A Practical Treatise on Outbreaks of Fire

Abstract

THE author of this book held for twenty-six years the position of second in command of the London Fire Brigade, and prior to this had the experience of seventeen years as borough surveyor and chief officer of the fire brigade in a provincial town. The knowledge thus, obtained and embodied in his book causes it to appeal strongly to members of fire brigades and to all concerned in minimising fire risks. The volume is divided into five parts dealing respectively with (1) natural science, legal and general matters; (2) fires and their causes, together with insurance; (3) means of suppression, material and personnel; (4) fire prevention and construction of buildings from the fireman's point of view; (5) miscellaneous matters. Besides providing a great deal of information with which the fireman in service ought to be acquainted, presented in a form which he can appreciate and use, the book contains, much that is of interest to the layman. The section dealing with the causes of fires makes very interesting reading, and many of the various cases are illustrated, by photographs; this section also deals in detail with dangerous trades, and discusses the precautions which should be observed in them. Another section contains, much that will be of value to the officer whose duty it: is to report on suspected cases of arson and incendiarism. Fully illustrated details of automatic and other systems of fire notification are included as well as sprinkler systems.

A Practical Treatise on Outbreaks of Fire.

By Sidney Gompertz Gamble. Pp. xii + 543. (London: Charles Griffin and Co., Ltd., 1926.) 30s. net.