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Capt. Bruce Mitchell was recently honored by the Whitby Fire Department for giving 37 years of service to the volunteer division. The 59-year old Brooklin businessman will retire from the department next month. Free Press Staff Photo Capt. Bob Vesey (above) was the recipient of the 1984 Edward M. Crouch award as the full-time division's "Firefighter of the Year". Vesey has been a firefighter for 25 years, the last 15 as a member of the fuli-time division. Free Press Staff Photo NNobody It Better! EASTER SPECIAL! FOR SALE 1959 CORVETTE CONVERTI BLE Firefighters By MICHAEL KNELL went back in and th Free Press Staff brought her out - stillinj It takes a special kind alive. Unfortunately, sE of person to be a she died a short time firefighter. Most of us later, Whitby's second h( are afraid of burning fire fatality to date this of our fingers on the stove. year. The thought of being But everybody in the 3j engulfed in a raging Whitby Fire Depar- blaze is too dreadful and tment acknowledges yi nîghtmarish for most of that Firefighter Don us to contemplate. Ferguson gave 2' But Whitby is for-; everything he could - ho tunate to have 93 mon did his best. ."He's got who have that special nothing to be ashamed sonse of community that of," one senior W.F.D. allows themn to face officer said.' situations that most of There's even been us would run away talk that ho will be from. nominated for a com- As recently as early mendation. last Friday morning, a Just a few days before Whitby firefighter went that tragic fire, the fac- into a burning home ts of which are reported with the knowledge that on page 1 of today's ho might not come out edition, the Whitby Fire again. But there were Department gathered, two children trapped in- as it does even two side and so the commit- years or so, to honor its tment was made - ho own not only for their went inside. While in- service as firefighters side ho was involved in a but for their service to "flash out" - a term the community as well. firefighters use to Eleven members of describe a sudden burst the department's volun- of fîre. Ho suffered teer force were honored second and third degree for their years of ser- burns and got one of the vice which ran from six victims out. to 37. Ton others were Knowing there was a awarded "Firefighters second child inside. ho of the Year" awards for WIIITIIY FREE PRESS, WEDNISDAY, APRIL 3,1985, PAGE 3 honor their own he years 1983 and 1984 n recognitionl of their ;rvice. The following were ionorod for their years )f service: -Capt. Bruce Mitchell, 17years; -Capt. Bob Heron, 25 cears; -F.F. Alex McDonald, Z4years; -FF. Bill Gardner, 19 -FF. Alex Escholtz, 19 years; -F.F. Alex Brough, 19 years; -F.F. Frank Simpson, 15 years; -F.F. Ted Van- derkrabben, 9 years; -F.F. Rod Bloomner, 7 years; -F.F., Art Parinder, 7 years; and, zsimmons, 6 years. "Firefighter of the Year" awards were given as follows: -The George H. Vick award for Hall 1 (Brooklin): F.F. Stan Barjarow (1983) and F.F. Gord Dennis (1984); -The James Watson CONT'D ON PG. 10 qu SOLID OAK AND PINE FURNITURE SALE NOW ON! f * OUR N EW SCARBOROUGH ADDRESS* I 79 MARKHAM ROAD 431-4458M * ~South of Ellesmere in PAINTED POST PLAZA - j-. (ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE GULF STATION *OSHAWA AJAX - 140 SIMCOE ST. S. 1313 HARWOOD AVE. N. I 579-1655 1 686-0719 Aa V~ This Week's Contractor Special! BUTT HINGES $1 .65eacht ~!4 Cali Icand build ht better.at: IIOLLNd' buiL[diNG CENTRE 1277 Wilson Rd. N.. m..n wed. Srn. 6pm. 725-4709 M Z S a turday s 8a.m. .5Pirn 268 Queen St., Port Perry, Ont. 985-8401, 985-9273 Direct Parts Lino Ajax Lino 427-6903 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO 6~r HihhlskiiIed cra fimanship ani the finesi seleclion <4 fabrics are unLqueY bien<ied ut produce beau fireupllioisiered .f.irniiure. MCALLISTERcànS 70 RtOSSLAND RD.W. OSHAWA 576-6465 mon.,Tues.,Wed. 106, Fr109, Sat.105 1