Month.
Serious
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Table III.
Summary of Calls to Fires, etc., 1923.
Small Chimneys. Chimney Alarms. Alarm Calls. "A" Alarms. Total for month. January, 11 13 9 February, 1 1 1 1 March, 1 1 1 1 1 1 April, 11 16 20 May, 16 12 June, 1 4 1 13 3 July, 1 1 1 4 August, 1 2 1 14 26 September, 1 5 1 3 10 October, 10 2 1 13 November, 15 1 1 3 20 December, 11 3 14 Total, 3 106 26 5 25 5 170"A" Serious Fires :--In designating a fire serious the following points are considered :-
1. Approximate amount of damage.
2. Class of Stock.
3. Hydrants and appliances at work.
4. Loss of life.
Of the 106 "Small" fires 17 were matshed fires, the majority of which resulted in the matsheds being totally destroyed.