The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday February 20, 2002 - A 3 F e a tu r in g : H u n te r D o u g la s S ilh o u e t te f o r y o u r n e e d s d e c o r a tin g Barrie Erskine · Oakville Beaver At the presentation of $40,000 w orth of equipm ent from H olm atro Rescue Tools to the Oakville Fire dep artm en t were, from left. Deputy C hief Jo h n deHooge. Jo h n Innis, H olm atro Rescue E quipm ent, A1 Sergio, H olm atro Rescue E quipm ent, and C aptain Doug C arr. In-home Consultation and Professional Installation Included $40,000 donation will help save lives Specialized rescue equipment will assistfirefighters in day-to-day work By Howard Mozel OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Monday's donation of $40,000 worth of equipm ent by Holmatro Rescue Tools to the Oakville Fire Department is not only generous, it will save lives. The hydraulic Standard Duo Rescue System -- consisting o f a cutter, spreader, ram and power unit -- will be used at the Oakville Training Campus for Emergency Excellence to instruct local firefighters and other trainees in auto extrication, thereby freeing up sim ilar front-line units aboard the depart ment's rescue vehicles. According to Deputy Fire Chief John deHooge. this is especially impor tant since such equipment is used by Oakville firefighters on a weekly basis, to simply pop a car door after a fenderbender or extricate a victim following a serious accident. The equipment -- which has indus trial, military and law enforcem ent applications -- also comes with techni cal expertise from Holmatro, such as the classes held this week by company dis tributor John Innis. "It's not just the tools, but the practi cal expertise," said deHooge, who explained his departm ent has used Holmatro tools for the more than 10 years. This includes Holmatro high and trainees who pass through the campus low-pressure airbags for lifting col each year, Innis said many other depart lapsed walls and other materials off vic ments will be exposed to Holmatro tims. tools. It also allows the "We try to help According to Holmatro company itself to receive Technical and Training valuable feedback from training academies Specialist A1 Sergio, it is those who use their prod whenever we can. We also vital his firm's ucts. listen to what fire designers stay current in "We listen to what fire order to offer the best departments are departments are saying," equipment possible. New said Sergio, who adds saying" materials used in car con Holmatro provides the · Al Sergio struction, for example, can official rescue tools for all Holmatro Technical and pose problems for emer major auto racing circuits. Training Specialist gency personnel, especial Sergio explained the ly when seconds count in latest power unit featured order to save lives. in the Standard Duo Rescue System Holmatro also provides technical allows both the spreader and the cutter manuals for every make and model of to be used simultaneously -- ideal vehicle so that firefighters understand when speed is of the essence. exactly what they're dealing with. An The cutter, which provides 67,000 airbag that doesn't deploy in the wake of lbs of cutting force, was used recently at an accident, for instance, can be the World Trade Center site to slice extremely dangerous to rescuers, so through reinforcing steel bars. The knowing the inner-workings of vehicles spreader can open a space 27-inches is vital. wide using 19.000 lbs. of pressure. The "We try to help out training acade ram can both push and pull and is so mies whenever we can," said Sergio. powerful (36,000 lbs. of force) that it Innis says Holmatro plans to donate has auto, rail and industrial applica a new tool set every year, in part to tions. allow the Oakville Fire Department to Keeping the fatigue factor in mind, stay up to date with technological the units are 10 to 15 pounds lighter changes. Given the large number of than earlier versions of the equipment. W IN D O W S BV 905.827.1876 The Co-op Staff and Students of OAKVILLE TRAFALGAR HIGH SCHOOL wish to thank these employers for providing co-op placements during our first semester Marler & Kyle Michael's Hair Design Oakwood Public School Oakville Humane Society Oakville Today Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital Paradiso Restaurant Prime Time Events Rosewater Spa Royal LePage Real Estate Ltd. S.E.N.A.C.A. 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One session will be devoted to the court process and the justice system while another will offer a behind-thescenes look at "A Day in the Life of a Patrol Officer." Members of the public interested in attending this special academy can pick up a registration form at any police sta tion in Halton, including the two in Oakville: District #2 at 1229 White Oaks Blvd., and headquarters. 1151 Bronte Rd. Avenza Systems Inc. Berne General Contractor Chelsea's Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Chaltis Technologies Ltd. Children's Choice Child Care Inc. 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