a, ia, ee ide Batons ee =— ee Plan to get out alive began in 1984 “Plan to Get Out Alive” is a program designed to encourage families to prepare an evacuation plan to practice it in Ben Webber Firefighter: 6 years Family: wife, Sherry and 2 kids Employer: Tarrace Airport Mark Kennedy Firefighter: 15 years Family: wife, Kathy and 2 kids Employer: Terrace Airport. Guy Belanger Firefighter: 6 years Family: wife, Jodi and 1 chifd Employer: Irty Bird case fire ever occurs in theit residence, It had its start in 1984 in Edmonton - an it now is pursued across much of North America as part of the annual Al McMurdo Firefighter: 1 year Family: wife, Tracy.and 1 child . Employer: Inty Bird in October. Tim Vandenbrink, Fire pee. af . Prevention Inspector with the Edmonton Fire Department, conceived the idea for a family fire drill. School fire drills had become standard through North America and had proven that they served a woithwhile purpose in teaching children how to vacate a large building in the event of fire, Vandenbrink sought to extend this idea to the family home, where most fire Russ Potullcki Firefighter: 5 years Fai wile, Margaret and 3 kids Karl Drahorad Firefighter: 2 years Family wife, Marg Lloyd Parker Firafighter: Syears Family: three children Employer: Min. of Highways, Comet Welding deaths occur. His idea needed promotional support, which meant funding. It was presented McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Limited and Ronald L. Marcoux, President and Chicf Executive ’ Russ Sparks Firefighter: 6 months .’ Famlly: wife, Doina and 2 kids - Employer: Pioneer Upholstery - BobDabirl -Firefighter: 2 years. Employer: Copperside we s Steven McKeddle Firefighter: 1 1/2 years Mary Salem Rod Salem James McGilllvrey National Fire Prevention Weck and McDonald’s neighbourhood -evidents in at least a dozen Officer of McDonald’s in Western Canada, gave the go- ahead to iatroduce Plan to Get Out Alive in the. Edmonton market. The promotion was a success and, in 1985, it was extended - wiih the full support of community fire departments restaurants, It spread across Canada and then into the United States, where McDonald’s also is the active corporate sponsor of the program. The program has had oulstanding leadership from fire chiefs and fire fighters and excellent support from schools, That is has been a success is situations where families have escaped serious fires as a result of quick, correct actions by children putting their PTGOA experience to practical. use, including three youngsters in British Columbia credited by fire fighters with saving lives in separate residential fires during 1992. Family: wife, Linda and 1 child ~ Employer: McDenalds (Asst, Mgr.) Firefighter: 2 years Family: husband, Rod and 2 kids Employer: Terrace Motor Vehicle Firefighter: 16 years (2 here) Family: wife, Mary and 2 kids Employer: Prov, Emergency Firefighter: 1 year. Employer: Chavron Bulk Plant Branch Program (regional Rep.) Wes Patterson Ed Willms Firefighter:-10 years . Family: wife, Dawn‘and:2 kids - Employer: ‘Lomack Transport “Family: wife, Pat and Skids Employer: retired Firefighter: 17 years i Mike Jones Mike Moore Cal Albright Art Hill Firefighter: 3 years Firefighter: 1 year _. Firefighter: 18 years Firefighter: 18 years Family: wife, Ester . Employer: 1st Aid Attendant Employer: BC Hydro _ Family: wife, Pauline and 4 kids Employer: Skeena Junior re ee ~. Employer, CFTK Secondary Art Hoving Margaret Sullivan Darlene Brown Lorna Therrien Jay Kelso Robert Stevens _Frefehien tTyears- ‘Firefighter: 3 years: Firefighter: years - Firefighter: 2 years Firefighter; 1 year Firefighter: + month | Family:wite, Billie and 4 kids ~ Farnlly: husband, Russel and 3 Family: husband, Bran and 3 kids Family: daughter, Lyndsay Family: wife, Laurene and3 kids Employer: Daybreaks Poultry Farm Employer; Thornhill Fire Dept * Kids "Employer: Bell Pole Employer: Terrace Esso . Employer: Mils Memorial Hosp, “+ (Chie) ; and fulltime student at NWCC. British Columbian's investing in one another Terrace & District: Credit Union 4650 Lazelle Ave. 635-7282 “We are 2 pleased to j join the community i in saying thanks to the firefighters for a job well done. 4740 Lakelse Ave. Tetrace 99-1ith Ave. East Prince Rupert The Terrace Standard is proud to offer this tribute to the Men & Women who give their time | and energy to keeping our community safe. § Thanks for a job well done. TERRACE. STANDARD | 4647 Lazolle Ave, Terrace, B.C. VaG 188 (604) 638-7283 Fax (604) 639-8432 We Are Proud Of All Ou en NORTHERN MOTOR =INN= RESTAURANT: LOUNGE . PUB- COLD BEER STORE 3086 Hwy. 16 635-6375 rs xe Don’t. Foo! With 461 1 Lakelse Ave. ke 635- 2281 ‘ou Saved on tis } Caleo Computers We're 635-7886 FAX 635-3655 . 4588 Lazella Ave, Terrace’ VaG 182