Greenbelt News Review

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The Volunteer Fire Department for this year, as of the end of May, made 49 calls. This included 12 car accidents on the Parkway, 7 fires in homes, 9 brush fires, 3 fires were in public buildings or in stores, 10 were false alarms and 8 miscellaneous. The causes of these fires ranged from children playing with a cigarette lighter in bed to overloaded electrical circuits and one case of probable arson. Time on calls, 50 hours; fire truck miles, 159; men used on calls, 320.

The Rescue Squad, for the month of May, made 23 calls, 12 at night. This included 3 car accidents on the Parkway, 1 mental case, 1 water accident, 16 emergency and routine transportation cases, and 2 miscellaneous. Ambulance time, 32 hours, 25 minutes; ambulance miles, 467; men used on calls, 88. 11 men and 10 women were treated and transported.

Miscellany: 10 Squadmen attended a 3-day session at Camp Louise where they received special instruction in first aid for highway accidents. On the last day of the training session a team of 7 of the Greenbelt Rescue Squad competed against 10 other teams from other cities in demonstrations of excellence and speed in application of first aid. Of the 7 men in competition, 4 won prizes: 2 with first place trophies and 2 with second place ribbons.

Thirteen squadsmen will receive special leave from their jobs to take full time instruction at Olney, Md. in civil defense rescue work. Instruction will be on an all day basis for an entire week.

Reverend Knock, of the Methodist Church, who has also been the chaplain for the Fire Department and Rescue Squad, is leaving Greenbelt to take a congregation in Washington.