F-2 Fires and Fire Hazards - 1944-1947

Name/Title

F-2 Fires and Fire Hazards - 1944-1947

Entry/Object ID

0001.B0056.0035

Scope and Content

F-2 Fires and Fire Hazards - 1944-1947

Category

Manuals, Correspondence, Fire Protection, Memos, Fires, Fire Extinguishers, Speeders, Fire Barrels, Hi-Rail Vehicles, Structures
Archival Materials, Accidents/Derailments/Wrecks, MOW Equipment, Rolling Stock

Acquisition

Accession

0001.1

Source or Donor

Kennecott Copper Company

Acquisition Method

Gift

Archive Details

Creator

Nevada Northern Railway

Date(s) of Creation

1944 - 1947

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Fire Protection and Insurance Section

Description

Manual "Fire Protection and Insurance Section" from the Railway Fire Protection Association of the AAR, March 1946.

Creator

Railway Fire Protection Association, Association of American Railroads

Date(s) of Creation

March 1946

Title

Controlled Burn

Description

Memo advising a controlled burn of the right-of-way between Hiline and the mill on June 30, June 27, 1947.

Creator

David B. Armstrong

Date(s) of Creation

June 27, 1947

Title

NMD Fire Loss

Description

Correspondence regarding discussions with an adjuster regarding fire loss by the NMD, May 1947.

Creator

Kennecott Copper Company, Marsh & McLennan Inc., J.J. Wilson

Date(s) of Creation

May 26, 1947 - May 27, 1947

Title

Kimberly Fire Extinguisher

Description

Memo advising the Kimberly fire extinguisher had been used and needed to be refilled, December 21, 1946.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

December 21, 1946

Title

Speeder Fire

Description

Correspondence regarding a speeder partially destroyed by fire at McGill Junction on November 4, 1946, November 1946.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

November 12, 1946 - November 20, 1946

Title

Insurance Valuation

Description

Correspondence regarding insurance valuations, June 1946.

Creator

Harold J. Beem, E.S. Hann

Date(s) of Creation

June 17, 1946 - June 21, 1946

Title

Fire Extinguishers

Description

List of the type and locations of fire extinguishers, December 18, 1945.

Creator

Harry Alex Fravel

Date(s) of Creation

December 18, 1945

Title

Fire Barrels

Description

Memo instructing that section foremen ensure that all fire barrels were filled and tool houses cleaned in preparation of a fire inspection, March 19, 1945.

Creator

Harry Alex Fravel

Date(s) of Creation

March 19, 1945

Title

Fire Extinguishers

Description

Correspondence and list of the type, locations and inspection dates of the fire extinguishers, December 22, 1944.

Creator

Harry Alex Fravel

Date(s) of Creation

December 22, 1944

Title

Privy Fire

Description

Correspondence regarding a fire which destroyed the toilet in the East Ely Ore Yard on August 7, 1944, including direction not to file a claim with the insurance company as the value of the building was not high, August 1944.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr., Harold J. Beem

Date(s) of Creation

August 8, 1944 - August 17, 1944

Title

Standard Oil Spur Fire

Description

Flash and memo regarding a fire in the new tie pie believed to be started by young boys at the Standard Oil Spur in McGill, August 1944.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

August 17, 1944

Title

Fire Barrel Damage

Description

Note regarding a hole found in the fire barrel at the Emma underpass, circa 1944.

Creator

Harold Millard Peterson

Date(s) of Creation

1944

Title

Privy Fire

Description

Flash regarding a report by conductor Alexander Lake of the fire that destroyed the Ore Yard toilet, August 7, 1944.

Date(s) of Creation

August 7, 1944

Title

Fire Inspection

Description

Correspondence and reports regarding preparations and then issues discovered during a fire inspection, 1944.

Creator

Harry Alex Fravel, Harold Millard Peterson, Harold J. Beem, Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

April 5, 1944 - July 20, 1944

Title

Grass Fire

Description

Correspondence regarding a grass fire at Green's Ranch, MP 81.5, determined it was the rancher burning grass purposefully, May 1944.

Creator

Joe Mavros, Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

March 24, 1944 - March 27, 1944

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr., Glen Duncan, Harold J. Beem, E.S. Hann, Charles Kirker, Standard Oil Company of California, McGill Fire Department, White Pine County Sheriff's Office, Harry Alex Fravel, Alexander Lake

Related Places

Place

* Untyped Place

Hiline Junction

Region

Steptoe Valley

County

White Pine, Elko

State/Province

Nevada

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Location

Smelter

City

McGill, Cobre, Ruth, Kimberly

Railroad Location

McGill Junction, Greens, Goshute