Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 26 Mar 1977, p. 22

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4A The Barrie Examflier Saturday March 26 1977 Because of Allandale subdivision rowth Barrie needs third fire station says Fire Chief Jack McAllister station is needed in the south end of the city due to rowth of Allandale sub ivisions he says It will cost about $175000 to equip small station says Chief McAllister which would have pumper and tanker Weve got aerial trucks at the main station we can send out when they need one he said Money is allocated in the citys capital budget for another station says Chief McAllister but there are no ac tive plans to get one started Were all right now he said Were etting cramped here but by se ling some equip merit weve made space for others The department got new pumper last year 1975 King Seagrave model valued when it is new at $70000 after selling 1956 La France model bought secondhand in 1963 The department now has two aerial trucks five pumpers and HOSE DRYING TOWER IK AltALLISIIIR fire chief BARRIE TV APPLIANCES SPEED QUEEN Heavy Duty Launry ltlgt=D PRINCESS AoI 5i AUTOMATIC WASHER Handsomely styled with lighted con trol panel this washer model will handle all your wash efficiently and quickly Multicycle washer selections PRINCESS BE 25 AUTOMATIC DRYER Dries all your laundry to perfection with simple controls lighted control panel MultiCycle drying selections including Durable PressKnits Features including Washable Cycle KnitsPermanent Press Cycle Choice of Heat Temperatures Choice of Wash and Rinse Selections Temperatures Spin and Agitation Giant indoor Lint Screen halfton pickup and is staffed by force of 27 men Firefighters at the two Barrie stations are working on preventative maintenance program designed to keep existing machines in to con dition says Chief McAlister Two of the force are graduates of diesel maintenance program held at Harper Diesel Company in Toronto There are also physical exer cise and fire training programs run daily at the stations says Chief McAllister organized by Deputy Chief Len Mills TRAINING MANUAL We started training manual from the Ontario Fire College information we have he said Chief McAllister says firefighters look at the con dition of municipal water su plies study techniques and practice runs Weve tried to consolidate it all into program for the men he sai The four captains in Barrie run threehour daily training sessions while another half hour is spent on physical exer cise The 24 volunteer firefighters in the Barrie area are also trained from the manual in two sessions month Chief McAllister says he hopes to have number of men graduating from fire protec tion technology course at the Ontario Fire College One graduated in 1976 while another two will finish this year bringing the total to six Barrie had good record in the past year with an effective series of fire prevention talks conducted by two fire preven tion officers There were only two fatalities out of 446 calls says Chief McAllister The fire prevention officers Brie needs third fire static made 2481 visits to businesses and schools he said The largest single fire loss of the year was Decembers at 34 40 Essa Rd with the death of Ellen Beatrice Elliott and $164000 damage Most fires happen in residen tial single family homes says Chief McAllister guess you could just say its human carelessness he said How can you impress on people that they need to be more careful Chief McAllister said an ar ticle he has on careless smoking shows how quickly fire can spread IIM IIORNER WORKS BENEATII FIRE TRUCK BAYS TO With Barrie SERVE YOU BETTER WlN DSHIELDS VINYL TOPS speeds Stainless Steel Tub with Lifetime Warranty Fabric Softener Dispenser ArcQMotic Transmission with IOYear Parts Warranty Porcelain Enamel top and lid Automatic Flotation Rinse Lint Removal Model AD ISO same as above with Porcelain Tub Stainless Steel Drum with Lifetime Warranty Automatic Heat ShutOff when door is opened lnterior Drum Light Satety Push To Start button Model BE250 same as above with Permacote Drum Available in White Harvest Gala and Avocado Portable Laundry can Washer 03 speed agitation 015 minute timer Lint filter OWashing tongs incl oProtective spin mat Dryer heat selections 0100 minute timer OPermaPress cycle OLarge lint filter OSelt venting OLifetime warranty on stainless steel tube and drums 2year warranty on all parts 010 year warranty on washer transmission parts Ask about BTV account We service al makes of TVS EEDV QUEEN 80 Dunop St 7284297 CONVERTIBLE TOPS BODY SIDE MOULDINGS PIN STRIPING AUTO UPHOLSTERY VAN CUSTOMIZING GLASS FOR FARM INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT SEE US FOR CHARGEX 726571 INSURANCE ESTIMATES FREE MOBILE SERVICE 74 YONGE ST ARRIE BOB FRENCH FIRE PREVENTION OFFICER AUTO GLASS LIMITED THE GLASSMEN OF CANADA

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