Fire Fighters: Tim Might Be Promoted

Stand by all stations. Attention! True to life story of our unsung heroes, who stand ready to ride by day or night against our most murderous enemy, the demon of fire!

In just a minute, we'll visit Chief Cody in his office at Fire Department headquarters, where he has just asked an important question of Jimmy and Trudy, brother and sister of Tim Collins, the young fireman.

But before we hear the answer, here is a message. Oh, firefighters! Let's go to Fire Department headquarters, where you remember Chief Cody has been telling Jimmy and Trudy Collins the story of the big fire, the conflagration of years ago, that almost burned the whole city to the ground.

And as the Chief ends his account, Trudy Collins. But Chief Cody, what you said they had fire engines and ladder trucks and hundreds and hundreds of men, why did the big fire get away from them?

Ah, didn't he say the wind was blowing all the time? Steady, all three days the fire was burning. I was burning you, Keatsville Jimmy, Tom, you weren't there. She's got you on that point, Jimmy.

Well, Golly, the way you told it, I felt as if I was there. Well, if you'd been there, you'd be your own grandfather. It was so long ago. Yes, it was so long ago. And that's the answer to your question, Judy.

How the fire got away from the department and burned for three days and might have gone on and burned out the whole city. If they hadn't stopped, it would blast and prouder. That's right. You see, in the old days, they didn't know as much about fire prevention as we do now.