004,120 2,475,292 725,568 603,903 205,469 93,888 GROUP I.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 600,000 AND OVER IN 1917. New York. N.Y, Chicago, 111 Philadelphia, Pa St. Louis, Mo Boston, Mass Cleveland, Ohio. Detroit, Mich..., Baltimore, Md.. Pittsburgh, Pa. . Los Angeles, Cal. $9,139,591 3,338,512 1,447,069 1,213,081 1,900,685 858,088 1,206,467 956,286 1,110,405 960,664 $83,824 ' 2, 407 $245,677 307,296 249,257 48,939 51,827 i;5,654 172,939 38,671 68,685 25,162 '$9,443,677 2, 456, 719 2,247,679 11,007,389 2,218,600 11,798,293 1,166,000 1,061,323 1,567,867 846, 139 (■) $1,795,716 1,225,639 (1) 1,000,000 (') 1,496,946 2,110,315 1,130,651 541,510 $1,171,559 340,746 $82,684 31,468 $29,057 484 $747 1,731 $17,098 $885,598 19,846 21,382 14,767 4,623 9,163 8,669 18,475 15,821 1,048 "298 376 147,616 247,631 165,656 46,104 3,907 20,119 29,082 $1,484,909 373,496 103,394 61,272 177,194 100,586 81,409 38,747 60,712 13,673 GROUP II.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 300,000 TO 500,000 IN 1917. Bu£[aIo,N.Y San Francisco, Cal Milwaukee, Wis... Cincinnati, Ohio. . Newark, N.J New Orleans, La. . Washington, D. C. Minneapolis, Minn Seattle, Wash Jersey City, N.J. . E^nsasCity, Mo.. $1,280,028 1,644,627 765,601 766,651 694,994 585,330 671,646 671,033 789,385 608,288 484, 702 = $84,705 135,624 "5,842 6 68,187 $87,526 165,020 16,645 78,200 15,964 26,596 52,971 19,647 65,460 7,260 92,427 $701,085 7,937,729 679,406 995, 114 871,650 547,750 852,191 557,576 1,024,932 253, 525 538,981 $1,039,177 1,547,291 664,000 1,238,603 669, 602 773,846 675,044 620,066 681,397 361,215 209,042 $39,005 125,412 42,357 76,824 33,620 9,099 (') 57,785 7,048 24,229 775 $19,532 16,278 3,384 6,108 12,663 3,502 10,781 4,020 4,877 $2,239 9,027 10,192 6,025 4,777 14,666 195 2,995 6,303 $100 1,161 6,845 825 55 78 5,705 $5,160 250 490 1,926 723 $56,186 308 194, 146 285,607 125,719 105,825 292,364 18,960 72,029 115,484 $116,050 124,014 75,125 76,662 78,982 39,267 50,092 77,761 22,235 65,606 9,874 GROUP III.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000 IN 1917. Portland, Oree. . . Indianapolis, Ind. Denver, Colo Rochester, N.Y... Providence, R.I. . St. Paul.Mtan... Louisville, Ky... Columbus, Ohio.. Oakland, Cal Toledo, Ohio Atlanta, Ga Birmingham, Ala... Omaha, Nebr Worcester, Mass — Richmond, Va Syracuse, N.Y Spokane, Wash New Haven, Conn. . Memphis, Tenn Soranton,Pa Paterson,N. J Grand Rapids, Mich. . Fall River, Mass Dayton, Ohio Dallas, Tex San Antonio, Tex ... . Bridgeport, Conn New Bedford, Mass.- - Salt Lake City, Utah. Nashville, Tenn $682,991 444, 183 302,807 642, 157 487,200 425,486 385,603 337,833 361,082 287,008 275, 473 146, 492 330,943 283,672 263,916 282,878 183, 416 252. 166 227, 499 179,041 219, 104 243. 167 173,683 167,368 194, 887 174, 119 250,426 155, 067 113, 460 159,354 $118, 651 74,680 20,000 60,722 45,009 ' 37, 704 3 143,246 3 13,000 324 16,889 45, 108 » 43,200 34,655 1,039 $28,289 13, 251 21,388 43, 422 12,824 14,387 16,636 69,032 21,466 68,485 25,789 49,577 71,668 21,615 22,328 39,438 5,664 25,941 8,257 10,246 22,954 35,909 82,872 78, 180 26,986 8,250 40,615 49,328 14, 113 3,086 $576,330 600,000 282,040 773,643 849,600 610,000 1744,918 452, 754 282,947 293,000 433,400 116,044 410,400 421,826 311,600 364,550 185, 182 297, 256 487,450 121,000 192,350 208,500 321,030 208,300 402,775 1633,864 293,000 279, 450 124, 423 147,881 1 Value of equipment included with that of land and buildings. * Received by city; no trust fund for firemen's pensions. ' Paid to city water supply system. * Not reported separately; fire and police pension funds combined. $667,213 432,600 234,656 356,127 281,949 336,000 (1) 613,716 494,916 600,000 304,605 271,408 185,000 279,300 333,836 318,274 219,977 352,997 334, 884 168,000 218, 266, 191, 415, 153, (1) 297, 151, 247, 219, $28,714 24, 110 17,895 17,738 13,450 32,330 21,318 13,493 5,496 31,480 6,398 9,917 2,500 9,394 11, 469 12, 174 1,700 13,933 (<) $5,285 4,257 2,730 9,126 6,141 1,378 1,919 1,439 2,195 2,561 1,434 4,005 (') S4, 914 5,856 6,804 1,330 243 10,092 428 1,224 66 1,079 776 1,133 2,700 7 (*) S140 293 375 235 50 225 267 551 10 5,390 60 242 $1 ,'708 96 1,260 104 «i$109, 141 172, 659 141,917 41,865 4,123 245,844 18,048 29,125 1,154 38,806 6,664 24,361 131 30,375 25,684 66,228 1,927 (') ' Includes $67,200 paid to city water supply system. 6 Exclusive of $25, assets of a combined Are and police relief fund. ' Includes $2,416 paid to city water supply system. $7,085 26,740 18,787 43,409 36,081 44,205 18,153 13,395 17,048 31,360 3,423 1,191 12,629 3,843 23,866 4,769 14,946 4,946 25,997 6,874 1,000 14,764 126 1,500 19,671 1,670 30O 3,661 GENERAL TABLES. 103 Table 16 — PAYMENTS FOR FIRE SERVICE, VALUE OP FIRE-DEPARTMENT PROPERTIES, RECEIPTS BY PUBLIC TRUST FUNDS FOR PENSIONS, ASSETS OP PUBLIC TRUST FUNDS FOR PENSIONS, AND PAYMENTS FOR PEN- SIONS: 1917— Continued. [For a list of the cities arranged alpliabetically by states, witli tlie number assigned to eacli, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 36.] CITY. PATMENTS FOB— VALtTE OF FIKE DE- PARTMENT PROPERTIES. RECEIPTS BY PUBLIC TRUST FUNDS FOR PENSIONS FROM— Assets of public trust funds for pensions. s Expenses. Outlays. Land and buildings. Equip- ment. Taxes, and appro- priations by city. Assess- ments. Income from funds. Dona- tions. Other sources. Pay- ments for i General conduct of depart- ment. ■Water. pensions. GROUP III.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 100,000 TO 300,000 IN 1917— Continued. Cambridge, Mass . Lowell, Mass Taconia,Wash... Houston, Tex Trenton, N.J Hartford, Corm Beading, Pa y oungstown^hio . Fort Worth, Tex... Camden, N.J Albany.N.Y SpringaeldjMass.. Lynn, Mass Des Moines, Iowa . Lawrence, Mass . . . 67 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 go 91 92 93 94 95 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 HI 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 Yonkers, N. Y Schenectady, N. Y Kansas City, Kans — Oklahoma City, Okla. Wilmington, Del Doluth, Minn... Akron, Ohio Norfolk, Va Elisabeth, N. J.. Utioa,N.Y Somerville, Mass. . Waterbury, Conn. St. Joseph, Mo Manchester, N. H. Troy, N.Y Hoboken, N. J Wilkes-Barre,Pa.. Fort Wayne, Ind. Jacksonville, Fla. . EvansvUle, Ind... Erie, Pa East St. Louis, m.. Passaic, N. J Harrisburg, Pa Peoria, 111 Wichita, Kans — Bayonne, N. J — South Bend, Ind. . Savannah, Ga Johnstown, Pa Brockton, Mafis. . . Sacramento, Cal... El Paso, Tex Terre Haute, Ind., Holy oke. Mass — Portland, Me Allentown, Pa. . Springfleld, 111. . Canton, Ohio Charleston, S. C. Chattanooga, Tenn. . Pawtuoket, E. I — Berkeley, Cal. Altoona, Pa. . . Mobile, Ala. . . AtlantioClty,N. J... Sioux City, Iowa Little EocktArk Covington, Ky Saginaw, Mich Flint, Mich Eookfordjlll Tampa, Fla Pueblo, Colo. $174,610 190, 519 146,029 178,154 171, 166 259,216 63,710 121,325 107,918 145,957 248,912 283,689 143,403 163,270 130,047 1*26,927 M4,175 '""74,' 826 $6,952 18,400 564 26,793 2,320 23,685 3,262 2,280 53,288 25,060 44,015 30,780 6,193 $132,638 398,400 247,000 252,317 169,825 354,000 178,025 180,700 316,500 125,000 292,300 607,020 285,830 230,093 193,925 $110,791 133,647 230,757 170,730 167,458 278,525 183,300 186,028 179, 447 200,000 324,000 386, 145 255,189 203,365 125,000 $2,000 "'4,'562' 10,000 "'3,' 526 '"7," 985 6,554 5,8 $1,886 "i,'293' 2,199 1,213 4,424 1,380 $1, 747 1,867 "'4,' 229' ""2,' 635 2,784 390 $6,360 1,100 ""'175' "2,'36i' 205 120 $212 612 $255 38,035 48,640 87,645 "53,'94i' 72,020 10,123 $16,794 6,168 4,288 GROUP IV.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 50,000 TO 100,000 IN 1917. $234,929 112,135 122,305 102,632 75,061 136,917 103,254 143, 180 108,846 157,826 116,844 115,241 109,070 157,540 120, 163 160,906 72, 278 106,309 123,635 105, 766 120, 184 90,665 63,836 38,262 102,609 66,604 118, 124 68,960 120,415 67,936 114,087 125,127 70,652 94,168 141,534 166,712 53,853 93, 450 69,286 84,694 80,355 76,408 100,627 63,296 73,977 201,837 66,310 64, 16S 71,227 62,492 47,315 82,418 66,947 60,003 2 $30, 875 $10,067 11,500 1,443 2 45,069 736 5,950 38,255 46,308 2 20,000 6,520 2 7,-210 25,731 20,338 52,039 26,626 28,270 4,534 8,828 4,559 4,779 42,808 16,909 4,785 166,737 15,600 16,288 8,528 12,033 1,275 3,391 2 18,633 51,668 2 6,014 '6,505 44,000 12,601 2 17,380 7,579 29,763 2 20,276 26,229 35,472 5,971 970 2,524 6,723 4,374 2,741 26,564 191 15,502 35,479 29,936 26,616 6,350 5,004 9,432 18,322 1,525 42,870 1,267 5,349 2,015 7,500 72,653 15,050 37,329 4,397 10,669 8,329 1,425 1,742 $182,000 8 246,959 138,514 196,500 O 189,739 355,820 114,690 198,700 132,000 270,200 127,678 126,000 311,106 306,640 300,134 190,000 96,200 137,997 120,000 128,204 80,518 87,908 88,030 117,500 71,760 93,998 94,600 113,000 104,000 88,150 126,749 87,561 107,800 241,300 a 145,000 196,000 121,290 60,000 58,000 204,600 126,820 99,000 67,000 193,000 377,000 80,000 104,633 62,000 66,000 42,176 57,407 59,034 42,425 $175,000 P) 87,737 152,345 6 2,225 117,589 120,049 107,092 168,593 243,008 179,200 101,180 97,000 202,413 140,446 171,158 147,830 123,050 219,720 84,000 138,030 57,500 111,500 67,610 110,300 78,495 59,600 61,920 171,120 121,050 110,000 134,203 108,983 92,000 200,271 102,000 70,000 111,840 115,732 202,315 99,886 112,000 56,500 64,600 150,420 80,000 114,032 103,267 82,000 47,486 115,906 122, 852 39,700 $5,000 2,717 6,706 3,154 17,333 15,494 1,629 "3,'i75 3,358 3,964 10,000 4,316 $3,090 1,044 $2,931 1,363 725 310 613 301 250 861 3,123 2,870 2,415 5,926 4,351 3,137 3,111 977 "■726' 1,330 "'830' ""806 630 "827 13,820 4,369 302 1,956 1,195 515 7,867 30 50 265 436 166 292 2,736 31 775 1,008 612 "3," 686 2,755 3,371 2,243 (») 1,004 "4,"882 1,101 2,002 (») 656 "48i 110 1,993 1,035 $583 291 21 $76,191 40,332 14,943 11,197 289,926 106,157 7,244 45,020 25,597 16,534 44,741 6,557 43,572 3,543 3,266 120 1,188 1,227 1,630 911 12,762 1,270 3,732 1,645 520 694 400 60,984 9,604 19,555 4,727 384 45 125 6,343 24,585 100,615 9,282 27,861. 45,753 (=) "47J264 60 27,734 31,493 20,012 94,601 13,965 12,780 11,849 2,112 8,334 16,127 11,148 3,371 4,439 6,218 20,930 $7,849 4,032 460 1,421 7,168 15,911 805 3,592 11,640 3,728 2,249 3,322 10,173 9,584 2,874 3,206 427 7,765 2,515 2,792 2,309 3,097 13,850 3,220 5,206 1,836 6,109 1,566 6,043 4,434 1,750 5,598 1,643 1,410 4,762 2,290 3,064 1,477 11,693 2,254 610 540 1 Includes $24,745 paid to city water supply system. 2 Paid to city water supply system. , , , . 3 Value of equipment included with that of land ana * Owned by volunteer companies. buildings. JMudM $2,868 paid to city water supply system. 104 STATISTICS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS. Table 16.— PAYMENTS FOR FIRE SERVICE, VALUE OF FIRE-DEPARTMENT PROPERTIES, RECEIPTS BY PUBLIC TRUST FUNDS FOR PENSIONS, ASSETS OF PUBLIC TRUST FUNDS FOR PENSIONS, AND PAYMENTS FOR PEN- SIONS: 1917— Continued. [For a list of the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 36.] CITY. PAYMENTS FOK— VALTIE OF rraE DE- PARTMENT PROPERTIES. KECEIPT3 BY PUBLIC TRUST FUNDS FOK PENSIONS FROM— Assets of public trust funds for pensions. s Expenses. Outlays. Land and buildings. Equip- ment. Taxes, and appro- priations by city. Assess- ments. Income from funds. Dona- tions. Other somces. Pay- ments for .£3 a c 3 General conduct of departs ment. Water. pensions. GROUP IV.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 50,000 TO 100,000 IN 1917— Continued. New Britain, Conn. San Diego, Cal Binghamton, N. Y. York, Pa Springfield, Ohio... Maiden, Mass Lancaster, Pa Augusta, Ga J51,669 126,223 88,942 28,810 53,313 71,069 32, 104 78,773 S307 $14,844 30,723 27,823 22,917 33,368 10,920 16,225 17,914 $88,064 152,680 135,300 106, 420 186,000 115,600 60,000 92,800 $69,700 229, 100 101,800 125,600 55, 400 60,900 65,500 85,915 $1,000 2,202 3,584 4,592 $1,077 1,569 $314 1,018 $225 1,085 227 $8,720 14, 164 26,679 25,769 GROUP v.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 30,000 TO 50,000 IN 1917. Kalamazoo, Mich. Davenport, lowa.. Topeka, Kans Salem, Mass Haverhill, Mass . . . Pasadena, Cal Bay City, Mich McKeesport, Pa Huntington, W. Va, Racine, Wis Lincoln, Nebr... Chelsea, Mass... Superior, Wis... Macon, Ga Muskogee, Okla. Woonsocket, R. I. Newton, Mass Montgomery, Ala. Butte^ Mont Wheeling, W. Va. Roanoke, Va West Hoboken, N. J . East Orange, N.J Lansing, Mich Galveston, Tex Fitchburg, Mass Chester, Pa Perth Amboy, N. J. Newcastle, Pa Lexington, Ky Springfield, Mo.. Hamilton, Ohio.. Charlotte, N.C... Decatur, 111 Dubuque, Iowa . . Portsmouth, Va.. Everett, Mass San Jose, Cal Pittsfleld, Mass . . Knoxville, Tenn. Quincy, Mass Elmiraj N. Y Joliet, 111 NewRochelle, N. Y. Auburn, N. Y Cedar Rapids, Iowa. . Niagara Falls, N. Y. . Mount Vernon, N. Y.. Amsterdam, N. Y Lorain, Ohio Quincy, 111 Jamestown, N. Y. Taunton, Mass Oshkosh, Wis Waterloo, Iowa... $60,738 66,143 83,154 70,039 77,737 58,266 63,244 44,823 27,478 47,364 53,345 74,119 71,111 80,766 36,985 61,034 83,909 70,710 87,324 67,698 53,979 39,614 57,882 49,678 107,836 74,585 21,446 34,615 29,043 51,839 50,743 47, 195 32, 165 44,000 63,739 25,053 53,730 51,429 43,261 73,136 53,640 51,660 44,038 40, 179 57,687 42,616 66,159 41,511 41,242 41,089 46,418 46,889 64,741 35, 873 29,111 $10,650 28,359 6,139 6,234 1,750 15,556 5,265 1,003 1,125 10,700 $37,454 3 2,088 16,111 19, 139 3 2,492 34, 742 3 31,598 1,813 3,902 5,053 11,600 3,190 13,654 30,000 8,961 6,4^5 3 20,837 29,088 5,929 1,114 4,454 3,140 15,743 3 19,500 3 30,920 6,200 22,298 1,944 32,168 16,320 1,030 9,095 1,200 3 14, 743 8,i63 1,515 6,680 3 96 11,959 1,990 9,970 7,382 7,232 11,094 3 21,468 3 9,720 3 10,000 16,091 3 11,445 10,000 1,618 24,990 900 4,472 6,347 12,607 2,508 768 5,415 1,991 6,160 1,950 130 3 33,120 20,524 3 16,300 « 14, 115 3 8,000 3 18,371 2 $105, 400 103,900 67,000 99,050 118,926 63,000 100,000 28,000 40,000 73,000 65,000 2 138,760 73,100 29,200 60,000 52,300 200,000 141,456 61,500 75,589 91,173 30,400 88,290 56,340 135,650 90,725 (') 50,842 26, 748 26,362 95,000 95,000 20,000 40,000 92,000 39,318 68,200 117,500 77,626 114,000 63,675 28,000 27,400 206,800 53,600 47,469 156,600 124,667 68,500 102,900 64,500 43,150 127,000 66,000 47,000 1 Received by city; no trust fund for firemen's pensions. 2 Value of eouipment included with that of land and buildings. > Paid to city water supply system- m $62,956 88,000 65,000 135,000 145,950 95,619 37,500 33,325 80,000 56,000 m 85,163 78,828 42,738 69,600 63,000 83,970 66,961 115,164 75,237 34, 700 87,636 62,818 154,855 80,008 75,000 53,098 54,400 52,201 49,700 54,500 35,000 28,500 90,200 35,500 54,268 76,000 65,000 96,544 85,035 115,000 65,000 68, 460 63,000 51,766 81,377 127,025 42,435 68,400 69,000 42,000 98,600 36,000 36,775 $6,547 3,905 6,931 1,825 1,734 1,568 2,285 2,870 1,834 (=•) 3,376 3,497 1,373 2,018 2,026 1,167 1,445 2,063 1,693 1,800 3,366 662 $566 326 507 423 364 662 526 369 540 647 303 316 236 $902 1,698 1,372 188 ),840 608 288 361 626 691 61 337 177 674 367 $126 1,384 183 56 135 797 225 18 117 $238 7 250 $29,402 38,096 32,797 48,380 1,117 6,710 38,223 15,621 9,081 (') 34,937 22,670 11, 482 23, 621 16,285 2,098 4,719 7,769 5,091 1,385 17,914 4,462 < Owned by volunteer companies. ' Not separately reported; fire and police pension funds combined. ' Includes $8,268, paid to city water supply system. GENERAL TABLES. 105 Table 16.— PAYMENTS FOR FIRE SERVICE, VALUE OF FIRE-DEPARTMENT PROPERTIES, RECEIPTS BY PUBLIC o^?c? F.??^^ ^9^ PENSIONS, ASSETS OF PUBLIC TRUST FUNDS FOR PENSIONS, AND PAYMENTS FOR PEN- SIONS: 1917— Continued. [For a list of the cities arranged alphabetically by states, with the number assigned to each, see page 9. For a text discussion of this table, see page 36.] CITY. PAYMENTS FOE— VALUE or rniE de- partment PEOPEETIES. EECEIPTS BY PUBLIC TP.UST FUNDS FOR PENSIONS FROM— Assets of public trust funds for pensions. i Expenses. Outlays. Land and buildings. Equiih ment. Taxes, and appro- priations by city. Assess- ments. Income from funds. Dona- tions. Other sources. Pay- ments for c 3 General conduct of depart- ment. Water. GROUP v.— CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF 30,000 TO 60,000 IN 1917— Continued. 184 18S 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 Fresno, Cal Everett, Wash. Lima, Ohio Jackson, Mich.. Stockton, Cal.. Shreveport, La. Austin, Tex Columbia, S. C. . Boise, Idaho Aurora, 111 , Williamsport, Pa. Waco, Tex Joplin, Mo Orange, N. J Lyncnburg, Va . . . Bellingham, Wash Colorado Springs, Colo . Brookline, Mass Danville, 111 Kenosha, Wis Newport, Ky La Crosse, Wis Council Bluffs, Iowa. Tulsa, Okla Winston-Salem, N. C. Ogden, Utah Norristown, Pa Stamford, Conn Zanesville, Ohio Madison, Wis Waltham, Mass Easton, Pa Charleston, W. Va . . . Poughkeej^e, N. Y.. Newport, R.I Wilmington, N. C. . 572,986 30,243 39,308 50, 852 67,370 51,052 33,575 53,482 37, 873 33,882 36,405 52,093 41,961 44,690 55,963 15, 814 45,204 115,263 46,464 25,883 17,205 49,811 30,011 46,765 18,814 29,864 10,811 48,920 35,540 33,433 39,304 28,523 32,360 29, 103 62, 865 36,927 82,928 1 11,363 4,262 11,045 2 20,000 6,935 1,685 2 10,000 11,896 2,944 16,884 2 20,000 4,517 2 14,560 2 18,637 2 2,050 1,440 6,135 S31, 748 733 23,489 16,560 5,624 7,500 6,042 2,175 6,879 2,323 3,886 12,834 9,363 1,786 8,075 2,479 261 2,309 4,650 5,500 3,622 31,782 124 7,522 358 18,519 26,785 9,134 13 2,700 958 9,750 S112,0C0 13, 746 70,000 66,934 99, 750 69,193 81,378 100,000 42,400 39,700 49,200 132, 772 6,000 41,239 38,748 11,750 33,000 195, 700 33,500 48,000 10,000 48,400 108,600 77,381 3 79,350 82,300 86, 700 40,000 64,567 62,700 31,997 35,000 35,000 8 41,600 37,651 1 Includes $4,756, paid to city water supply system. 2 Paid to city water supply system. , ^ ^, , ,, .,,. „ 3 Value of equipment included with that of land and bmldmgs. S100,000 57, ,341 61,000 87, 826 181,500 113,690 57,060 60,000 82,275 53,300 60,000 66,900 66,100 42,624 91, 706 42,500 38,257 40,000 61,259 15,600 20,587 60,963 56,000 79, 723 32,500 6 30,000 79,983 60,000 86,607 53,786 75,000 50,000 20,000 (=) 49, 150 $1,421 632 695 1,755 '4'386' 88 1,027 1,000 2,532 2,356 6,693 2,031 446 4,009 $1,007 392 871 413 460 379 203 390 743 264 845 2,905 '"sis' "'779' 13 484 1,003 160 284 467 836 226 560 971 S404 84 $2,323 1,869 2,230 2,218 53,716 6,337 "i7,'638 2,497 12,911 2,355 1,545 12,081 25,840 4,6.51 10,063 22,436 14,024 23,165 4 Owned by volunteer companies. » Principal equipment owned by volunteer companies. 4.3023°— 18- o S987 1,444 620 970 1,094 1,219 '"288 1,562 90 1,622 81 1,492 2,989 628 1,916 120 849 608 243 982 '995 1,858 "i,'694 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE PERMANENT CENSUS BUREAU-Continued. MANUFACTURES, CENSUS OF 1905. (The buUetlns presenting the 1909 census ot manufac- tures will b« (ound listed on page 4 of the cover.) SPECIAL INDUSTRIHS. The statistics presented in these bulletins are reproduced in Parts III and I V Df the Keport on Manufactures: 1905. STATES AND TERRITORIES. (The statistics presented in these bulletins are reproduced in Part II of the Report on Manu- factures: 1905.) •United States.. --- - '_ 57 Separate bulletins for each state were printed, and copies are still available for distribution. (Continued from page 2 of cover.) BULLETINS— Continued. MANUFACTURES, CENSUS OF 1914. Abstract of census of manufactures, 1914. Octavo, 722 p. (This volume is not (or free distribution, but can be procured from the Superintendent of Docu- ments, Washington, D. C, at 65 cents a copy.) SPECIAL INDUSTRIES. This series of pamphlets will present for about 40 industries the statistics compiled by the Bureau of the Census from the returns of the census of manufactures for lftI4. A list showing the industries for which statistics will be published can.be had byaddressing the Director of the Census. STATES. This series of pamphlets present the general sta- tistics for the various states gathered at the census of manufactures for 1914, with comparative figures for pre- vious censuses. The statistics are presented in three sections: General statistics, showing for the principal industries the number of per-sons engaged, prevailmg hours of labor, location of establishments, character of ownership^, etc.: special statistics, giving detailed data for the principal 'industries of the states; and general tables, in which are given a comparative summary of all industries combined and specified industries for the state and for cities of 10,000 inhabitants or more for the census years 1904, 1909, and 1914. WEALTH, DEBT, AND TAXATION. The various sections o/the report on Wealth, Debt, and Taxation have been issued in bulletin form, there being nine Imlletins in the series. tins are as follows: The titles of the bulle- laxatlon and revenue systems of state and local gov- emnients (a digest of constitutional and statutory provisions relating to taxation in the different states In 1912). Assessed valuation of property and aiiiounts and rates oTlevy: 1860-1912. Estimated valuation of national wealth: 1850-1912. National and state indebtedness and funds and in- vestments: 1870^1913. County and municipal indebtedness, 1913, 1902, and 1890; and smldng fund assets, 1913. National and state revenues and expenditures, 1913 and 1903, and public properties by states: 1913. MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS. County revenues, expenditures, and pubhc properties: 1913. ♦Municipal revenues, expenditures, and public proper- ties: 1913. Abstract of special bulletins— Wealth, Debt, and Taxa- tion: 1913. FOREST PRODUCTS. (These puhlieatdons, of octavo size, issued yearly, were compiled in cooperation with the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture. The only publication of this series issued for 1912 was Lumber, lath, and shin- gles. The compiling of these statistics haslieen discon- tinued bv the Bureau of the Census, but ^'ill be contin- ued by the Forest Service in less comprehensive form.) Pulp-wood consumption: *1907, 1908, *1909, *1910, and 1911 Lumber, lath, and shingles: *1997, *I908, *1909, *191fl, •19U, and 1912. Slack cooperage stock: 1907, *1908, 1909, *W10, and 1911. Tanbark and tanning extracts: 1907, 1908, and 1909. (This pamphlet was not issued in 1910 and 1911.) Excelsior: 19U. Veneers: 1907, 1908, 1909, »1910, and 1911. Tight cooperage stock: *1907, *1908, 1909, *1910, and 1911. Wood distillation: 1907, *1908, 1909, 1910, and 1911. Crossties purchased: 1907, 190S, 1909, 1910, and 1911. Poles purchased: 1907, 1908, 1909, *1910, and 1911. Forest products of the United States: *1907, 1908, and 1909. (This pamphlet not issued for 1910 and 1911.) HE.A.DS OF FAMILIES— FIRST CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES: 1790. (These volumes, ot quarto size, are paper bound and vary in sixe from 72 pages for Rhode Island to 426 pages for Pennsylvania, and are for sale only, at $1 for each state. Remittance should accompany the request, addressed to the Director of the Census. A circular giving full Information as to the character and con- tents of these volumes can be had on application to the Director of the Census.) The First Census covered the present states of Con- necticut, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Mary- land, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, and Virginia. The returns (or Delaware, Georftia, Ken- tacky, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Virginia were destroyed. . . „ .• The following volumes have been issued: Cormceti- cut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South CaroUna, Vermont, and Virginia. The volume for Virginia contains the state enumerations only from 1782 to 1785. PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, CENSUS OF lOn.l. (On September 2.5, 1902, pursuant to act ot Congress approved July 1, 1902, the President directed that the census of the Philippine Islands be taken by the PhiUp- pine Commission, and that the United States Census Bureau compile and tabulate the retams and print and distribute the completed reports. These reports were issued in English and Spamsh; both editions are now exhausted.) *Volame I— Geography, history, and population. *Volume II— Population. ♦Volume m— MortaUty, defective classes, education, families, and dwelUngs. •Volume IV— Agriculture, social and industrial sta- tistics. dBulletins, compikifrom the reports, English only.) *No. 1— Population of the Philippines. *No. 2— Climate of the Philippines . No^ 3 — Volcanoes and seismic centers of the Philippine Archipelago. CUBA, CENSUS OF 1907. (The Cuban census of 1907 was taken by order of tlie pro\'isional government, and the , material was com- piled and published, under the direction of the director ot the Cuban census, by the Bureau ot the Census. The report was printed in Soanish. In order to meet the demand in the United States for infcrmation re- garding Cuba, the provisional governor of the Republic authorized the director of the Cuban census of 1907 to prepare a compendium, printed in English. Both volumes are of octavo size.) ♦Censo de la Repflbhca de Cuba; 1907 (report). ♦Cuba: Population, history, and resources: 1907 (com- pendium). VITAL STATISTICS. ■ Birth statistics tor the registfiition area of the United States: 1915. Cancer in the' United States; 19X4. ^ ^ ,_ ♦Extension ot registration area tor births and deaths; a practical example of cooperative oensus methods as apphed to the state of Pennsylvania; 1906. Federal registration ser\'ice of the United States: Its development, problems, and detects: 1916. Indcxotiointcausesof death: 1914. v > International classification of causes of sickness, and death: 1010. .^. ^ ^ ., .v Legal importance of registration ot births and deaths: 1908, Legislative requirements for registration of vital sta- tistics: 1903, „ . , ,j .,, ♦Manual of international classification ot causes or death (adopted by the Census Office tor compilation of mortality statistics): 1902. ,, .^ ,„,, Manual ot international Ust of causes of death: 1917. ♦Medical education in rital statistics: 1903. . , Modes of statement of cause of death and duration of ilhiess upon certificates ot death; 1907. _ . Physicians' pocket reference to the international Ust of causes ot death; 1917. Practical registration methods: 1903. ♦Registration of births and deaths: 1903. ♦Relation of physicians to mortahty statistics: 1903. ♦Statistical treatment ot causes ot death: 1903. Tuberculosis in the United States: 1908- United States Ufe tables: 1910. Vital statistics of United States: 1900. (Bulletin 15.) msCELLANEOUS. American census taking: 1904. ♦Census Office and coordination of statistics: 1909. Collaboration in Federal and state statistical work: 1904. ' Comparative financial statistics of cities under council and commission government; 1913. and 1915. Cooperation and unification in Federal and state sta- tistical work: 1903. Cotton Riming reports: Issued in card form (4 by 6 inches) at intervals during the cotton ginning season Cotton production in the United States, crop ot 1917. Federal poptilation estimates and supervision ot local censuses. History and growth ot United States Census: 1790-1890. ♦Index to occupations, alphabetical and classified. Leaf tobacco: Reports on quantity held by dealers and manufacturers; April 1 and October 1 ot each year since 1912. List of pubhcatiOns, 1790 to 1916. ♦Official register; 1917. ♦Rank of several states in population, value of crops, etc., census of 1900 and 1910. Report of the Director ot the Census to the Secretary of Commerce and Labor concerning the administra- tion of the permanent bureau; 1903. Reports of the Director of the Census to the Secretary of Commerce concerning the operations of the bu- reau tor each fiscal year, *190S-4, 1904--5 to 1916-17. Special pooulation censuses: El Paso, Tex., Jan. 15, 1916; Ha'mtramck, Mich., June 25, 1915; Hastings, Nebr., Doc. 13, 1915; ♦Highland Park, Mich., Nov. 15, 1916; St, Clair Heights, Mich., Nov. 18, 1916; Tulsa, Okla., jVpr. 15, 1915; ShreTOport, La., Feb. 15, 1917. Standard form (or reporting the financial statistics of pubhc schools: 1911. Statistical atlas ot the United States: 1914. Study of cartage costs in the city of Washington; ♦Suggested standard forms for reports ot the financial transactions and physical statistics ot parks: 1911. Summary ot state laws relating to the dependent classes: 1913. ♦Table otUUteracy in foreign countries. Tentative program, 1916-1919. The story of the Census; 1790-1916. Uniform accounts as a ba,sis for standard forms for reporting financial and other statistics ot health ■departments; 1912. Unitorm accounts tor systems of water supply: 1911. Uniform mtmicipal accounting: «1904 and 1906. \nrgin Islands of the Uniled States, Census of Nov- ember 1, 1917. „ Work ot Permanent Census Bm-eau: 1902-1913. For list ot Thirteenth Census publications, see following page. THIRTEENTH CENSUS (1910) PUBLICATIONS, Al! of the volumes of the final census reports, gh-in? the results of the Thirt,eenth Decennial Census of 1910 have been issued^ The volumes, numbered I to XI(comprismg 10,879 pages), constituting the complete reporte of the census, which ^^^ listed bellow were issued ik limited editions, intenaeOiefly for libraiies, institutions, and specid students of statotics. Because of .^^J'J^'^^^^Jj^ tribution, any indi^ddual who desires to receive any or allof tie volumes is asked to accompany h,s request by an e^PlX^iy,«^*|Xn which ^^ill justify the Director of the Census in placing his name upon the mailmg list. The following list gives the title or description of each of the reports and bulletins issued in connection with the Thirteenth Census: As a eompact reference work ot genera] and local in- final repobts op the, thikteenth census. Popolation: Vol. T.— General report and analysis. 1369 p. (Eaeli chapter of this volume was printed as a separate. The titles are listed below.) Vol. II.— Reports by states, with statistics for counties, cities, and other dvil divisions— Ala- bama to Montana. U60 p. Vol. III.— Sam^Nebraska to Wyoming: Alaska, Hawaii, and Porto Eico. 1225 p. Vol. IV.— Occupation statistics. 515 p. Aqeicultuke: Vol. v.— General report and analysis. 927 p. (Each chapter of this volume was printed as a separate. The titles are hsted below. ) Vol. VI.— Reports by states, with statistics for counties— Alabama to Montana. 977 p. Vol. VII.— Same— Nebraska to Wyoming; Alaska, Hawaii , and Porto Bico. 1013 p. Mabtutactubes: Vol. VIII.— Genera! report and analysis. 845 p. Vol. IX.— Reports by states, with statistics for principal cities. 1404 p. Vol. X.— Reports for principal indvistries. 975 p. (Each of the reports for the industries shown in this volume was printed as a separate bulletin. The titles are given below under the heading " Manufactures industry bulletins.") Mininq: Vol. XI.— Mines and quarries. 369 p. EEPMNTS OF CHAPTEK3 OF FINAL REPOKTS. Each otthe chapters of Volume I ot the final reports, which Is the general report and analysis of the popula- tion statistics, was reprinted as a separate. The titles of the chapters are as follows: I. Number of inhabitants. 104 p. II. Color or race, nativity, and parentage. 122 p. ni. Sex distribution. 42 p. IV. Age distribution. 218 p. V. Marital condition. 182 p. VI. State of birth. 92 p. VII. Country ot birth. 94 p. YIII. Foreign white stock. 84 p. IX. Mother tongue. 58 p. X. Year of immigration. 16 p. XI. Voting and miUtia ages. 64 p. XII. School attendance. 88 p. XIII. Illiteracy. 80 p. XIV. InabiUty to speak Enghsh. 20 p. XV. Dwellings and families. 8 p. XVI. Ownership of homes. 74 p. The following tables from Volume IV, Occupation statistics, have been reprinted as separates: III Occupations: Cities of 100,000 and over. 57 p. IV Occupation.s: Cities of 26,000 and over. 85 p. V and IX. Occupation statistics: Alaska, Hawau, and Porto Rico. 19 p. The titles of the chapters of Volume V, the general report and analysis of the statistics of agriculture, each of which was reprinted as a separate, ar? as follows: I Farms and farm property. 70 p. II. Fann tenure. 60 p. III. Farm mortgages. 12 p. ». .. IV. Btatistics of farms, classiaed by race, nativity, and tenure of farmers. 88 p. V. Size of farms. 70 p. VI Live stock on farms and elsewhere. 146 p. VII. Live-stock products and domestic animals sold or slaughtered on farms. 58 p. VTII. Summary for all crops. 34 p. IX. Individual crops. 170 p. X. .Agricultural statistics, by counties. 92 p. XI. Irrigation. 50 p. XII Plantations in tha South. 13 p. The following tables of Volume VIII, the general retwrt and analysis of the statistics of manufactures, have b