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The memories always remain The loss of a child‘s life is probably the toughest thing a fireman has to live with. Waterloo Fire Department, still thinks solemn look on his face when rememberâ€" ing some of the calls he had, especially the ones involving children. Those calls will always remain in his mind. about the children he has come across in "Any child burned in a fire or hurt or even killed in an accident, bothers you in a different way than an adult," said Scott, a father of three. throwing matches into an empty can. It blew up and both were badly mnd One child died about six months later and the other was badly scared. "At the time I had kids the same age as them ... seeing these kids really bothered me. It really hit close to home." Scott admits that he doesn‘t know if his wife worries about him when he leaves for work. He added, though, if she saw him "I remember years ago I went to a call at the board of works yard where two kids, around the age of seven or eight, were gomg into a burmng house then no doubt she‘d worry about him and that‘s a pressure she shouldn‘t have to deal with. The risk factor for a fireman is similar to that of a policeman. Not knowing what you‘re up against is one of the biggest problems of the job. Just as a policeman could 'iet hurt when answering a domestic call, the fireman could also walk into a potentially dangerous situation when answering a routine barrel fire behind a However, today if a fireman doesn t know what‘s buring in those barrels, he will let them burn until he‘s fully inâ€" formed of its contents. According to Scott almost everything today is made out of synthetics and most fires today involve some kind of chemiâ€" cals, some more lethal than others. When responding to any fire they go into it fully prepared wearing a Self Contained Breaâ€" thing Apparatus (GCBA). "If you do everything possible to your ability at a fire, you shouldn‘t come back feeling you should have or could have Scott believes that too many people pelreeive what a fi"m by watching television i finfifilhrs aren‘t as m as those from Hollyâ€" wood, but when it comes to getting the job done, these guys don‘t pause for commerâ€" COSMETICS + CARDS â€" E;e;yâ€"tl;ifig You Want In A Drug Store SHOPPERS DRUG MART: tb More to a fire than flames What child doesn‘t want to be either a fireman or policeman when they grow up? The thought of putting out fires and saving lives are things dreams, or nightmares, are made of. For one afternoon of my life, my childhood dream became a reality. I became a fireman with the Waterloo Fire Department. However, it was a slow day at Station One on Weber Street in Waterloo. The dayshift belonged to Platoon Four, consisting of 10 guys and four trucks. After an hour of checking equipment followed by another hour of fitness or development training, these firefighters were all set ... to wash the trucks and cars, if needed. What a life. Three hours went by and the only call to the station was from a fireman in another station wanting to change shifts with somebody in Platoon Four. Where‘s the action? The Dalmation dog? And where‘s the firepole? Boredom had set in. One part of me wanted that the alarm to go off, but what fool would want a fire which could take lives and destroy property. That‘s when Chief Training Officer William Kohlsmith noticed my boredom and took me under his wing. "Would you like to take part in one of our training exercises on Peppler Street? I‘m quite sure we can suit you up," Kohlsmith said. Veteran Waterloo fireman Del Scott. WATERLOO TOWN 884â€"1500 WATERLOO LOCATIONS: It wasn‘t a real fire, but what the heck. I‘m game What I was to take part in was a training exercise in positive pressure ventilation (PPV) â€" blowing fresh air in a building to clear the smoke. In the past, firemen would use smoke ejectors which would blow the smoke out of a house. That method would take hours. The PPV method would take 15 minutes But first we needed a fire to create the smoke. While the firemen were loading an oil drum with straw, wood and oil, l was given a tour of the home, which by the charred walls and ceilings, had been used by the fire department several times in Lead by Kohlsmith, I went into the kitchen, up the staircase to the three bedrooms and bathroom on the second floor. I knew the floor plan ... so I thought. Outside of the house we were given instructions to look for a fallen fireman. A beeper system would lead us to him. All we had to do was get through the smoke and find him. There was a complete feeling of helplessness. Voices yelling in the dense black smoke and the inability to function made for a confusing and intense moment in my life Knowing that there was no fire, no real danger and plenty of assistance, there was still a feeling of helplessness. OPEN SUN. 11â€"5 BEECHWOOD || 886â€"6130 FREE DELIVERY ON MEDICATIONS FOR SENIORS & SHUTANS (Continued on page A12)