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18--Planning for Emergencies Fic 18-9 --Fire brigade hose drill provides familiarity with equipment--makes the group more effective under actual emergency conditions Courtesy Firestone Tire O Rubber Company least two competent men for pump duty in the main pump room, and a man for each pump located elsewhere Training of fire fighters. The newly organ ized bngade should go through complete drills, preferably weekly Later, less elab orate drills may be held at less frequent in tervals Drills should be held at unannounced times They should be thorough in every respect, closely approximating fire conditions No matter how thoroughly the industrial fire bngade is trained, there still must be close cooperation between it and adjoining or nearby plants and the public fire depart ment As stated before, 11 is recommended that the municipal fire department be called immediately upon alarm of every fire Watchmen should be instructed in case of fire to open yard gates and be ready to direct fire apparatus Where plants have railroad tracks, cars should not be permitted to block crossings that may be needed in an emer gency The bngade chief will be in full charge at a fire until the officer in charge of the public fire department takes over He then serves as an advisor on plant processes and special hazards The fire station itself should be centrally located, but not exposed to possible fires It should be of fire-resistant matenal or located m a spnnklered part of the plant and pro tected with portable extinguishers A larger plant may require mobile units, such as light hand-drawn tiucks outfitted for the special hazards of the plant Plant protection and security Industnal security is management's respon sibility Government agencies can provide assistance and advice in establishing a policy Since the basic problems of security are pro- 458