University Daily Kansan. October 15, 1982
Page 13
Firemen get special equipment, training
By DOUG CUNNINGHAM
Staff Reporter
In case of a chemical spill or train derailment, Lawrence residents should feel safer now that the Lawrence Fire
Department has acquired some new equipment and several city firefighters.
hive A covered special training.
The special equipment and the training of five firefighters in dealing with hazardous materials will allow the
department to deal effectively with most types of chemical spills, Fire Chief Jim McSwain said yesterday. During training at Texas A & M
how to patch leaks, how to contain a chemical spill and how to recover the spilled chemical and dispose of it. Three of those firefighters are
'are
intelligents'
assigned to Fire Station No. 4, so they
cant respond as a unit to a chemical
to spill', he said.
At the regular monthly meeting of the Douglas County Emergency Preparedness Board, MsSwain and several other members briefed how the equipment might be used.
SIX CHEMICAL suits designed to protect firefighters from contamination are among the equipment acquired, McSwain said. The suits can be worn when handling most chemicals.
"There are certain chemicals this material is not good for." Captain Jim Woydzki said. "But, we have not tested that they are normally in our community."
Although the new equipment and training helps, McSwain said a serious spill might require the evacuation of some buildings. "There are some spills that nobody can handle," he said. "A derailment or release could be severe enough that we
sould have to evacuate people. But we in retty good shape right now."
Woydziak said the department also had two proximity suits firefighters could wear to get close to the flames. The suits will protect the wearer in temperatures of up to 500 degrees Farenheit.
However, while the proximity suits offer protection against heat, they are not effective against cold.
That would protect the firefighter against both the chemical itself and the fire.
THEREFORE, a firefighter trying to close a valve that was leaking a flammable chemical would wear both a chemical suit and a proximity suit.
The department also has acquired a flammable gases detector that beeps loudly if the concentration of the gas is dangerous.
Weydziak said the detector had a number of applications.
"Not only does this detect flammable vapors, it will also detect an oxygen deficiency," he said.
McSain said the detector would be particularly useful in case people had to be evacuated from their houses.
Some of the equipment firefighters normally use, such as shovels and air tanks, also can be used by the crew when they up a chemical spill, McSwain said.
BECAUSE THE gases tended to accumulate in low areas such as the basements of houses, the detector could be used to determine when the concentration of gases was no longer dangerous, he said.
The department has a priority list of more equipment they need to acquire in order to deal with a chemical spill, he said. Personal equipment such as protective chemical suits are high on this list.
Official wants fast work on review plan
BY DIRK MILLER
Staff Reporter
PITTSBURG - The Kansas Board of Regents needs to have plans for a review of academic programs at Regents institutions completed before the next session of the Legislature. In summary, a Regents office said yesterday.
Stanley Koplik, Regents' executive officer, said at yesterday's meeting of
the Council of Presidents that the Regents should act on the proposal no later than December.
The review originally was intended to come before the Regents today, but the Council of Academic Officers asked for time to consider the review, Koplik said.
But Kopik said, "I feel the time is right. I feel it needs to be done now."
He said he wanted to have a basic outline of the review before the presidents' council meets Thursday with Gov. John Carlin. The presidents will try to point out to Carlin the continuing role the state must play in higher education, Koplik said.
Koplik said the review was necessary to demonstrate to the state that the Regents were the best managers of the state's higher education. The state's current economic problems, he said, should be addressed and Regents should worry about who will decide on the future of the state's educational policies.
The review would allow the Regents to examine academic programs offered
All seven Regents institutions submitted suggestions for the review process, and Kopik said his office had worked with the suggestions on Monday.
by Regents universities for strengths and weaknesses. It would not give the Regents power to judge whether a program should be canceled, he said.
Let's Choose The Best
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Nancy Hiebert understands the complex issues facing Lawrence and Judges County and she has helped judge many of any problem. An educated researcher, Nancy is highly organized and 'knows where to find
That's important to me. After all, Douglas County does not have a professional administrator to help
sort through requirements and background and conflicting reports. The County Commissioners must rely on their own intelligence and common sense to solve the problems.
We need the best people on our elected and appointed boards. Nancy Heber is the perfect candidate, in my opinion. I will support her.
and I urge you to do the same.
Committee to Elect Nancy Hebert
William M. Ballou, Honorary Chairm
Helen Gilks, Treasurer
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