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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1973)
Volyiniteeirs Don't be alarmed when the fire uren toundi every second and lourth Monday night of each month. The horn li calling Hrppner'g volunteer tv;nnn to tramtns and prac Wit meeiingi at the fire station. Twenty-one firemen led hy Fire Chief Forrest Burkenbine meet twice a month to organize and prepare for possible fires in rural and city districts This year the volunteer! fought three rural fires and five city fires. The rural district covers an eight-mile radius outside Heppner'i city limits. Hural fire fighting equipment In cludes a pumper truck and two pickup units. All trucks are 4-whecled drive and equipped with radios and tankers. The pumper fire truck carries an 1.000 gallon L Heppner Fire Chief Forrest Burkenbine and Volunteer Firemen Paul Arbogast discuss training procedures before the fire meeting. Mi are I 4 Dirty, Defective Heating This is the time of year to repair and clean your flues furnace chimney pipes portable heaters Turner, Van Harfor and Dryant Insurance TL 67S-I113 "Where we have the best and csseciated hazards." oooooooouoooouQOOOOOOOOPOPOoraiacici X I Don'v Gamble Check these fire hazards today: - machinery spork arrestor and mufflers - electrical systems - storage area for combustibles - trash and debris Don't Give Fire a Place to Start Morrow County Grain Growers Lexington, Oregon Supportinq National Tin Prevention Week. Oct Ml water tank with a 750 gallon . pumper unit. The two pickups have ISO and 300 gallon water tanks. The city district Includes Heppner city limits. A 730 gallon pumper fire truck with a 600 gallon water tank serves the city. Tho -whee)ed drive truck Is radio equipped and carries special foam for oil and gas fires, electric gen erators and smoke Injector fans. In addition, a pickup unit with a 300 gallon water tank Is available at the station. "Heppner's fire station fea tures one of the most unique fire alarm systems in Ore gon," Burkenbine said. An alarm system run on air and batteries is the only one In Oregon. The system has a series of 12 horn blasts which sound in a three-minute period when a fire is reported. Phones are located next to One fourth of all home fires caused by protection against tin doooooooo Pjj Could This Be Your Farm? !! i i mm h ready the alarm button in lour locations: the fire station, Burkenbine'a house, Central Market and Pioneer Memorial Hospital. "We have complete 24 hour coverage of these fire phones," explained Burken bine. Another feature at the fire station Is the flash flood warning alarm siren. This system was started two years ago after the May 1971 flash flood. It operates when the weather bureau notifies the fire station of a possible flash flood in the area. Firemen dispatch In radio equipped trucks to Shobe, Balm and Willow creeks to await flood signs. If flooding takes place an alert is radioed into the fire station and volunteer firemen release the alarm siren. The siren sends off 12 rings within minutes to warn the com r TRACTION HEADQUARTE Les Schwab offers Special Sale on 1 J&?J8Z9mSMm 330)1. FIRST i for fire, flood munity of a flood. Besides fighting fires and being on alert for flash floods, the Hcppner volunteers spon sor a Toys for Tots campaign in December. Firemen, along with other organizations, col lect toys for underprivileged children in Morrow County. A benefit dance is also held How other towns prepare for Heppner isn't the only fire district in Morrow County. Neighboring Lexington, lone, Boardman and Irrigon also provide fire protection for their residents. Fire Chief Ed Baker and five volunteers provide fire protection for the City of Lexington. The fire station has one fire truck which serves the town. "So far this year we have put out a motorcycle fire," according to Baker. The following volunteers meet the second Thursday night of each month: Bud Wilson. Danny Wilson, Louie Eng, Warren Schoonover and Bill Smith. The lone Volunteer Fire Department hasn't reported a fire for three years. "This is due to the fact that fire prevention methods and campaigns in lone have elim inated possible fires," stated Fire Chief Howard Crowell. With one fire truck, the following 16 volunteers pro vide lone fire protection: Elbert Akers, Don Bristow, Bob Drake, Herb Ekstrom Jr., Wayne Hams, Gene Lan caster, Bill Nichols, Paul COMMERCIAL "SET" SEIBERLING HIWAY SVC. 670x15 6 PLY $1707 If Plus FET and like-size casing MONARCH TRACTION 1650X16 6 29" 2" Up X 15 6 3462 3" 1700X16 6 3645 3"" 1 750X 16 r 4S39 - - Check our good selection of 4800 Series Batteries and Thunderbolt Batteries HERMiSTOH each spring with proceeds going toward training equip ment and repair material for the fire station. The following are members of the Hrppner Volunteer Fire Department: Burkenbine, Clyde Allstott, Jack Melland, Jerry Holloman, Bob Hager, Paul-Arbogast, Eddie Yeo Pettyjohn Jr., Bill Rietmann. Omar Rietmann, Bill Rowel), Mike Rowell, George Tucker, Tom White and Tom Wilson. Twenty-one volunteers led by Fire Cbjef Larry Phillips provide rural and city fire protection to residents in Boardman. The station has two fire trucks that contain 1,000 gallon pumper units with water tanks. "This year we have had 10 rural fires and no fires reported in the city limits of Boardman," explained Fire Chief Phillips. In early December, the following volunteers will be sponsoring a firemen's ball in Boardman: Zearl Gillespie. John Hascall. Del Ball, Wayne Kuhn. Bern ard Donovan. Gunnar Skoubo, Stan Rauch, Melvin Brosch, Ralph Skoubo, Neil King, Dan Parris, Gene Trumbull, Doug Trudeau, Ron Black. Tom Hilling, Don Harper, Jon Starky, Cecil Hicks. Dan Dalotoso and Delmar Hug. Three fire trucks and 22 volunteer firemen provide fire protection to rural and city districts in Irrigon. Used I Snow I Tires I 1 5.95 up lllfflllllUIIUUUllJUllllIllllUIUlUlllll to tm 1 UU Oc 1 JJMMUM1MM lll.lll.ll IIM 1 """"" 567-3528 ITM man, Tom Wilson, Ron Jones, Dale Adlard, Ed Strahm, Larry Bellenbrock, Ted Toll, Jerry Anderson, Dan Mc Bride. Jerry Jones. Ladd Dick, Archie Ball, Larry Morris. Dick Calvert, Butch Laughlin , Charles Thomp son, Cliff Green and Ross Walker. fire "The pumper truck, lank truck and brush truck have traveled to 15 rural and city fires this year," stated Fire Chief Don Adams. The following volunteers meet twice a month: Burley Cooley. Bill Griffin, John Brandt, Fred Frederickson, Pete Richards, Ival Sullivan, Wayne Houghey, Orville Bu chanan, Jack Gammen, Bill Cooley, Chuck Christiansen, Leon LeBlanc, Paul Hoving hoff, Paul Snyder, Sam Sny der. Lynn Hobbs, Chester Wilson, Ken Lamb, Perry Pomal, Dick Ryan, Doug Renoe and Vernon Stewart. LOOKING FOR A JOB? The Cooperative Rural Man power Project has announced the following job vacancies in Morrow County: Four farm jobs (two of these are year round); motel maid (part time); and domestic help in a farm home for two months. For further information, contact the local County Extension-Employment office in Heppner, 676-9642. in -iii 11 R ORE.I CAZETTK TIMKS. Friends, torn vircvioIii'Gt's When Frank Anderson's fire broke out this summer, 200 friends and neighbors joined together to stop the flames. These firefighters are part of a rural neighboring fire control system which is under no fire protection. 'The system started over 10 years ago by the county extension agent to help rural residents fight farm and land fires." explained Harold Kerr, Morrow County extension agent. An Inventory of fire fighting equipment on many Morrow County ranches is kept on a card file in the extension office. This information Is also located on a map of the area. When a fire starts, a call is made to the county extension office. The office then calls neighboring ranchers to fight the fire. "One of the problems with BARNETT'S SEED & FEES PORTABLE & PLANT SEED CLEANING & TREATING FARM CHUMCALS HEPPNER HOME 422-7529 TIGIES! SEIBERLING COMMUTER !65QX16 6 3078 2" 700X15 6 3411 333 700X16 6 3513 331 750X16 6 4555 4" M M ALL PURPOSE TRACTION 650X16 6 3464 2" jl700 X 15 6 3719 3" i700X16 6 3 876 331 -750-X-16 8 4592 4 j Will Balance Tires 990 each reg.$2.so WITH AD T1itrdy. October II, 117) i noimors this system is it's out of date." Kerr said. "A complete new Inventory on all ranches needs to made." "Also in the past county fire fighting equipment has been used, and if used again it needs to be repaired." he added. Another fire protection sys stem for some rural residents in Morrow County is the State Forestry fire patrol. Ranchers who own timberland classed one or two pay 12centsanacre per year for fire protection. Owners of class three grazing land pay 6 cents an acre. The fire station at Fossil administers the rural fire protection. The station is equipped with five pumper units with 200 gallon tanks. It also mans three look-out. stations In the district, at Heppner, Fossil and Condon. OFFICE 676-9923 3 WAYS TO CHARGE AT i LES SCHWAB'S i t L.S. Crtdit Plan f Master Charge P BankAmtricard S i Lmm ooouuuuuutiLionnnouuuuQennuPOOOonn
