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a2 tribune june 15 1988 faithful firefighter says farewell by kate gilderdale stouffville whitchurchstouffville volunteer firefighter charles jackson has hung up his heavy hat and coat 3nd stashed away his long rubber boots after 30 years service j charlie joined the local brigade in april 1958 and found the ex perience rewarding and worthwhile you never knew what you were going to get into he com ments in recalling some experiences he admits hell miss his colleagues theres a wonderful feeling of comradeship he says however he feels the time had come to make a break these days we respond to a lot more accidents he explains they really get me down at one time we dealt mainly with bush grass and barn fires charles points to the fact many people unaccustomed to living in an area served by a volunteer fire brigade are often surprised when they see a truck or ear its lights flashing and horn blaring roar up from behind at high speed one blaze hell never forget was in 1971 when the ratcliff block on the southeast corner of market and main streets burned down we fought that fire for 34 hours he recalls markham and uxbridge fire departments were called in to help while the department can usually find volunteers for night duty daytime emergencies are a different matter the biggest problem is obtain ing firefighters during the day comments charles in the last few years businesses have been reluctant to have employees drop what theyre doing and rush away every time the siren sounds it can be very expensive for companies over a period of 30 years charles tried not to miss any calls when youre around you go he says simply sometimes only two or three of us would show up there was no way of knowing how many would be there charles would be disappointed to see a fulltime firefighting department in town id rather see more volunteers he says he admits fighting fire can be risky business but recalls few problems sure weve had people in jured but nothing serious he notes when charles joined the brigade little formal training was available regular work sessions are held twice a month now there are more chemical spills these days also we have to know how to extricate drivers and passengers from wrecked cars he explains the ambulance service operated out of the stouffville fire station has been a tremendous help mr jackson says they can back us up they know our capabilities and we know theirs charles has worked in stouff ville all his life when he first became a firefighter he was the village deputytreasurer back then he recalls municipal employees would go three years without increases in salaries with a young family to support he couldnt afford to stay he had to look for another job he joined the staff of stouffville machine and tool as an accoun tant and secretarytreasurer when 1 came on the scene it was owned by an american com pany he says in 1976 it was bought back by the son of the original owner and in 1984 1 bought him out both lifelong stouffville residents charles and carol jackson had four children three sons and a daughter one son was killed in a drowning accident five years ago their oldest son lives at home their other son and married daughter reside in stouf fville they have one grandchild mr jacksons mother widowed in 1979 also lives in town during his firefighting years charles served as the brigades secretarytreasurer from 1964 to 1977 as secretarytreasurer of the high school board he found himself swamped with work i was working more hours parttime than i was full time he smiles mr jackson was also a direc- bu deserve more than simply great tennis imberlane is an experience in tennis and elegant country club enjoyment timber lane brings together the finest in tennis facilities and country club ambiance situated on 21 rolling acres just south of aurora the club offers nine soft and three hardsurface outdoor courts terraced in beautifully landscaped settings another six courts are located within a permanent indoor climate- 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