English Translation

31 -JS - ll - Activity report from l./3. to 30./6.1943. THE PRIMATOR-STELL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MAIN STATE PRAG. - →9U An equally difficult problem for Prague is a sufficient supply of extinguishing water, which at the same time touches a sensitive side of Prague's fire protection system. As I have pointed out several times in previous reports, the city administration has always been aware since l939 that the fire protection sector of Prague urgently needs a radical renewal. For this reason, the Ma- terialpark in particular has been modernised in recent years and a commander has been won in the autumn. In the meantime, he has successfully dedicated himself to the reorganization and alignment of the training system of the fire brigade in accordance with the Reich principles. However, it was not possible for him to reach the target level in the fire protection park, as required by the Reichskriegsgesetze, even though he had made advances at all the competent authorities. The fact is that the Prague heavy force fire syringes are still missing 4l. According to this list 63 bikes, 19 cars, 12 motor ladders, 13 hose trucks, 26 detoxification trucks with trailers, 13 detoxification units trucks with trailer, 6 news cars, 80 44 bicycles, 17,000 m B hoses and 7,000 m C hoses are also missing, plus a 50% reserve for the existing hose material. The fact that the Prague fire protection park had been expanded from a completely different point of view is clear from the fact that 56 light trailer pumps are available, which, according to Colonel Petersen, are not quite suitable for a large fire fighting in major cities. The gaps mentioned in the equipment of the fire brigade cannot be closed at the moment because, after uniform planning, the factories and plants in question have their EbA0 Pacca