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a8 tribune october 3 1984 those were the good old days eh boys the whitchurchstouffville fire departments come a long way since the days of the handpulled hose cart this photo taken during stouffvilles centennial parade in 1977 kindled a few memor- major concern chemicals a hazard says chief ies the hosehaulers are two former village fire fighters fred crossen geft and don beanie lehman a firefighters greatest concern is a blaze involving hazardous mate rials it can be an over- turned tractor- trailer or a derailed tank car the risk involved is great we often approach such situations blind chief walter smith explained not knowing the content of the container with respect to a tanker truck the weigh bill in the cab describes the kind of load carried bri gade captain bill brown said if the drivers not injured he can identify the contents also prob lem is if a fire has erupted the weigh bill is usually des troyed and the driv er may be dead or in hospital this leaves the firefigh ter facing an un known water is the best coolant available capt brown said the stouffville bri gade also carries foam that comes in handy under certain situations stouffville fire men have attended several accidents of this kind chief smith said one occurred recently on woodbine ave nue and another on the bloomington road chief smith noted that transportation of dangerous goods was a main topic of discussion at the re cent fire chiefs convention in van couver he said he learned much both in attending semi nars and talking to other department personnel gasoperated bar becues are another potential hazard chief smith stated instead of turning the knob and shut ting off the supply most just run he said he advises against inside stor age calling the practice deadly leave them out in the snow he con cluded it wont do them any harm editors mail appreciate service dear editor almost everyone has a constant awareness of the possibility of fire and most of us experience some degree of fear that some day we will be victims of injury property damage and even death because of an uncontrolled blaze those of us who live or work at park view home are no exception in terms of fear of fire in spite of sophisticated alarm equipment installed and ser viced according to strict ontario gov ernment regulations staff who are trained in fire prevention and protection procedures and an efficient fire de partment in our town there is always the possibility of a disastrous fire in an institutional setting at parkview we are sincerely grate ful for the protection of our fire depart ment and the dedicated men who work with fire chief walter smith in this fire prevention week we wish to say a heartfelt thank you for the protection offered by the whitch urchstouffville fire department to the residents and tenants of parkview sincerely jih nighswander for everyone at parkview home warning is out new laws for public buildings a revision to the ontario fire code re quires all churches and public buildings to be upgraded according to provincial reg ulations the worship area is excluded chief walter smith has sent notices to several church boards in town municipal lyowned buildings are also included such as community centres at vandorf lemon- ville and stouffville the masonic hall the arena and the museum in some instances upgrading will prove costly chief smith said a twoyear extension on the deadline date can be requested these and other requirements have in creased chief smiths work load to the point where a second fulltime person is required he or she will serve as a fire prevention officer completing inspec tions and other duties chief smith has an invididual in mind and plans to include sufficient money in his 1985 budget to cover the cost mt albert brigade on standby it costs whitch urchstouffville 630436 to have the mount albert fire department re tained on standby to protect the towns northern boundary the area extends from st johns sideroad north to davis drive in addition to the standby figure mount albert re ceives an hourly rate for all fires attended fire chief walter smith sees no likeli hood of whitchurch- stouffville expand ing its service until a permanent station is established at ballantrae- musselmans lake a pumper truck is also required he says the cost is minimal when one considers the ex pense involved in additional facili ties chief smith explained theres no guarantee suffi cient volunteers would be available to provide the ser vice he said he feels the arrange ment is working out well the towns no 1 and no 2 stations respond to all calls on faulkner ave nue north of the au rora road this is because theres no rightofway through to hwy 48 and mount albert would have to travel south to ballantrae then go north on the 7th concession mccowan road all have equal rights the whitchurchstouffville fire de partment has 28 firemen including a chief but there are no firewomen how come ive received no applications chief walter smith said if some applied id give them carefully consideration he noted that one of markhams fire fighters is a woman she would have to be a special kind of person chief smith admitted not ing that eating smoke and hauling hoses are no easy tasks heexplained however that underthe code of human rights firefighters male or female have equal status hot savings from york call bfiusan heating air conditioning 6699439 225 bradwick dr concord ont choose warm winters with a concept 2000 high efficiency gas furnace choose a york heat pump or add on all electric buy a concept 2000 air furnace conditioner by dec 1st pay 25 down with no payments till march 1 or buy a heat pump by dec 1 and receive a 25000 rebate from york tm w servk 2940722 prompt courteous persokat service 8 y pnofessxmuus insurance brokers 58 mam st n markham service to me couuumtr for over 40 years markham whitchurchstouffville hydro- electric commission a 130 main st w stouffville 6401902 schell lumber 33 edward st stouffville 6403440 ftme building centre widdifield drugs ltd djjjujfc phone 6402700 stouffville plaza 385 main st w stouffville ont stouffville coop 47 edward st stouffville 6401550 wm t rennie transport ltd york regions home carrier telephone 8881935 w les ujilsoi motor sales stouffville ontario l0n 1l0 chrysler plymouth dodge truck dealer phone 6402462 geo wilson parkview home for the aged 481 rupert ave stouffville 112 beds for resident and extended care parkview seniors apts 465 rupert ave stouffville 36 apt units for independent living with supportive services serving seniors of whitchurch stouffville area 6401911 we have spaces to great places don gina jackson 22 main st w stouffville 6403526 conomis t sun 2942200 4959440 l i take a few minures ro look over rhese fire safety rips this ad mighr save your life it feeldoors i for heat feel the door os high os you con reoch if it s worm use or oi rerixyeescope route using fire extinguisher know exoctiy how eoch type of etn guiher should be usea oid what rypes worh re w fefenr types of hf know location of fire extinguisher smoke detectorsi kiyonvtohederecforsonevetyievtiof your i riooiivriudngtrtetxsemenrckxjociroge i meeting place outside choose o pioce cudoors for everyone f o i meet foffohcoii ond dont go track mside or i onyrhng grtftl the fe is compefiy out escape routes fooom fwo rckesb from o rooq is to x cnj1de espeool from oedroojtisr response what is a satisfactory comple ment of firefighters for the no 1 station stouffville the no 2 station ballantrae- musselmans lake and who sets the figure if the turnout of volunteers is satisfactory and the trucks are properly manned then the num bers are sufficient chief walter smith told the tribune at pre sent station no 1 has eighteen volunteers and no 2 station has nine the fire chief establishes the enrolment the response good chief sirf ly at a 430 ail call in stduffvi showed up to bepropj pumper should driver arid fc chief smithstjj thenolstl is staffed bythj walter smitr george wilsc brown 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