Fire Conference Held in Worcester The program of the annual Fire Fighting Conference held in Worcester, Mass., on January 5, in the Municipal Auditorium Building, was as follows: “Water Supply”, by Arthur D. Weston, Chief Engineer, Massachusetts State Department of Health; “Fire Gases”, by George Ferguson, of the Pyrene Company; a film entitled “Then Came July 5”, showing fireworks hazards; “The Big Mill in Our Town— What It Means to the Community”, by Frank V. Bistrup, of the Associated Industries of Massachusetts; “Fire at the Mill—Prevention and Extinguishment”, discussion by Chiefs John L. Casey, Abington; William C. Blois, Westboro, and Ralph White, Auburn; and “What the Mill Fire Department Can Do”, by William McWhirter, Manager of the West Warren Industries and chief of the mill fire department there.
