shag ean aal ada Basebictacenideg RRACTPRPER DRT eT Asbo e as ee ca ae oe -$R2LET PERSP LEP TEER TERED ITE : is bik aS Sh eke Be Ld >Ea& Ig: Axing airport fire dept. called a risky gamble AS OF this week the Terrace-Kitimat airport, the second Most chellenging airport for pilots in the pravince, will of- ficially no longez have its own fire department. It’s a move to save Transport Canada money, and one they say will not compromise safety. But some groups argue that the federal government is gambling with people’s lives. According to new regulations coming into effect this week, regional airports that servicing less than one quarter of one per cent of total Canadian air passenger traffic an- nually are not required to have fire fighters on duty. That percentage works out to about 150,000 passengers per year. The Terrace airport services between 90,(KH) and 100,000 passengers on average — too few to require a fire depariment, according to the new regulations. Now, emergencies at the airport will have to be handled by the Terrace fire department, something that makes Chief Randy Smith a little uneasy, “Tt takes a long time for us to respond out there —- about 15 minutes,” he says. ‘‘Ifa situation should occur without advanced notice, it will take us some time to reach the site.””- ‘The union of airport firefighters, the Public Service Al- liance of Canada, says that response time is too Jong to be of any use in a crash or fire situation. .**¥ou’ve got three minutes (to respond),’’ says spokesperson Marion Mahar. ‘‘And it’s a very specialized type of firefighting. You can see our concern.”’ Mahar says she’s distressed to see the government moving to risk-management, instead of taking a preventa- « tive approach, , ‘There haven't been many accidents, but it only takes one,”’ she says. ~~ Skeena MP Mike Scott says he’s heard arguments both for and against keeping the firefighters at smaller airports. *‘Some say that in a crash, a three-minute response is ¢s- sential,” he says, ‘Others say that CFR (Crash Fire - CALEDONIA FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT BYE BYE BIRDIE A Musical Comedy MIKE STEWART 25 10 5 UW Director «Robin MacLeod | Maeit By . ICHARLES STROUSE| Laer by “HE ADAMS Music Director - Geolf Parr i #.E.M. 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Tth Annual Kermode Blear Swim If you have any questions, contact Patrick Melniyre at 638-1777 or WebNorth@osg.net —_/ Now, emergencies at the airport will have to be handled by the Terrace fire doa- partment, something that makes city fire chief Randy Smith a little uneasy. Response) is never responsible for saving lives. Those who have been saved are saved, and those who are dead arc dead.” But Scott says that the goverment seems to be ac- ting prematurely. “Tt would have made more sense to tum il over to the Municipality and Jet them decide instead of the ivory towers in Ottawa,” he says. ‘‘Jt also would have given the local people a better chance of being heard.”’ Chief Smith says it is also still unclear as to what will happen to the airport fire department’s specialized equip- ment, including the two huge foam-pumper trucks. “Tf they chose not to maintain the equipment and sold it off to other airports, they would still be within the regula- tions,’’ he says. That’s why Smith bas asked city council to support the Terrace fire department in maintaining the airport’s equip- ment and training focal fire fighters to use it. “Their (airport fire fighters’) aim is to give passengers a means of egress,”’ Smith says. “They carry 1,500 gal- lons of fire suppression foam. If we go up there without that equipment we carry 16 gallons af foam. This product is very inportant in dealing with any flammable liquids.’’ Smith also says that keeping the equipment in Terrace is important in case of fire at one of the bulk fuel plants or in the rail yard. *T hope that there is a middle ground between the cur- rent system and notbing,’’ he says. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 3, 1997 - A7 Did you know that B.6.s Children's Hospital's Safe Start program is aimed at reducing preventable injuries, the leading cause of hospitalization of children? 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