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The Castlegar Sun

Wednesday, February 5, 1992

SHSS
Scoop

by
Sonoko Kambara

‘The Valentine's Dance will be
held on February 14 (when cise?)
in the SH gym. The cost is $7 per
person or $12 per couple. This will
get you into a video dance by Star-
dust. It's your chance to wear your
snazziest formals to impress your
dates ... and scare your parents.

The Dating Game is coming up
on Februtiry 12, just in time for

Valentine's. It will be held at noon
hour in the gym. There will be a
Partition between the guys and the
girls, with “imterpreters” speaking
for them so voices will go unrec-
ognized. Matchmaking will be
based on the lucky /girl’:

the Valentines Dance; admission is
50 coms.

Exciting renovations are taking
place in the school and a group of
students, including myself, and
some staff members, got together
last W to make some

's
favourite answers to the questions
made up by the Social Affairs
Committee. Prizes will tickets to

decisions regarding the colour
scheme and furniture for the Stu-
dent Lounge being built down-

stairs, We have been fiéeding one
for a long time and it will be great
for us to finally have u comfortable
Place in which to socializecat, and
study (and no, these are not listed
in order of importance).

On January 24, SHSS had a Hat
Day which was organized by Mrs.
Tamelin’s Advisor Group. Prizes
were given out to students with the

most creative and attractive hats,
such as the crazy chicken hat and
the Mickey Mouse hat pair, 1 was
somewhat disappointed with the
relatively low number of partici-
pants among both students and
staff —- thanks to those who did
participate and a special thank-you
to Mrs. Tamelin and her A-G
group.

SLICED BREAD

Ovenioy.

White or
60% Whole
Wheat.
570 g loaf.
ea

LEAN GROUND BEEF
writes

88
4.14/ kg lb
FRESH DAFFODILS

Think Spring.
Bunch of 5

TOOTHPASTE

Williom Tell
1 Litre carton,

1.08/ kg

B.C. Grown. Canada Fanc
Grade. Medium size.
Washed and waxed.

SPARTAN APPLES

49

APPLE SAUCE

Sun Rype. Mcintosh or
Unsweetened. 398 ml tin

WE REDEEM ALL MAJOR
FOOD COMPETITOR
COUPONS.

*On items we carry instock

Look for our large
Sauce and Fres'!

FEBRUARY
IS APPLE MONTH

hAppes from the

Juice ,
Orchords

At Safeway, we pack so
you can relax. And we'll
even help you with your
groceries to your car. It's
just one more reason
we're today's better way
to save.

Grade A
or Utility.
FRESH

ROASTING
CHICKEN

Prices in effect
Sun., Feb. 2 -
Sat., Feb.8, 1992
We reserve the right
to limit sales to
retail quantities.

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PROFILE

WEDNESDAY, February 5, 1992

The finished product: it is much easier to remove crash victims from a

car with no doors or windows.

Firefighters from Tarrys Volunteer Fire Department receive a briefing before

beginning a simulated rescue operation with the jaws of life.

Taking a ‘bite’ out of rescue problems
Tarrys Fire Department receives Jaws of Life

Story and Photos
by
Brendan Halper

With a motor vehicle accident occurring every 15 minutes in
Canada and a fatality every two hours, there is one machine
that can help reduce these statistics.

It cuts through and stretches cars; twists them and pulls
them apart, like a giant can opener.

The Tarrys Volunteer Fire Department finally received their
Jaws of Life on January 24, but even with the arrival of the
equipment, the battle was still not over.

Members of the fire department still had to leam to properly
handle and operate the devices. That’s where George Klemm
of K.G.C. Fire/Safety came into the picture.

Klemm was on hand for two days, January 25 and 26,
specifically, to train 22 firemen from Tarrys. He worked on
familiarizing the firefighters with the equipment (a ‘jaws of
life’ is not a single piece of equipment, but rather several),
showing how to use the equipment, and how to safely remove
crash victims from a car (extrication) in various simulated
accident situations.

This was all done at the most logical place, a wrecking yard
of course, Smokey Creek Salvage in South Slocan. Lots of old
Cars to Cut up, twist and mutilate.

The three main tools used in automobile extrication are the
cutter, the spreader and the ram, all hydraulic and extremely
powerful

Each tool can is small and light enough to be operated by a
single person.

With a maximum of 63,400 pounds of cutting force, the cutter

Tom Tarasoft (foreground) carefully removes a section of the doorjam with the cutter

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The jaws of life rescue equipment in the ‘staging area’.
Clockwise from top right are: gas powered duo-pump
(simultaneous operation of two tools), foot pump, ram,
cutter, spreader and hose reels.

can sever a cag’s frame like a hot knife through butter. That
makes cutting through the body panels as easy as tearing tin foil.

The once difficult job of opening a stubbom, jammed door
on a bent up car is made much simpler with the spreader
which exerts a maximum force of 33,400 pounds.

The firemen took the learning exercises very seriously,
Participating in the simulated accidents as though they were the
real thing. With each accident, the firemen were in two groups,
one acting as crash victims trapped in a car, and the other as
rescue workers.

Rescue personnel can’t simply rush up to the car and rip it
open however, the vehicle must first be shored and blocked up
to ensure that it will remain stable during the rescue operation.

Victims must be calmed and reassured throughout the
Process, as seeing the roof peeled from your car can be a
disturbing sight for someone already in shock.

Windows are removed in the safest manner possible before
the roof and doors are removed.

A portable gas-powered hydraulic pump gives the tools their
gusto, while a hand pump provides an emergency back-up—
much slower but still effective.

After all was said and done, with the weekend training
completed, Chief Ralph Merriman was pleased with the training.

“T think it went pretty darn good,” Merriman said.

Tarrys Fire Department has now ordered a one-ton four-
wheel-drive truck to carry their recently obtained rescue
equipment. The truck should arrive by the end of March.

With the truck and equipment, they should be able to cover
Bonnington, Blewett, Crescent Valley, Tarrys, Ootischenia,
Robson and Pass Creek.

“The prime concem is response time,”” Merriman finished.

Kelly Poznikoff tries out the foot pump (it’s not as
tough as it looks)

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