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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1985-05-08, Page 3Lwknow Sentinel, Wednesday, May 8, 1985 --Page 3 'Pollock speaks to firemen By Sharon Dietz Fighting -railway car and truck tanker • • fires appears to be a problem for large urban area fie departments, but ruptures of these tankers on Ontario's highways makes it imperative for rural volunteer fire departments to take an interest in proced- ures to control this kind of fire, says • a noted fire fighting authority. Ken Pollock, afireman with 30 years experience who previously„ taught fire fighting techniques at a Texas University, says there is a new interest in developing reasonable methods of controlling.. these fire situations. "There are things to be done• with the . basic tools of any fire department: water, hoses and people," says Pollock, who is the manager for .fire and safety for Petro, Canada Products and the district deputy .fire chief for the Oakville Fire Department. Firemen on the scene of a tanker truck fire should be prepared to withdraw and evacuate the area, to prevent endangering lives when the tank ruptures, Pollock told approximately 75 representatives of Bruce County fire department at a Bruce Fire Mutual •Aid meeting in Lucknow, May 2. "This is a riew Concept to fire service," commented Pollock. Firemen are taught to fight fires and it is unusual to see them Withdraw from a fire to let it • burn out safely. . "Do not commit yourself to an unneces- sary risk. Fire fighters, in their zeal to protect immediate life and property, seem willing to accept exposure. to hazards, apparently without sufficient thought to personal risk .or ,consequences of their actions." • Firemen roll their trucks up to the scene to find out what's cooking, says Pollock. Stay back at a safe distance and use binoculars to assess the situation, advised Pollock who asked the firemen at the meeting how many departments have a set of binoculars in their first line pumpers. When it was indicated that no one did, Pnllock told the firemen not to be ashamed, .any city departments do not carry binoculars either, but they should, he com- mented. "Don't be on top of her when she let's go," said Pollock who described a fire scene where firemen pulled their pumpers up close and the tanker blew, destroying the fire pumper, and killing several firemen. • The decision to withdraw or attack such a fire must be made quickly where direct flame impinges on the vapour space on the tanker, said Pollock. If - a tanker has been burning more than 10 inhnutes, with direct flame impingement on the vapour space, the tanker is ready to blowand the firemen should withdraw and evacuate the area for a one mile radius. One mile is not too far, said Pollock, who spentthree days advising fire fighters on the scene of the Mississauga rail car derail- ment. Pollock saw a rail car tanker fly 2,500 feet from the railway intersection in Mississauga, so one mile is not too far to evacuate. if a tanker is burning with fire impinge- ment on the vapour space, you have less than 10 minutes to decide whether to evacuate or attack, said Pollock. To enable firemen to make this decision, a procedure has been developed where firemen ask six question and if the answer is "no" to any one of the six questions, they should withdraw immediately and evacuate the area. The questions include; What is burning? If it is explosive, toxic, unstable, or reactive evacuate. If none of these. then Tann to page 11 Dungannon resident dies. f Kenneth McNee, a resident of Dungan- non, died as a result of a single vehicle accident on Huron County Road 1, at Colborne Township Road 10, on Monday, April 29. He was 39 years old. Mr. McNee was driving a 1979 Buick Station Wagon, when the vehicle, travel- ling northbound, hit the east shoulder of the road, went across to the west side of the road and crashed into the east ditch, police said. Mr. McNee is survived by his wife Lynda (nee Reed); ' three children, Timothy, Michael and Kelly; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Graham McNee of Dungannon; brothers Allan of London and Eric of. Nile and one sister, Donna (Mrs. James Hayden) of R R 3, Goderich. Funeral service was held on Thursday, May 2, 1985 at the McCallum Funeral Home in Goderich. Rev. Robert Roberts of the Dungannon United Church officiated. Pallbearers were David Bere, Gord Riley, Ian Hackett, Jack Alton, Brad Humphrey and Harvey Sproul. Flower bearers were Roger Pentland and Harold Errington. Burial was at Dungan- non Cemetery. TO THE ELECTORS of HURONBRUCE My sincere thanks for "your overwhelming support on May 2nd. Special thanks to my workers and supporters for your help. and confidence in me. I pledge my best efforts to represent all the people in the riding to the best of my ability. Murray Elston M.P.P.. Huron -Bruce Murray Elston, with son Community Centre to the in Thursday's provincial Candidate Mike, Snobelen Jim on his shoulders, makes a grand entrance to the Teeswater sound of bagpipes as he was victorious in the Huron -Bruce riding election. Mr. Elston won by a wide margin of votes over PC and NDP candidate Norma Peterson. (Photo by Alan Rivett) COME TO OHIO! see RED SKELTON August 31 to September 3 Tour Package Includes: • Return Transportation via Deluxe Motor Coach • 3 Nights Accommodation • Westgate Dinner Theatre - Carousel Dinner Theatre - Ain't Misbehavin Sweet Charity • Hobo Chicken Dinner • Admission to the Fair • Red Skelton Show - • Handling Charges - Reserved Seats 1 Piece of Luggage • All Taxes, Tips & Gratuities • Surprise Souvenirs. 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