TheReview

Wednesday, June 19,1991 — A5

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TAKING A TURN at the controls of the new North Saanich fire
truck is two-year-old Jillian Dunic.

Gleaming fire truck rolls at Wain Rd.

The automatic tire chains stole
the show.

Guests at the June 11 official
dedication admired the flashing
lights and gleaming paint on North
Saanich’s new $225,000 fire
truck, but it was the demOnstration
of the automatic tire chains that
had visitors peering under the
truck to watch the remote control
chains drop under the truck
wheels.

The 1990 White Volvo GMC
cab and chassis has a 300 horse-
power Cummings diesel engine,
automatic transmission and can
pump 1,050 gallons of water per

minute, volunteer fire Chief Terry
Towle said.

It caries 600 gallons of water
and a piped-in foam unit for
vehicle and chemical fires.

A turret monitor offers control
for large structural fires and an
on-board generator provides area
lighting, Towle explained.

The full emergency lighting
includes corner strobe lights to
alert oncoming traffic at intersec-
tions.

The truck replaces a 1971 pum-
per, capable of pumping 840 gal-
lons per minute, which will still be

held in reserve at the McTavish

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assoried colours

Road fire hall.

North Saanich fire department
equipment now includes four
pumper trucks, an equipment van
and a fire prevention van divided
between two fire halls.

There are 42 volunteer firemen
who train from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
every Tuesday.

“North Saanich is one of the
largest B.C. municipalities in area
which is still under volunteer pro-
tection,” Towle noted.

The department receives 125 to
160 calls annually, Towle said.

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