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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 22, 1978)
Ml titioU result in unhappy situations THE BATTALION Page 11 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1978 'typei (Continued from page 10) assigns top priority to the former. “We cannot stop the railroads from carrying such cargo. The alter native of transporting it by trucks would be even more dangerous in view of a large number of vehicles being on the road,” Landua said. Both fire chiefs recommend that trains be moved through residential areas at a drastically reduced speed to prevent the “telescoping” and nipturing of freight cars containing dangerous cargo. Such telescoping takes place when a sudden failure of the track or a rapid braking action ;occurs at a high speed. Additionally, they feel that train crews should be required to promptly identify de railed cars with toxic or flammable cargo so that protective measures could begin without any delay. The recent discussions between the rep resentatives of the railroads and ommunity officials (The Eagle, Feb. 28, and March 1-3) indicate hat the problem can be resolved successfully. Comments of the precinct com- issioners reflect the prevailing at- itude of their constituents: Bill Cooley, Precinct 1, would ike to continue to rely on the serv ice and fire protection provided by he CSFD instead of creating a local ire department because of high cost if the equipment and the inability :o insure its maintainment. Walter Wilcox said that the corn- unities of Edge, Tabor and Kurten ave recently adopted a charter cal- ing for a fire unit consisting of two umpers to control small fires be- :ause “they are tired of paying for he assists ny BED, which occasion- ly are too late to do any good.” “The inhabitants of Precinct 4 are ot interested in an independent re department,” said W.A. Stasny, recinct’s commissioner. Stasny at- ributes approximately 30 percent of ill fires in his precinct to the rail- oads. Commissioner H.L. “Bud” Car- 11, Precinct 3, in cooperation with e residents of Steep Hollow, Har- yey and Reliance, organized the Brazos Valley Voluntary Fire De partment consisting of “two old Forestry Service trucks and a lot of enthusiasm.’ The BWFD expects tp control small fires, reducing the [umber of assists by the Bryan Fire epartment. "Whether the present system of ire and emergency protection for the rural areas can successfully be panded depends upon the availa- lility of funds,” said Tom Brymer, an assistant to the city manager of Bryan. iguez f >ga We’re tooting our own horn . . BATTALION ADVERTISING GETS RESULTS! The equipment of BFD consists of one heavy pumper, one booster truck and one aerial ladder assigned to the Central Station on North Bryan Street. An additional heavy truck, equipped with a telescope- type ladder-nozzle platform, and a medium truck are located at Station 2, on Cavitt Street. Mid-Tex Ambu lance Service is also available at that location on a standby basis. Three additional fire trucks and three sites for the future fire stations, were au thorized by the Bryan voters during the last referendum. The new stations will be located as follows: Site 3, on Briarcrest Drive, across from the Brazos County Park; Site 4, near Bonham School on Wilkes Drive; and Site 5, at the intersection of Shiloh Avenue and West Bypass (FM 2818). The current manning of BFD in cludes 53 positions with an annual salary budget of $705,723. The equipment of CSFD consists of four pumpers and one booster. Two fully equipped ambulances, manned by certified medical techni cians are available on a standby basis. At present, 21 persons are as signed to CSFD. Both departments appear well equipped to provide adequate pro tection for thier cities. Although some of the equipment is of older vintage, the obvious dedication of the crews more than compensates for the shortcomings resulting from monetary limitations. Lt. Bernie Phipps summed up the attitude of local firemen well. Assists by Bryan and College Station Fire Departments to Brazos County 1 JAN 77 to 31 DEC 77 TYPE OF EMERGENCY TOTAL ASSIST TOTAL BY PRECINCT TOTAL CHARGE TO BRAZOS COUNTY GRASS, BRUSH FIRES STRUCTURE FIRES MOTOR VEHICLE FIRES MOBILE HOME FIRES CAR WRECK (10-50) TRASH FIRES FALSE ALARM MISCELUNEOUS 1 2 3 4 BRYAN F.D. 67 18 13 2 8 4 18 4* 134 — 45 30 59 25,650.00 COLLEGE STATION F.D. 84 11 14 2 22 1 1 4** 139 123 4 4 8 28,592.45 ♦Included 2 electric fires, 1 gasoline fire and 1 acid spill. **Included 2 stand-by for auto races, 1 hydrant leak and 1 grain elevator fire. ‘Shark’ discovered at power DETROIT — Officials at De troit Edison Co. believe the 47- inch, 20-pound fish with sharp teeth found on a filter screen at one of their power plants is a shark. What they can t figure out is how it turned up in the Detroit River, at least 1,000 miles from the nearest ocean. “Our only guess is that some body must have tossed it in the river upstream,” company spokesman John Harkness said Tuesday. “We really have no idea. ” A Detroit Edison chemical en gineer discovered the dead fish Monday on a screen used to separate debris from water that flows through the company’s power plant in suburban Tren ton. “People who have seen sharks seem to think this is one,” said Harkness. “I never heard of sharks in fresh water, so some body must have imported the thing.” Of the 250 species of sharks, most are found in warm sea waters. However, some fresh water species may enter large rivers; one particularly ferocious species is known to inhabit fresh water Lake Nicaragua in South America. CLASSIFIED ADS! Battalion Classified Call 845-2611 Phipps said that the public occa sionally tends to forget the fact that in spite of relatively low salaries, all firmen “put their lives on the line when they respond to emergency situations.” Fire Chief VanHuss said the pub lic should reciprocate firemen’s ded ication by becoming more respon sive to public announcements and literature promoting fire saftey. In doing this, the public would make a fireman’s job that much easier to perforin. PACK’S PLASTER AND CERAMICS One of the largest selections of plaster in Texas. Art supplies, ornamental concrete and candles. 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