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30 volunteer firefighters highly trained at all times fire chief mick holmes re ports on the duties of his 30 firefighters as well as proce dure why does a community sup port a fire department acton is proud of rts department and records will prove that firefight- inj and fire prevention are at the peak of efficiency in oui town and the surrounding rural areas which through municipal agreement are protected b our volunteer fire department this lire department is com posed of 30 conscientious men dedicated to protecting lives nd properl ol othirs acton has come a long way in its hrefighting technique and in its neverending promotion xl tire prevention volunteer hrefighting toda is a 24hour ada profession and acton lates among the tops in having a well trained volun- teei brigade these men leave their obs in industry and other places or cmploment to ansuei the call of the fire siren and pi aise must be given to their employers who with considera tion for the community and safety or lives allow the men to dcpai i irom their work without severance of pa flrcflghttng equipment is lciv impoitant and the acton dcpailmcnt is continuously stiiving to keep uptodate b the addition of modern equip ment and the continual practice ord knowledge needed to make this equipment function tii st aid courses and firelight ing courses are attended faith fully and this knowledge is put anlo use when the occision ans cs acton is loi lunate to have an execllent lire insiiianee rating and this is a good promotional effect in encouraging industrv and residential piospcets to oui town acton firelighters jlso find time to help chilelicn in the community sponsor hockey and baseball teams and are continu oily liavelling throughout the area showing slides and preach ing the neverending words of file saletv six fire phones are located in homes of firefighters when a call comes in to 8531212 all si ring but the first to answer mick holmes flee chief usualh its the wife of the fire lighter who is at work is the oni ptrson to take the mes sage alter complete information regarding the lire is received the person who took the mes sage hips a switch at the side ol the phone to starl the sirens sounding the first firefighter to leach the fire hall picks up the firx phone and while taking detuk ot the fire from the per son who received the call he- shuts off the sirens in order to heai after the message is ic ceived the- snens are switched on again to alert other luefiht crs as soon as enough men icach the hall don boots hard hats and coats thev climb on the truck and rush to the lire the length of time the siren sounds is no indication as to how ser ious the lire is in the winter time it is neces sai to test the sirens occasion allv as sometimes they frcec up the thiec snens are at the i ne hall al foiee electric and the lanneiv the tanneiv siren is sounded independentlv from the boilei room where a fire- phone is also located training sessions aie held weekh loi the 30 volunteers in ordei to keep abieast with the latest firefighting techniques the aclon department is divid ed into three companies with a duty roster drawn up weekly although acton has a volun tary department firefighters re ceive an honorarium which is meted out according to a point system each time a firefighter attends a fire or practice points are allotted at the end of the year they are totalled to indi cate the amount of the honor- anum the department operates on a budget from town council and each year chief mick holmes submits the fire budget for councils consideration the fire committee of council keeps in close contact with the operation of the fire department editor stresses progress need continued from page 11 rural aiea around acton highly desirable to the dairy industry suggestions in the report on the steps and planning to re medy and enlarge the commer eial activity of acton by devei opment of the central business distuet arc bieathtaking the implementation of anv or all ol the progress would add im petus to the growth of the re tail section ol acton the report in its projection of a municipal population ol 9000 educational facilities to 1983 sees the addition of four rooms to the robert little school 8 rooms to the m z bennett sehool and the high school wilh a student popula tion of 1 150 requiring an ad ditional 18 rooms the report while it does eon tain assumptions and is based on studies over a lelatively short time is perhaps not ex actly the way actons future- will emerge however it does contain the information avail able on aeton and its sugges tions are bised on the most up to date piokctions available- with these reservations it is readitv apparent that the re port does contain infoi mation and suggestions invaluable to the eiliens of acton and paiti culaily those charged with the responsibility of plotting ac tons course in the development of canada in the next two dc cades marzo glove co manufacturers of fine quality leather gloves and mitts 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