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Show firemen equest compressor ' pleasant Grove Fire Chief Calvin i' ed the city council last : for permission to purchase a i compressor for the city. His request was granted. Sills explained that the fire ' tment and ambulance asso-: asso-: 1 now have to go to neighbor-cities neighbor-cities to get their air packs I'ed because Pleasant Grove does ;lve an air compressor. ie said that Orem has been -good about filling the tanks '(indicated recently that it can-:'t can-:'t continue this practice forever, 'fliechief indicated that the fire--ai have had to practice without ;ingreal air because of the lack of .compressor. Hiis creates a hazard when the are called in to fight a fire rllioiit prior experience with the stacks in use. ' Mills added that the new Tenements Te-nements from the state make it scessary to drill and practice with a air packs on. Jeexplained that if fires should (tiirback to back they would not 'jehad time to refill the air packs. HieAmbulance Association also jslwo air packs and the extricat-1 extricat-1 equipment which all need the compressor. ftefire chief noted that he had -jieinquiries and could purchase inbuilt breathing compressor for y28.He said this compressor is sidered to be one of the best i.iilable. Thecity council told the chief to 1: ahead and use fire department :is to either purchase the com-asoroutright com-asoroutright or through a lease-:jthase lease-:jthase arrangement. Id other matters, the council -ilished a set policy and needs : the new emergency building ah houses the fire station and 'balance equipment, and proba-willhave proba-willhave the parks department :he lower level. MayorHoldaway said that there :;been a good spirit of cooper a-::nbetween a-::nbetween the departments and sh was asked to present their ik" list to the city. Hie mayor explained that the ae and chairs in the multi- pur-jiuoom pur-jiuoom were purchased by the -(ladies. Although they may be s everyone they cannot leave Rebuilding for any reason. Hie city will be responsible for aage, the mayor said, but they nld expect each department to "ery careful with all supplies in building. fc three departments will share kitchen facilities. Hie First Response officer had :tdthat he would do some of ;(teic maintenance work in the x igand a fireman will sweep the fire truck area. orHoldaway said that there .,J1 absolutely no smoking al-m al-m the building. The city Hmade this a formal policy seit is a public building and ean air act does not allow diking. JJe mayor also suggested that detectors be placed in the ;ng which would send a signal dispatchers. wuncilrnan Lloyd Ash said he "fat the smoke detectors and : 7nng to the dispatchers could" quite economically. , extinguishers have also been the building. |