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direct his,men in attacking firs, and to call
in extra men and•equipment'aa it is needed.
He is else responsible for the paperwork
surrounding fires, the general running of the
hall, training of the men, setting a budget,
-andkeeping up to date on new 1pws and
regulations.
"The satisfaction of doing something
that's going to help someone else," is what
Mr. Garrick feels is the main motivator that
gets men to join the fire department.
Mr. Garrick says the firefighters are "one
big happy family and there isn't one who
wouldn't help another out."
The Chief says this friendship comes out
of training, working, and having good times
together and thinks it is a necessary part of
the department.
"You wouldn't want be going into a fire
with the if I didn't like you," he points out.
Mr. Garrick runs a handyman service,
and he and his wife Helen have raised two
boys.
HARRY HAK spent 8 years as chief and
has been with the department for over 16
years. But Mr. Hak found that the fire
department demanded too much time away
from his regular job, and he had to give it
. up. Mr. Hak says a person has to have a
very flexible job if it is to coincide with the
position of fire chief, and he says it is getting
to the point where Seaforth will need a full
time fire chief.
Mr. Hak was a fireman in Holland for two
years before he came to Canada, and when
the Seaforth firemen needed daytime help
they approached him.
Mr. Hak is also a member of the Seaforth
town council, and is the superintendent of
the St. James Cemeteryon a volunteer
basis. He works as a custodian at St. James
Separate School, and he and his wife
Catherine have six kids.
"I don't know if I'm going to go for 25
years, I'm getting somewhat older, but if I
can be of some service to the department I
want to be. We've got a darn good bunch of
guys and I want to be a part of that."
RALPH WOOD has been with the Seaforth
and. Area Fire Department for about five
years, and during that time he says he has
learned skills which help him outside the
department. When one of his co-workers fell
off a ladder he was able to help him with
first aid, and he once put out a car which
was burning by the side of the highway.
Since joining the department he says he has
become a lot more conscious of fire safety,
and he now carries a fire extinguisher in his
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Seaforth 345-2545
Pt. Albert 529-7901
Hensall 262-2527
Alisa Craig 293-3223
Mitchell 348-8433
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THE LONGEST SERVING MEMBER of the Seaforth Fire Department is this 19'19 Inter-
national firetruck. The Firemen's Association will have paid almost $5,000 to restore
the truck, which will be used in parades, hopefully next year. Submitted photo.
vehicles.
Mr. Wood recently went back to see • t full
time to become an electrician, and prior to
that he worked at the creamery fi r eight
years. He has a wife, Dianne, and two girls.
DOUG ANSTETF' has been a regular
fireman for the past three years, and when
asked why he decided to join he says: "The
excitement. I enjoy fighting fires' and '
pro-
tecting people."
And while some firemen would rather not
put on an airpack and walk into a burning
building, Mr. Anstett says its just another
part of the job and he doesn't mind doing it.
Mr. Anstett has been involved in local
sports as both an athlete and a coach. He
and his wife Nancy have two boys.
DENNIS MCCAULEY has spent the last
13 years with the fire department of er he
was approached in February 1975.
"At that time they needed men and I was
interested in helping the community."
Mr. McCauley admits he may resent the
fire siren when it goes off at about 4 a.m. on
a cold, snowy morning, but says he has no
regrets about being a fireman.
He has taken advantage of the oppor-
tunities offered by the department, and has
taken courses in extrication and radios in
addition to the regular firefighters training.
Mr. McCaulay is single and is a member
of the Seaforth Optimists.
JACK BEDARD has been a fireman for 15
years in Seaforth, since December of 1973.
He started with the department for a new
experience and to be involved in the com-
munity. Like his fellow firemen he says he
has come to enjoy the companionship at the
hall.
"Everybody just seems to get along
together. You have your serious side when
you're at a fire and you have to back each
other up, then you have fellowship at other
events."
Mr. Bedard has been active with the Op-
timist club, and is on the town planning
board. He and wife Bonnie have five
children.
BILL PINDER has been spent 10 years
with the fire department "because it was a
service to the town".
He says there are a lot of handy men in the
department: electricians, carpenters,
mechanics, plumbers... and the list goes on.
And this cross section of workers gives
volunteer fire departments a lot of
knowledge that can be used in fighting a
fire. Carpenters may know how a fire will
travel through the inside of a wall, while a
mechanic can -keep the department's equip-
ment operating.
Mr. Pinder has been involved with many ,
sports including hockey, golf, ball, and cross
country skiing. He is the chief custodian at
Seaforth District High School, and he and
his wife Joan have two children.
GREG O'REILLY has been with the
department since February of 1985.
"There was an opening 'for an auxiliary
and I put in an application and was voted on
by the men," he says.
"It's a good organization. It's serine. '
it can be fun too. It's an opportunity •
the community and I wanted to be is
it."
Mr. O'Reilly works at the Seafort' ;
munity Hospital as a purchasing agent. He
is also the secretary treasurer of the
Seaforth Centenaires. He and wife Kathy
have three children.
BILL EISLER celebrated his 25th an-
niversary with the Seaforth and Area
Firefighters on September 2, 1987 and still
remains a member today.
I'll stay until my health lasts or until
they kick me out," says Mr. Eisler.
Mr. Eisler has worked under four dif-
ferent chiefs and has seen countless
firefighters come and go. He is the last of
the original crew that worked at the depart-
ment when he started in 1962, as the rest of
c•t • v I eve all retired. t
Mr. Eist er says he has ne ::seen a fellow
firefightt : hurt seriously in,tl,• line of duty,
ad, once remarked that "you ave a better
chance of getting hurt play' :olf."
JIM SILLS - "I've been ch 's' g firetrucks
since I was a Id, ' says Mr. t', who at the
age of 17 he was voted in e hall, but
wasn't alowed in due to ins ' ! e reasons.
After thathe had to wait foL anther open-
ing, but he finally got on in eb ' . 1966.
i. -18 of his 22 years with th fire hters ht2
has been secretary-treasu .r,.and lie is also
a captain. He keeps track of amen' wages,
the attendance at meetings' and practices,
and pays the firefighter's assbtiatioti's bills.
Mr. Sills' other commitments include his
job at Sills hardware, and his'sosition as a
commissioner with the Public t'-tilities Com-
mission. He and his wife ' - have four
children.
JOHN CAIRNS is anothe
fireman who is being trained f
postition. Mr. Cairns is. acti
Seaforth Merchants ball team,
broomball team and sports in ge
single and is currently emplo
Toronto area.
PAUL HULLEY is also an a ' 'ary who
will step into positions created .. regular
firemen retire.
Mr. Hulley says being on the de artment
has been a good experience, and s ys each
fire is different so it makes for in I resting
and challenging work because 'remen
never know what will have to be dale until
they arrive on the scene.
Mr. Hulley enjoys hockey, hunting and
fishing. He is a town worker, and hasa wife,
Cathy, and two children.
PETER KLING has for 20 years been a
member of the fire department. Like most
of the firemen he says he joined to be a ser-
vice to the town, and can find few things he
doesn't like about being a fireman.
"You ruin the odd pair of clothes, it's a
dirty job once in a while and there's a lot of
hard work to it, but it's not too bad."
Mr. Kling too has found that skills he gets
from the fire department help in everyday
situations, and he once helped a choke vic-
tim, has put out car fires, and once when the
roof of a house was on fire he woke up a man
who was sleeping inside the house and con-
tained the blaze until the nearby Blyth fire
department could arrive and put it out.
Mr. Kling is a former trucker, and has
recently taken up woodworking. He and his
wife Frances have a boy and a girl. •
auxiliary
a regular
with the
well as a
eral. He is
ed in the
RENE DUPUIS started with the Seaforth
firefighters in January 1978. He worts for
Huron Ice in Seaforth, and only recently got
out of the hotel business. Mr. Dupuis is a
former Optimist member and has been in-
volved with Old Timers hockey. He and his
wife Nicole have three children.
DON HULLEY is another forme; chief
who served the five years from 1974th 1979.
He also found that the job of chief became
t ^ time consuming for him to be able to
down ,I steady job and still haVe the
.ti 'n
• Halley and his wife Marj have two
f nd in his spare time, Mr. Halley en-
:ft;rig trips.
He has been a firefighter for 18 years and
says:
"Initially as a kid the excitment draws
you tower 1 it, but after a while the excite -
men' w rs off and you aee it as a service to
lh t n
And eve: „wally firemen know when the
time comes that they should retire -when
they're not making all the calls or can't
climb like they used to. But he says that
time hasn't yet come for him, and he hopes
he'll make it to 25 years of service.
"That would be something to say, that
you've worked a quarter century for the fire
department."
Huron County Health Unit
and the
Veterinary Clinics
of Huron County
ANTI -RABIES CLINICS
FOR HURON COUNTY
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1988
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1988
9a.m.-4p.m.
At the Veterinary Clinics Listed Below
For dogs and cats over 3 months of age.
Please have them On a leash or in boxes
or bags when in the clinic.
COST: S7. per animal vaccinated
Certificate provided, and tag for dogs
THE FOLLOWING HURON COUNTY CLINICS
ARE PARTICIPATING
✓Blyth Veterinary Services -
Queen Street South (New Location)
✓Exeter Animal Hospital -
London Road South (Hwy. 4), Exeter
✓Seaforth Veterinary Clinic -
Main Street North, Seaforth
✓South Huron Veterinary Clinic -
Zurich
✓Clinton-Seaforth Veterinary Services
R.R. 5, Clinton (Hwy, 4, South of Clinton)
vGoderich Veterinary Clinic -
R.R. 2, Goderich
✓Leedham Veterinary Clinic -
11 Alfred Street East
✓Wingham Veterinary Clinic •
Rintoul Pool Complex, Wingham
✓NOTE: Brussels Veterinary Clinic -
Wednesday, Nov. 2 and the evening of Friday, Nov. 4