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"A Family Tradition for 133 Years" - - che it Chis Li ated PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, March 30, 1999 - 11 Response policy for 911 calls changed By John B. McClelland Port Perry Star Scugog Township fire committee chairman David Dietlein says public safety will not be jeopardized by changes to the way certain 9-1-1 emergency calls are answered. : : What are referred to as "unknown" 9-1-1 calls -- instances in which a person is incoherent, hangs up, or there is a faulty connection, for example -- will now be answered first by the Durham Regional Police rather than the Scugog Fire Department. If the police determine the fire department is required at the scene, officers will immediately notify that are police matters. "The fire trucks (and crews) will not be going where they are not needed," he said. The change was recommended by the management board of 9-1- 1 communications for Durham Region. "This type of situation will only occur with the unknown 9- 1-1 call and does not affect any other type of 9-1-1 call that would require your fire department," ad the fire crews. _- says manager Teresa Virgin in a "This is the standard for responding to these Dietlein | March 4 Iotter to Scugog fire unknown calls (across North America). Public safety chief Richard Miller. will not be compromised," said Councillor Dietlein (Ward 4) after the committee agreed to the change Monday morning. Unknown calls are fairly rare in Scugog, according to stats from the local fire department. Scugog had nine in the first quarter this year, and six in the same She noted that Uxbridge Township recently adopted the same kind of response procedure, and Scugog's policy will mirror that of Uxbridge. The Board "does not support your request for the 9-1-1 call taker or the Durham Police dispatcher to three months last year. low batteries. Councillor Dietlein said the calls usually are police related, or may be a result of faulty cell phones with He said the change will save the township money, as the fire department will not be responding to calls determine whether the police can respond within an eight minute time frame to a 9-1-1 'unknown trouble' call in Scugog Township," says the letter to Chief Miller. Councillor Dietlein agreed the change will mean a slower response time for the fire department to get to the scene of such a call. Another four-way stop for Queen From page 1 Scugog roads superin- tendent Ronn MacDonald told the committee that the all way stop signs at the intersection of Water and Queen Streets have been working well, and councillors said they have not received complaints from the public. They hope the transition to all way stops at Perry and Queen will be as smooth. At one point during Monday's discussion, the committee was consider- ing a ban on all turns at the Perry and Queen intersection. But that idea was eventually rejected, as it would add more traffic to other side streets in the area. Meanwhile, at the Queen and Water St. intersection, the commit- tee agreed to limit park- Open 6am for breakfast - 7 days a week! - o8 Specializing in homemade burgers, soup, greek salad, souvlaki, steak on a kaiser! Patio Now Open! w WE WISH TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING IN OUR 'GREAT WEEKLY SALE' FLYER Page 6: Mag-Lite Flashlights, 65-2085X Copy Reads: With batteries Should Read: Batteries sold separately. WE WISH TO DRAW YOUR ON TO THE FOLLOWING IN OUR 'ALWAYS LOW PRICES FLYER' Page 4: Assorted Movie Figures, 5-0-5642-2 Movie Figures assortment may vary by location. No 'Batman' figures available. 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