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st letters fire truck issue blazes on dear editor im writing in response to a letter to the editor published in the weekender issue of april 2 1994 the letter was titled fire truck will save lives and stated emphatically that the new fire truck will save lives and property period ive been watching the debate concerning the new aerial for some time and feel that some clarification of the issues is past due first fire trucks save neither lives nor property firefight ers do the keys to successful fire suppression are not shiny fancy fire trucks factors such as response times aggressive interior attack and adequate water supply are far more important the real key to saving lives and property is getting sufficient personnel on scene as quickly as possible secondly this truck will be extremely underutilized this diminishes its cost effectiveness one of the main arguments for purchasing the truck larg er municipal fire departments facing hundreds of structure fires each year as well as ele vated rescue operations etc are finding it hard to justify the underutilization of some of their slower trucks and these trucks will still outrun and outwork this aerial how many structure fires did the ws fire department respond to last year how many multistorey buildings is this naw aerial going to pro tect yet another justification given for purchasing the aerial is the ability to provide lighting at emergency scenes a half million dollar lighting platform again not very cost effective there are far cheaper alterna- tives generators and flood- lights for one as a method of protecting exposures again this aerial does not measure up pumper supplied hand lines ground ladders and groundbased mas ter stream devices are extreme ly effective and come off a truck that costs half as much as stouffvilles new aerial not to mention the fact that ws already has a pumper truck if im not mistaken furthermore if a fire has pro gressed to the point that elevat ed master streams are required then all interior sup pression and rescue operations cease and you might as well write the building off as a total loss after all 2000 litres of water pouring down into a house every minute does do a bit of damage basically finishing off what the fire didnt get to it does seem strange that in these tight financial times when other municipal fire departments are reexamining their budgets and costcutting the ws department would be allowed to spend this kind of money on a shiny new toy that can be paraded around and shown off a fire truck is a tool a tool that is useless without the men and women required to staff it maybe this money could have been better spent helping to staff the existing trucks with more fulltime fire fighters this would help reduce response times for emergency calls and that saves lives and property c bardecm stouffvffle real estate lawyer low ratesquakty service chinese staff 20 years experience call for your free brochure today peterjlewarne 4701egfcwayna7ctkauayribypass unionvffle ontario l3r1m7 tel 4774381fax 4777668 maid r totat m i oeaf sc uvuotm weeke april 16 1994 p7 denial office dr ann lawfor dr ken lawlor modern methods traditional care new patients welcome bleaching 200 18 crown steel dr markham 4757600 pegpil 10 minute oil change center oil filter 95 only i w tax your choice of reg 2790 bulk 10w30 or 5w30 motor oil turbo approved sg cd up to 5l of oil coupon offer expires apr 3094 20 point maintenance inspection 4 bay- 10 min service new ear warranty approved no appointment drive in dm ve out we accept ah major credit cards phone 4718869 open uon8at 8 am to 6 poii herhaoerd pennzoil lubrication extra entrance at rear no appointment needed bbhhbhj transmission services transmission fluid 1 change transmission filter change transmission pan gasket change this service is recommended every 40000 km m 95 reg 5995 rad cooling system flush rad rush additive stop leak additive engine coolant amifreeze 9 95 reg 6995 spring is here ask about our rad w m system flush service to help keep your engine running cool in the summer m special purchase 1 993 ponti ac grand prix various colours to choose from 4 door auto air conditioning power windows power locks tilt cruise amfm cassette v6 roadside assistance balance of factory warranty your community dealer since 1973 4771666 4630 hwy 7 at kennedy rd m o t o pontiacbuickgmc d cr 1 o co 1 111 co i z 2 1 z- iu- x co 2 hwy 7 gmdai ajwwmywt