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office of the nimiber or other description of any locomotive which 

 is throwing sparks to a greater extent than the average or which 

 is known to have set a fire. Letters or telegrams should be ad- 

 dressed : Inspector, Operating Department, Railway Com- 

 mission, Calgary ; Winnipeg ; Postal Station F, Toronto ; or 

 850 Grey Avenue, Montreal, as the case may be. At the same 

 time, a telegram shotdd be also sent to the General Superinten- 

 dent within whose jurisdiction the locomotive is operating, and a 

 copy should be mailed to the Chief Fire Inspector. 



It has been found that, in general, the inspection of fire- 

 protective appliances by the railway companies themselves results 

 in the early discovery and rectification of defects. The check 

 inspection by the Companies, required in Regulation 4 (d), supple- 

 mented by the inspection by the Operating Department of the 

 Board, renders it unnecessary, in general, for the officers of the 

 Fire Inspection Department to co-operate further than as above 

 indicated. 



The utmost freedom of suggestion by field officers is invited, 

 with regard to any features of the work under Order 16570. 



Clyde Leavitt, 



Chief Fire Inspector, B.R.C. 



Results of Fire Patrols, Season 1912 



As previously noted. Order 16570 was issued May 22, 1912. On 

 accotmt of the time required for organizing the work, holding the 

 necessary conferences with railway officials, and enabling the railway 

 companies to organize by securing necessary equipment and personnel, 

 it was not possible to get the prescribed special patrols actually in 

 effect before the months of July and August. The very unusually wet 

 season then rendered imnecessary the establishment of a considerable 

 number of the patrols prescribed. Many of the patrols, were, however, 

 established as prescribed, and did excellent service. 



Principally on account of the weather conditions, the only serious 

 railway fires occurred during the early part of the summer, before the 

 measures required by Order 16570 cotild be put into effect. Statistics 

 of railway fire damage are necessarily incomplete. The accompanying 

 table has been prepared from the somewhat fragmentary data available. 



