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TWO SERIOUS car acci-
dents in March prompted
the Lions Bay Volunteer
Fire Depertment ‘‘to move
into the ’80s’? and get
special equipment to help
victims trapped in their
vehicles.

By KIM PEMBERTON
News Reporter

The 20-member department
decided to hold a safety day last
week in order to raise money to
buy the ‘jaws of life.’"

But three days before the event
the department was able to pur-
chase an older model of the extrac-
tion equipment from another fire
department, which had recently
purchased new equipment.

Chief Bryan Johnson said the
members decided to go ahead with
the fund-raising event to buy aux-
iliary safety equipment. About 40
Lions Bay families took part and
together they donated more than
31,000.

“We now have that extra margin
of safety with the jaws,’ said
Johnson.

“They make quite a large dit-
ference in extraction (of victims),
with speed and efficiency.”

He said new models are more
light-weight, but Lions Bay has
enough manpower to handle the
older model of the jaws of life.

Lions Bay's response area is
from Sunset Beach to Porteau
Cove or about 10 miles along the
Squamish Highway.

Johnson said in the past the
departinent has had to requesi

assistance from West Vancouver
and Squamish, whose fire depart-
ments both have extraction
equipment.

“We had two (car accidents)
back to back in a short period of
time, and it made everyone more
aware of the need,’’ Johnson said.
“At any rate we now have the jaws
and the (highway’s) missing link
has been filled."*

On March 8, a 22-year-old
woman suffered spinal injuries
after the car she was a passenger in

LIONS’ BAY firefighter
Frank MeVeigh, far left,
shows youngsters how to
Operate water pressure on a
pumper during a community
Safety Day at Lions Bay
Beach fast Sunday. Chief
Dave Pullen checks over
mock victim Steve Gray,
left, moments after he was
pulled from a vehicle.

NEWS photos Nel! Lucente

A MEMBER of the Lions Bay Volunteer Fire Department turns a car on its side (o demonstrate how the ‘jaws
of life’ are ased to save auto accident victims. The fire department organized the Safety Day and invited other
community groups involved with safety in order to raise money to buy safety equipment.

collided into an abutment. One
week later a man died in a head-on
collision at Porteau Cove. In both
instances the jaws of Sife were re-
quired, and had to be brought to
the scene by fire departments out-
side of Lions Bay.

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