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SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1976
FIRE SERVICES STEP UP INSPECTIONS *****
THE NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS CARRIED OUT BY THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS INCREASED STEADILY, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY.
DURING FEBRUARY, FIRE OFFICERS CONDUCTED 16,862 INSPECTIONS ON BUILDINGS COMPARED WITH THE MONTHLY AVERAGE OF 13,350 IN 1975.
MORE THAN HALF OF FEBRUARY'S TOTAL (11,366) WERE PROMPTED BY COMPLAINTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, AND 8,911 RELATED TO OBSTRUCTIONS OF MEANS OF ESCAPE.
THERE WERE 780 ROUTINE INSPECTIONS OF MEANS OF ESCAPE AND 2,280 VISITS TO FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS.
INSPECTIONS RELATED TO THE STORAGE OR MANUFACTURE OF DANGEROUS GOODS TOTALLED 598. THERE WERE CLOSE TO 1,130 INSPECTIONS OF SCHOOLS, RESTAURANTS, NIGHTCLUBS, OTHER PLACES OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY AND VENTILATION SYSTEMS.
A TOTAL OF 134 VEHICLES WERE EXAMINED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNUAL LICENSING OF LORRIES USED TO CONVEY COMPRESSED GASES AND INFLAMMABLE LIQUIDS.
DURING THE MONTH, ALMOST 1,000 FIRE HAZARD ABATEMENT NOTICES WERE ISSUED AND 81 PROSECUTIONS WERE TAKEN OUT.
FIRE OFFICERS INVESTIGATED 21 FIRES IN DEPTH,
IN ADDITON, THE DEPARTMENT ALSO FINALISED 501 NEW BUILDING PLANS, ISSUED OR RENEWED 296 DANGEROUS GOODS AND TIMBER YARDS STORAGE LICENCES AND TESTED MORE THAN 800 ITEMS OF FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT IN GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS AND QUARTERS.
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