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February 9th, 1972

Honthly Report for January 1972
House fires i j

Chimney fire FEB 14 1972

Car fires .
Call to Commercial building (smell of smoke)
Inhalator calls - 27 patients transported to medical aide

Total Calls

Siren sounded two (2) times
132 Firenen attended

180 Man hours

$315.00 Fircuen's Remuneration
$20,125.00 Damages

One fireman absent (sickness)

$20,125.00 damages to two (2) homes and two (2) cars. $17,500.00
damage to a home caused by a blow back from converted furnace. There wags
some delay in calling the Fire Department because the telephone was dead in
the burning howe. The fire occurred while the family was eatiil in bed. The
occupant tried the phone and finding it dead them proceeded to get his. family
out and alco a dog with nine (9) pups. By this time, the neighbors had
phoned the Fire Department. Approximately $2,C00.CO damages to another home
which started in a child's toy box in his bedroom. Cause unknown but
possibly child playing with matches. 5550.00 damages to en old car which
haa been rebuilt and customized. Cause electrical short. $75.00 dameges
to another car possibly caused from a blow back from the carburettor.
Called to a commercial building to investigate a smell of smoke, nothing

was found.

27 Inhalator calls. 5 Motor vehicle accidents with 9 people
transported to medical aide. 46 home energencies; heart attacks, lady,
man and child having trouble breathing, 2 children suffered head cuts
from falls, expectant mother in labour pains, 3 patients with gall bladder
and stomach pains, man with head injuries caused by a fell and a child
in convulsions. Called to a lady who possibly suffered a broken leg
from a fall on an icy sidewalk, 4 people with overdoses needing nedical

aide transported to hospital.

I hod Mr. Criggie charge a contractor for burning tires. We
were informed by a city employee that a load of tires vas being delivered
to a clearing sight and visited the contractor and advised hime he could
not use tires and needed a fire permit to burn. He cane to the Fire Hall
for the permit and complained that every other community allowed them to
burn tires. I showed him our fire by~law 902 and gave him a permit. Early
next morning I noticed black smoke coming up from the sight and on inspection
found all the tires burning under the slash piles.

Five firemen successfully completed their Industrial first aide
course. Two passed with A tickets, one with a D ticket and 2 with C tickets.

W. S&S, Wingreve,
WsW/alg Fire Chief

oc/L.D. Pollock