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12 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, October 15, 1986 new fire truck Cartwright residents can sleep more soundly these nights, thanks to a brand spanking new fire truck recently purchased by the Township of Scugog for the Caesarea fire hall. The truck, worth $112,000 is the pride and joy of the firefighters at Station 2, and they have every right to be excited about it. Firefighters have been after Scugog councillors for some time and finally ordered a new truck two years ago with a $10,000 down payment. Trouble was, there aren't too many companies making fire trucks these days, and the company they originally ordered from went bankrupt. The ten grand was lost and firefighters had to start looking around all over again. Five weeks ago, a driver from a company in Red Deer, Alberta ar- rived in Casearea, behind the wheel of a 'Superior,' shiny, red fire truck, only three months after it was ordered. Firefighters were thrilled. [Firefighter Harry Vanderheul says, "You can't find a better truck than this." The truck offers the latest in firefighting technology which is light years away from the two - tankers formerly used by the fire department, which relied on por- table pumps and hoses and a lot of - manpower to set them up and get them going. The new truck is geared up for the latest in up-to-date firefighting. The REACHING OUT Prepared by the Ontario Funeral Service Association Courtesy of WAGG-McDERMOTT PANABAKER FUNERAL HOME, PORT PERRY biggest difference is in the controls, which are set up in an open cap, complete with seat, just behind the driver's seat. Everything can be controlled with the flick of a finger, and because of the seat, up to four firefighters can travel along with the truck. | , With the old tank truck, firefighters were forced to arrive in a separate truck. Because the two didn't always arrive at the exact same time, precious seconds were sometimes lost. The new truck doesn't carry any more water than the old one, but it boasts 840 gallons per minute of water pressure compared to 400 gallons on the old portable pump. With that kind of pressure, a fire just doesn't stand a chance. As well, all hoses are pre- connected on the new truck. "You just start up the pump and away you go,"' Chief Len Scott says. The new truck can also be hook- ed up to hydrants (the old one couldn't) and thus will be invaluable when Caesarea firefighters are call- ed upon to help out departments from other places around the Region. Chief Scott figures the new truck, with all its technology, can shave five or ten minutes off the time it takes for firefighters to start putting out a fire. The truck was being shown off at the Caesarea Hall last Saturday, Oc- tober 11, at the hall's open house, celebrating Fire Prevention Week. The top brass of the Township of Scugog firefighters, Station Two (Caesarea) proudly pose in front of their newest acquisition, a thoroughly modern, up-to-date fire truck that will cut several precious minutes off firefighting time. The brass (front, from left) Chief Len Scott, Captain Gord Gettins, Chester Pedzikowski, and Harry Vanderheul grinned for the camera along with Scugog Township councillors Harvey Graham, Neil McLaughlin and Howard Hall. The Ten Stages of Grief When we are separated from those we care about and love, -- we grieve. Grief is a normal and a necessary stage between loss and recovery. From years of study and research, psychologists have determin- ed there are ten stages of grief. If we make ourselves aware of these stages, we will be more able to cope with them when they occur, and understand what the bereaved can experience if we are on the outside. 1. Shock. Shock is a natural built-in defence mechanism that tem- porarily anesthetizes survivors and keeps us from fully comprehen- ding the extent of our loss and hurt immediately. 2. Emotional Release. The extent of our loss starts to be realized and we can take out our feelings at whoever happens to be around us at the time. 3. Depression. We realize we are suddenly left alone and a feeling of isolation takes over. 4. Physical Symptoms. There are a. great deal of people who have to be treated for physical ailments after a death. Sometimes, these symptoms are the same as the deceased experienced. 5. Panic. We need friends and relatives tr assure us that our panic is a normal response. We are not becoming irrational! 6. Guilt. We feel we could and should have done more than we did. It the guilt has a foundation, the person may need help from a self- help group or a professional counsellor. 7. Hostility. Hostility can show us that perhaps the survivor is star- ting to come out of depression and is starting to express himself. Instead of self pity and blame, they may blame others: clergy, doc- tors, funeral directors, nurses. 8. Unable to return to normal activities. Our society 1s based on "couple entertaining' and it 1s difficult for the surviving spouse to fit into the same social circles. Friends are very important for sup- port at this time. 9. Emotional balance returns. The person is beginning to overcome his grief. This may take a month or may take two years. It depends on the person and the circumstances involved. 10. Adjustment to reality. We realize we will never be the same again, due to the great loss we have suffered. But we have experienc. ed it and hopefully have become stronger again. Adjustment has occured. Not all survivors will go through the above ten stages or in this specific order, but all will go through most of them Caesarea area firefighters can now compete with the most modern fire departments since it acquired a brand new fire truck, a treasured vehicle that adds immeasurably to firefighting in the Cartwright area of Scugog Township. GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES Annual Rates Monthly Rates 2 YEARS 3 YEARS 4 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 1/8% 10 1/8% | 4 YEARS 10 3/8% | 5 YEARS -- MORTGAGES BOUGHT & SOLD -- Rates subject 8 © change without notice Call the office for information SCUGOG FINANCIAL SERVICES QUEEN STREET -- PORT PERRY PHONE 985-3832 All Members of Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation # Prevention is the best cure for Caesarea fire-fighters Harry Vanderheul is retired from active firefighting these days, but he's still fighting fires ---- before they ever begin. Mr. Vanderheul is Caesarea's fire prevention office, a title he is enjoy- ing to the fullest. "The way I treat fire prevention is like public relations," he says. "We have to make people aware that we're around ---- not only to fight fires but to prevent fires." Part of Harry's job is going to schoals to teach youngsters about fire safety. He regularly visits Cart- wright Central Public School to talk to grade fives about safety, and has also spoken at the high school and the Blackstock Lion's Club. He likes talking to Grade Five students because they're old enough to really understand the danger of fire, and young enough to be taught good safety habits. '"'Grade five is an age they start realizing what is going on. They also pass along information to their parents when they go home," he says. Speaking to people about safety isn't Harry's only job as fire preven- tion officer. Part of his job includes being available to the public to give out information about woodstoves or heating systems, free of charge. If a resident in Caesarea, Nestleton, Blackstock or surroun- ding areas has a question about a woodstove, or any other possible fire hazard, he is anxious to help out. All that's required is to call the fire hall at 986-4234 to set up an appointment and Harry will show up at your home to answer any questions. He will also inspect your home for in- surance purposes, to make sure the house is not a fire hazard. It's a task he loves. "If you prevent fire in your home,' he says, "you don't have to fight it."