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Part A 11KHALD IBM Acton man part of airports rescue team Preparing for disasters- at Pearson International I Herald Staff An humorist has said every woman since dawn of time has wanted lo marry a firefighter They are brave con and usually handsome It is the dream of almost child under ten to prow up be a firefighter The glamor of saving lues from burning ttrctkage seems a way to make a has Us glorj but it is Just ask Acton resident John Frank land He one of over JO who work it Pearson International Airport Torontos airport handles lights per and million people per A shift of to respond to about calls per within a five mile radius which includes the airports acres and surrounding parts of During Christmas seasons whin there Nights going out in the job But sometime slow it can just about yoi Airport firefighters earn per year about less than Misslssauga counterparts down the a lot of feel a lot of said John although airport have to learn to work with largei and the f greater number A large aircraft contains gallons of fuel burns at a higher tempt a faster rate gasoline John ranklmd explained that his gear is different from those in municipal fire department to pro tect him from the intense heat and smoke emitting from alnraft fuel The pants for outfit street Their training firemen for whom the suils were designed are made of pure woo similar Wool is best Inline for insulation and keeping water off Mr Its hot on day like this he said looking up the sun But not as hot as the fire when close toil He points to the five vehicles sit ting front of the station which is located In the west section of the air port beside the main Air Traffic Con rollers building Our trucks are much larger than municipal fire trucks he said Two all terrain trucks arc capable of holding as much as gallons of water and foam Such large quantities or ex tinguishers came in handy during train derailment in November 107 Pearson Interna firefighters were called to the disaster to help dissolve thousands of pounds of liquid chemicals which had spread across a large section of western John has been a firefighter for seven having worked in airports maintenance department before He also military training from a brief stint in Ihe Navy His unique background is shared by over per cent of firefighters at Pearson Airport cording to shift Captain John Crowe Mr Crowe himself is a former Ar my man He served In the military for ten years Paul of Bramp ton has a different sort of training He was with the Metropolitan Police Department for about three years He at Toronto airport as a carpenter I didnt like the police depart he said It was too much paperwork Common backgrounds and the pressure of working in a confined space those on the night shift sleep three to a room developed In to a sense of professional kinship and Each one watches out for the other One firefighter is on leave at the moment recovering from a triple heart by pass operation When his Paul Porker on the shoulder in a gesture of understanding and pa thy you slept Paul he asks Paul Parker has slept but he hasnt been home in hours lie has been working on a video about the stations newest vehicle Red One The airports firefighters designed The airports firefighters designed the truck which is the newest and best equipped vehicle of its kind The video describes train ing techniques and will be sent lo Ot tawa as part of a presentation package Improving training for airport firefighters is one of John personal hopes He had to train on the job which useful but not very reassuring Those air craft firefighters who work for the military are trained at Borden outside but civilian aircraft firefighters are not permit ted to train with them Mr attended a conference in Ottawa this year to try lo develop a training facility for Canadas over aircraft civilian firefighters It is a tough battle trying to con vince Ottawa what Is needed John said Somehow in his own soft spoken good way he leaves the im pression the 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