§ 73. Brigadier Medlicottasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is aware of the objection held by many residents in country districts to the continued use of air-raid sirens as fire alarm warnings; and if he will consult with the Postmaster-General with a view to the provision of increased facilities for firemen to be called by telephone so that the use of sirens for this purpose can be discontinued altogether.
§ Mr. EdeThe arrangements for calling out retained firemen are now primarily a matter for the local fire authorities but I should not regard as efficient a system which depended entirely on the telephone. My right hon. Friend the Postmaster-General has largely extended the provision of call-bells in firemen's homes.