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2A – Daily News – Friday, September 3, 2010 Community people&events Birth- Owensby From the Firehouse: Priorities By MICHAEL BACHMEYER Red Bluff Fire Department It should go without saying that the current economic situation has put a great strain on all aspects of everyday life. Personal budgets are being stretched to their break- ing point, while luxuries like din- ner out, movie night, and family vacations are being postponed. This is an affect that is also being felt by aspects of basic city and public services. However, the pri- orities of your fire department remain intact. Shortly after being appointed Fire Chief of the Red Bluff Fire Department (RBFD) I re-empha- sized what I felt were the basic pri- orities for our community. These Courtesy photo Ryan and Gillian Owensby of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, a son, Taavi Asher Owensby, 8 pounds, 8 ounces, born Aug. 10, 2010. Welcoming baby are sister Aria, 7; brother Judah, 3; grandparents Wayne and Senia Owensby of Red Bluff, Dave and Carol Cummings of Campbellville, Ontario, Canada; great-grandparents Muriel Blankenship of Red Bluff and Wayne Owensby of Palermo. SECRET WITNESS 529-1268 A program of Tehama County Neighborhood Watch Program, Inc. Setting it straight A story in the Aug. 28 edition titled “Man arrest- ed in 2006 murder case” contained misinformation. The victim, Eugene Morgan, was in a vegetative state when he died in May 2007. The Daily News regrets the error. –––––––– It is the policy of the Daily News to correct as quickly as possible all errors in fact that have been published in the newspaper. If you feel a factual error has been made in a news story, call the news department at 527-2153. priorities include: emergency response, training and education, fire prevention, and departmental projects. Emergency response is the number one priority of RBFD, as it should be: it’s the reason we exist. The community demands that we respond quickly and efficiently to mitigate any and all emergency sit- uations requiring our services, as they should. Remaining prepared for emergency response requires numerous hours of hard work by department personnel. This includes daily apparatus inspec- tions to assure the proper operation of vehicles and emergency equip- ment; testing of our water delivery systems including hydrants, fire engines, fire hose, and nozzles; as well as an appropriate level of daily staffing to ensure an effective response: without the people our equipment is useless. Do you remember the old say- ing “you practice like you play”? This is not a concept that is lost on the fire service. That is why train- ing and education of personnel is our second priority. As an all risk emergency response department we must be properly educated and trained to combat any situation we may be asked to mitigate. The fire service is no longer just about putting the wet stuff on the red stuff! Current depart- ment standards require that an entry level firefighter complete nearly 600 hours of training prior to joining our ranks. This includes a State of California certified firefighter training program, haz- ardous materials training, confined space awareness, and cer- tification as an Emergency Med- ical Technician. Training doesn’t stop after the completion of entry level require- ments. To remain proficient in our profession requires a desire for lifelong learning and adaptability to modern methods and tech- niques. This requires not only con- tinual updates on basic training, but expanding into all risk special- ty areas such as hazardous materi- al, technical rescue response, and physical and mental fitness of per- sonnel. est avenue to reducing community risk, is fire prevention. Our third priority, and our great- Through fire prevention RBFD becomes a planning partner with other City departments, contractors, and developers to design a safe and convenient community. hazards to community members. In addition, annual life and safety fire inspections conducted by sup- pression personnel helps to ensure that our local businesses are con- ducting business in a fire safe man- ner. When time permits, and our first three priorities have been complet- ed, department personnel are required to com- plete certain depart- ment projects. This is similar to any home fix it list, including building shelves, cleaning engine bay floors, and servicing all non emergency equipment and machinery in the department. I want to assure you that our pri- orities to your service are in place and being accomplished every day. This is evident by the commitment made to our community by the members of your fire department. I would like to take the opportuni- ty to thank them for their poise and leadership during this difficult time. I would also like to thank you, our community, for your sup- port of the services, which we are honored to provide you on a daily basis. RBFD responses for August 27 – September 2, 2010: 26 Medical Emergencies, 2 Traffic Collisions, 2 Fires, 3 Public Service Calls, 6 False Alarms, for a total of 39 inci- dents. Utilizing federal, state and local statutes or ordinances, as well as implementa- tion best practice standards, RBFD can assist in reducing the risk of From the Firehouse runs on Fridays. Michael Bachmeyer is the Red Bluff Fire Department Chief. 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H.D. Jarrett To Look After Fair Exhibit H.D. Jarrett, the local attorney, left this morning for Sacramento to take charge of Tehama County’s state fair exhibit. ... He will be ably assisted by Miss Frances Conard of Gerber. – Daily News, Sept. 3, 1920 Mon.-Fri. 10:30 to 5:30 Sat. 11-3 40 Crafters in 1 Shop! 650 Main St., Red Bluff 530 528-2723 Come & Shop Crafter’s Boutique Or Rent a Space to Sell Your Crafts Gifts for family & friends Plenty of parking on Pine Street Dr. Andrew PomazalD.O. Physician & Surgeon General Medicine Saturday Appointments Available • High Blood Pressure • Diabetes • Joint & Muscle Pain • Lung Problems We offer Osteopathic Manipulation 530 528-2066 2050 Main St, Red Bluff Accepting New Patients Troop 154 Scoutmaster Bill Spidle presents Carson Dunbar with his Eagle Scout certificate at an Eagle Scout Honor Court on Aug. 28 at Cone Grove Park in Red Bluff. Dunbar led a crew in installing three-quarters of a mile of trail to connect two trail systems in the Bend Bureau of Land Management recreation area. Dunbar is the son of Bob and Jackie Douglas and Brian Dunbar of Red Bluff. Carson Dunbar attains Eagle Scout rank Boy Scout Troop 154 honored Carson Dunbar, 16, at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor Saturday, Aug. 28, at Cone Grove Park in Red Bluff. Dunbar is the son of Bob and Jackie Douglas of Red Bluff and Brian Dun- bar of Red Bluff. Only two percent of Scouts attain the highest rank of the Boy Scouts of America. An Eagle Scout must have completed at least 21 merit badges and organized a service project that bene- fits his church, community or school. Dunbar led a crew that installed three-quarter miles of trail on the Bend Bureau of Land Management recre- ation area, which acted as a link to connect two trail systems thus connecting the north and south ends of the more than 14,000 acre recreation area. Dunbar joined Cub Scout Pack 154 in 2001 and later earned its highest award, the Arrow of Light. A mem- ber of Troop 154 since 2005, he regularly attended summer camp at Camp Fleischmann and Camp Lassen. He participated in the 2010 National Jamboree in Vir- ginia with 40 other boys from the area. A junior at Red Bluff Union High School, Dunbar has been active in choir, Leadership, Challenge Day Club and Interact Club. In scouting, he has successful- ly completed the National Youth Leadership Training course and has been an active member of the honor society of Scouting known as The Order of the Arrow. Dunbar has logged hundreds of hours of community service and taken part in multiple environmental recov- ery projects, including Scouting for Trees and Lake Shore Clean-up. He spent the summer of 2009 working at his favorite scout camp, Camp Fleischmann, in Chester. In his local troop Dunbar has served in many lead- ership roles including Patrol Leader, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader and Senior Patrol Leader. Dunbar is a registered BSA Lifeguard, trained in CPR and Basic First Aid. Dunbar plans to continue to serve in a leadership capacity in Troop 154 during the remainder of his high school years. Following graduation, he plans to go on to a community college for his general education requirements and transfer to a four-year university to pursue a major in either biological science or ecology.