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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1978
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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.
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We’re tooting
our own horn . .
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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.
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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.
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