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rPAGE 6. -WEDNESDA1V,,DECEMBER 3.,-19864 WHITBV FREE PRESS Voluteers ncsary in, firefigin By MIKE JOHNSTON There are a number of Whitby residents who have decided to con- tribute that littie bit ex- tra to the community. As volunteer firefighters they are trained to respond and act when called upon by (;ifi Sho;> We are nowv taking or ders for Teieflora's, Brass Candela bra Bouquet and Holly Hurricane'.Bouquets. Our Pointsettas have arrived in a variety of settings, and we have. a beautifull selection of silk and Fresh Flotver Christmas arrangements. phone orders accepted with credit cards Anderson Flower & Gift Shp Pringle Greek Centre 668-9509A SWo VIA Mot.,Ced) ' the Whitby Fire Depar- tment. Thse town now has volunteers and the department is looking to increase that number, especially in Brooklin and Myrtie where the tire stations are manned strictly by volunteers. Thirteen volunteers are currently respon- ding from the Brooklln station while in Myrtie there are 11. «"IWe would like to get 18 in Brooklin, or more if we can, and we could take another five or six in Myrtle," said deputy chief Tony Van. Doleweerd. At the station on Thickson Rd. N., there are eight volunteers while at the Brock St. S. location there are 15. To become a volun- teer an applicant must have a minimum grade 10 education, be 18 years of age or over, reside in town-and pass medical, physical and apti.tude tests. It takes some com- mitment," said Van- Doleweerd w ho pointed out that even before a volunteer can stepon a ire truck he or she must complete a minimum of 30 hours training. "The training in- volves the use of lad- ders, pumps, first-aid a wide range of tire related jobs," said the deputy chief. When you realize that it takes a fuli-time firefighter five yeafs to become a first class firefighter, that 30 hours training is very basic. "But it is enough to get you started and feeling corfortable," said VanDoleweerd.' Even then training is not complete. The tire department currently upgrades, skills, requiring volunteers to attend a minimum of four hours training each and every month. But that initial training is especially important in the north end of town where volunteer firefighters oten arrive at the scene of a ire or eniergency before a pumper from the Thickson Rd. station. (The station responds to ail calîs in the north end of town.) "Any call of an emergency nature and the volunteers are called," said Van- Doleweerd who has wit- nessed a volunteer stay Up to 5 a.m. On a caîl, then head out to a full- time job that day. At the two stations in thse south end of town, the volunteer's role is slightly different. 1With fuli-time firefighters on duty, they are called when back-up at a fire is THE WHITBY FIRE department wants to know if there are any men or women in Whitby who can fMI these boots., Free Press photo CORRECTION In the Brooklln Halrcuttlng Place id whlch ap- peared In the Nov. 27th Issue of the Whltby Free Prosa Linda Ps guttsr's name was Improperly spelled. The WhIt by Free Press apologizes for any Inconvenence Ilhis may have caused. A large selection of Victorian parlour furniture avallable 413 DUN DAS ST. E. WNITBY 668-5481 1 required or when the firefighters indicate they will be away from the station for a period of time. Volunteers are called by means of a pager they carry with them. If the word stand-by is used they wiIl head towards the station in case a second eall cornes in while the full- time firefighters are out. If the word emergency is used, they wil attempt to make it to the station as quîckly as possible then head out to the location of the emergency. To date, volunteers have been called to the Brock St., station 86 times, to the Brooklin station, 79 times, to thse Myrtie station, 36 times and the Thickson Rd. station, 23 times. VanDoleweerd said the average number of respond ents to a cail is 60-70 per cent. Because volunteers have their own careers, they are sometimes unable to respond to a cail. That is a situation the department recognizes and under- stands. This, said Van- Doleweerd, is the logic behind the department's decision to increase their volunteer force. The more volunteers, the higher response they will get., "The volunteer's job is a iRck-of-al-trades job. One day they will ha pulling siding off a bouse ana the next day they may be rescuing someone trapped in a car following a motor vehicle accident," said VanDoleweerd who began his career as a volunteer firefighter. A finge benefit of the job is that when a full- timne fir efîghter leaves, the volunteers are of- fered thse job first. IlBecorning a volun- teer also helps somneone discover if they are capable of pursuing fire fighting as a career," said VanDoleweerd. And the job is not only restricted to men, noted the deputy chief. "lWe are not looking for men or women, we are" looking for firefighters," he com- mented. The volunteers are also strongly. en- couraged to become in- volved in ahl facets of the service of including attending company dances and preparing floats for the Christmas parade. VanDoleweerd also points out that volun- teers are coveredby compensation. Anyone interested in becominng a volunteer firefighter can apply in person to the Whitby Fire Department Headquarters at 201 Brock St. S. Local businesses provide clothing for nee.dy children Two local businesses are helping to provide clothing for needy children in Durham Region. Kits Children's Boutique in Oshawa, with help from William Little of Marketing & Motivation in Whitby, is accepting children s clothing, infant to size 12. Sketchley Cleaners, with Whitby outiets in Otter Creek (900'Bon. nacord Ave.) and Ken- dalwood (1801 Dundas St. E.) is collecting coats for the Koats for Kids program. Last year, the dry cleaning service collac- ted more than 30,000 coats at its .125 outlets across Untario. Coats are cleaned and mended and passed on .- for distribution. Distribution for Kits Cares for Kids will be handled by the Seventh Day Adventist College park community ser- vice. Doris Von Gunten (723-5190) or Helen Solomon (725-6921) can be contacted. Little says each per- son bringing in an item of used, dlean children's apparel will be eligible for' a draw for a children's white mink jacket with shadow for trim, valued at $1,100. 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