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P ag e 12 T h e IN D E P E N D E N T , A p ril 1 3 ,1 9 9 4 New firefighter recruits welcomed by department; more needed A m o n g th e n e w re c ru its in th e V e rn o n ia F ire D e p a rtm e n t is T ra in e e A a ro n D ickey, F ire C h ie f S t e v e W e lle r a n ty, b u t a re a llo w e d to b e in v o lv e d in f ir e c a lls a n d a ll n o u n c e d . H e jo in s M a tt P o e t- te r, w h o h a s b e e n a tra in e e a n d m e m b e r o f th e d e p a r t th re e tra in e e s , s o o n e p o s i tio n re m a in s o p e n . T h e n e w m e m b e rs w ill be a tte n d in g B a s ic F ire F ig h te r S c h o o l, a lo n g w ith o th e r n e w v o lu n te e r re c ru its , D a rry l N o r m ent fo r th e past e ig h t m o n th s. “ T h is n o w g iv e s u s t w o tra in e e s ," W e lle r said. “T ra in e e s a re 16 to 18 y e a rs o f a g e a n d a re n o t a llo w e d to fu n c tio n in a fu ll fire fig h te r c a p a c i- tr a in in g ," h e e x p la in e d . T h e d e p a rtm e n t h a s p ro v is io n s fo r t o n a n d R o b e r t K n o w lt o n , w h o h a v e b o th b e e n p u t o n a s fu ll fire fig h te r m e m b e rs . “W e c u r r e n tly h a v e th r e e Reward offered for information leading to arrest for local arson O r e g o n S ta te P o lic e a r e o ffe rin g a $ 5 ,0 0 0 re w a rd fo r d ire c t in fo r m a tio n le a d in g to th e a rre s t o f th e p e rs o n o r p e rs o n s re s p o n s ib le fo r s ta rt in g a n a r s o n f i r e o n t h e o th e rs u n d e rg o in g o u r a p p li c a tio n p r o c e s s a n d h o p e to h a v e th e m p la c e d o n th e d e c r u it A c a d e m y in v o lv e s in s tr u c tio n o n th e u s e o f S e lf C o n ta in e d B re a th in g A p p a ra p a rtm e n t s o o n ," W e lle r s a id , “b u t w e ’re a lw a y s in te re s te d in a p p lic a n t s to th e d e p a r t tu s , F ir e S tr e a m s , F ire D e m e n t.” T h e B a s ic F ir e fig h te r R e - X .r f l.iil - m a s k e d to c a ll e ith e r V e rn o n ia P o lic e C h ie f J a m e s W a lte rs a t 4 2 9 -7 3 3 5 , o r O S P D e te c t iv e J a n e s a t 1 - 5 0 3 - 7 3 1 - 3 0 2 7 , Ext. 2 5 1 . 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