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10 The Barrie Examiner Wednesday December 15 1976 STRTIX THE WAY DUWN Till ltltlLll By SUE ROUllJlFE Examiner Staff Reporter The Simcoe Rescue Squad had its hands full Five men lay trapped in the wreckage of two cars and truck all in need of rescue and medical help Another three were in dif ferent areas of burning building with fire or injuries preventing escape Fire broke out in sea of gasoline on snow covercd ground spreading rapidly around burst tank The 28niember squad all volunteers who are fulltime firemen ambulance at tendants policemen or nurses went through the rescues with precision established by in tensive weekly training StSSltlllS Real danger was not there The squad went through the ex ercise as part of their training days at Base Borden under the direction of army instructors Warrant Officer Peter Keough master Cpl aul Oltsher and pli llarry Fox Danger will be there in Mar ch 1977 the date set for establishment of the first squad station in Midhuist All are in it according to founder and organizer Gary loice as Illlltl5 All know the need fora squad able to help regular rescue units with special equipment Mr loice member of the Barrie fire department was on ce involved with the Quinte Rescue Service Inc the only other squad of this kind in On taiio What were hoping to offer is equipment presently not available on the municipal levelf explained Mr loict He said iiiuiiicipal units could not justify the costs because of their existence in restricted area Were not there to take the place of those units Were tinre tosuppleiiient theiii Stratum sl it ill cost snow to establish the squad and another $31m year for maintenance costs said Mi Ioiee Nonieiiibeiwill get salary the costs are stiic t1 tor equipment The truck to be used till ost Silooo illit another Slitoo tin tor each asbestos fiie ctiti sliit needed Illilst iltitiltilt taxis which take eai tops ott lll eight iiiiniites xill iist SH ooo The truck till carry biiatlimi iiiiits stttttilttn an otyuvii ltstlStllittttl aii plllli floodliulits smoke elector pmwr ltNt tlt tools heavy hoistiiiu and chemical ciiti equipment tllt extinguishers Iiiic tiltllll ktlitilts tillll hint and lowering Lzeai aii bellows and first aid kit Kltil biiiiiLit Mi itlltt sitlti llltlt would be raised through appeals to sciiu titlit and coinpanies the quad is also lllttlltttlllfl proaira ial and tndeial Liant pioiiiaiiis and iii the ptottss ot bean itiioipoiatwt to make its positioi iiioii iable as lliit protit oieaniatioii eligible for government aid Milt tntaidlsiltti the squad uill haw tiiltt iiaiiibiis on 21 holii aii at the Midliurst stat on Witt another ihltt on taii lidluiis littill as best sitt as thetl iitiss to all iiiiiior ioiits and thi iiiaioi iir ban alofttotoiiiit laiiil ltn Hamlin Hilttst illt the stilldii in gun in ttttidul and iii tittdt to hours of basic tiaiiiaii tlitillltl iiist Match liat squad iiieiiibvr is doiiatiiaf about le hours week to iiiiiiiig Rillll ad iniiiistiatiu tlltllllttl are Ll iii lowio Examiner photos by Rolf raikcr otiiscs are being given or oruaiiied by the aiiadiaii Arr iiicd Forces St Johns Ani itlitlllt the Royal Victoria Hospital medical statt liaiiibr ton olleues Fire industrial School in Sarina the ttllltlttllti Fire Training School in kiiiiont Untario Hydro and lllltlliwt of sixiiiilist organizations in both aiiadaandtheliiitedStates While squad members Will have lllttiltttl tlitltlllltli they ml not be paiaiiicdics Mr Ioitestiessts lbe are learning more what not to do in moving and hitlltiillltl Victiiiif he said than what to do That is Jul for the aiiibulaiue men and the hospitals he ptoplt are aware tilttt is in rescui squad no ititlitlidt ittttJltilllL to Mr JUHt and the littti is there We lllll into situations ever day it titri iistiio squad could he used hi tiiiiiiiititttd The Qiiiiite tUltl has been credited With saxini 17 lives in thim vtilisttt tiptltitluli aitli llltll and the one Millltli in the toltt take the full tldllilllLttilllst While training exercises are simulated there is always danuei iiixolwd ltttttldlllfl to Mt done We had ittltilli this llltlltlltiil iltll awn uoikiiii oii simulated pit fire be said The fire turned back and tinre trt some hot iiionaiits until it tllt iiiidei control again llIIlfIVi HANDS AT BOTTOM THE STARTS liRINtith Tilt51