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Golf Scramble The Annual Sweetheart Golf Tournament is sched- uled for Saturday, Feb. 13 at Oak Creek Golf Course. There will be a shot gun start and tee off is scheduled for 10 a.m. Check in and registration will be at 9 a.m. This is a four person scramble tournament. Every- one is welcome, from novice to expert. The entry fee for the 18 holes of golf is $5 per person, plus green fees. A barbecue lunch is included in the entry tee. If you have any questions or would like us to help you put a team together, call the Oak Creek Golf Course at 529-0674. School bus certification class The Shasta College Economic and Workforce Development Division (EWD) announces their upcom- ing class on School Bus Driving – for Certification. This six-week course is for those who may be con- sidering a career change, or those looking for part-time work, or maybe those looking for extra income. Local school districts are looking for bus drivers and this is an opportunity to receive training at Shasta Col- lege. This is a Beginning School Bus Driver class. Classes begin on Feb. 22 and go for six weeks, on Mondays and Wednesdays, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Shasta College Downtown Campus (room TBA). The instructor for these classes is Tom Carroll and the cost to attend is $150. For more information or to register for this and other EWD classes, go online to www.shastacollege.edu/ewd/ and click on "Pathways catalog" or call EWD at 225-4835. El Camino Irrigation District The El Camino Irrigation District will hold a special meeting at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at its office, 8451 Highway 99W. Information, 385-1559. County Health Partnership The Tehama County Health Partnership will meet from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at the Red Bluff Community Center, 1500 South Jackson St., in Red Bluff. An Informational Presentation regarding the 211 Phone System will be presented by Amy Travis from the Tehama County Health Services Agency- Public Health. Information about the Tehama County Report Card process will be shared. Everyone in the community is invited to attend. Computer classes A free Computer Class is being offered by Red Bluff Union High School Adult Education in room 205 on themain campus at 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, and Wednesday, Feb. 17. Topics are open, bring your questions. Information, 200-2661. 2A – Daily News – Friday, February 12, 2010 THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 Editor: Chip Thompson editor@redbluffdailynews.com Sports Editor: Rich Greene sports@redbluffdailynews.com Circulation Manager: Kathy Hogan khogan@redbluffdailynews.com Production Manager: Sandy Valdivia sandy@redbluffdailynews.com On the Web: www.redbluffdailynews.com MAIN OFFICE: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Main Phone (530) 527-2151 Outside area 800-479-6397 545 Diamond Ave. Red Bluff, CA 96080 ______________________ Mail: Red Bluff Daily News P.O. 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NEWS News Tip Hotline: 527-2153 FAX: (530) 527-9251 E-mail: clerk@redbluffdailynews.com Daytime: (530) 527-2151 Sports: Ext. 111 Obituaries: Ext. 103 Tours: Ext. 112 After hours: (530) 527-2153 ______________________ ADVERTISING Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Display: 527-2151 Ext. 122 Classified: 527-2151 Ext. 103 Online (530) 527-2151 Ext. 133 FAX: (530) 527-5774 E-mail: advertise@redbluffdailynews.com VOLUME 125, NUMBER 71 A MediaNews Group Newspaper The Red Bluff Daily News is an adjudicated daily newspaper of general circulation, County of Tehama, Superior Court Decree 9670, May 25, 1955 © 2010 Daily News N EWS D AILY RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY SPECIAL PAGES ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS Mondays: Kids Corner Tuesdays: Employment Wednesdays: Business Thursdays: Entertainment Fridays: Select TV Saturdays: Farm, Religion HOW TO REACH US Publisher & Advertising Director: Greg Stevens gstevens@redbluffdailynews.com at 649 Main Street Downtown Red Bluff Planning aWedding? Come to Gayle's Tuxedo Rentals Best Selection Best Service Best Prices LUCKY CHINESE RESTAURANT 1137 Walnut St., Red Bluff 528-1888 or 528-1887 65 yrs & over 10% discounts. Dine in only Free Cream Cheese Wontons or Egg Rolls with order over $ 30. offer good everyday dine in or take out Open 11am - 9pm Free Dessert for all who dine with us. ADVANCED HYDROPONICS Indoor Lighting 1417 SOLANO ST., CORNING 824-1100 & Gardening Community people & events Local Happenings Local Happenings The only openly announced candidate for City Trustee, thus far is Frank W. Grimm, who stated to the news last night that he has decided to make the race. ... Both fire department in Red Bluff have been equipped with the latest contrivance for swinging the harness at the engines, and are con- sidered to be worth many minutes in hitching the horses. – Daily News, Feb. 12, 1910 100 100 years years ago... ago... Setting it straight The story Man breaks into school and the police reports in Wednesday's edition misidentified the vic- tim of a burglary. Credit cards were stolen from North Valley Services. The name of the victim of a crash Tuesday was incorrect in Thursday's edition. The man killed was Darrell Ralph Ogier. The Daily News regrets the errors. –––––––– 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. SECRET WITNESS 529-1268 A program of Tehama County Neighborhood Watch Program, Inc. From the firehouse: Buddy system By DAVE CARR Red Bluff Fire Department The fire service has changed dramatically in the last 10 years. One of the issues we deal with now is laws that prevent us from enter- ing a burning structure unless peo- ple are trapped. Rescue is always first before protecting the environ- ment and property! You might have seen a structure fire where firefighters are operat- ing hose streams from the outside and have wondered, "why aren't they going inside?" This is because there may be no one trapped inside and there are not enough firefighters at scene vet to comply with the law. For example: if the fire depart- ment responds to a house on fire in the middle of the night we always assume people were sleeping and may need rescue. If your family is sleeping and only three people made it out safely and one other is still inside or unaccounted for, we react immediately and go in to res- cue mode. Red Bluff City Fire Department responds one engine with all four on duty personnel on the engine so that the Captain can be the incident commander initial- ly, the Engineer runs the pump and gets equipment ready and two fire- fighters enter the burning house to perform rescue. The aforemen- tioned is an exception to the law that requires two firefighters to be outside while two firefighters are inside the burning structures. The law is commonly referred to as the "two in, two out" law that went in to effect about ten years ago. The law was required by OSHA for all departments nation- wide who provide public fire pro- tection. The law was also recog- nized by the National Fire Protec- tion Agency (NFPA 1500). The NFPA provides recommendations that most fire departments follow. This was a huge issue for many small fire depart- ments including ours because of staffing con- cerns and the desire to aggressively fight fire. The essence of the law is to prevent fireflghter fatalities and the law has saved many firefighters' lives! If we respond to a structure fire and all occupants are out safely we switch gears, so to speak, and abide by the two in, two out law. Usu- ally the first fire engine arrives at scene, confirms if people are trapped or not and then gets set up to fight the fire. Red Bluff Fire Department relies heavily on our off duty per- sonnel to respond. We cannot fight a fire with only one engine and four people. White off duty fire- fighters are driving to the scene we do not enter the burning structure until two more firefighters are geared up, air pack and all, and at the door behind us. At that point we have complied with the law and two firefighters can enter with a hose line and extinguish the fire. There are other requirements we have to follow before entering a burning structure. Rapid Inter- vention Teams or RIT is another component to our fire response. RIT is a special team made up of firefighters who standby with tools, equipment and special train- ing to be able to rescue a downed fireflghter. A "mayday" call over the radio indicating a fireflghter who is trapped or injured is some- thing we dread hearing but is a reality in our business. The best tool that any family can employ and practice is evacu- ation from your house. You should come up with a plan for your family and practice it. It should be clear and every member of the family should practice getting out of the house. Firefighters obviously do not shy away from danger and are willing to put their safety at risk to save a life but this simple tool can help us greatly should a fire occur. You should teach your children and family members to test any door for heat with the back of your hand before opening it and if it is hot get out through a sec- ondary egress point such as a win- dow. Show your family members more than one way out of a room and designate a meeting place such as the tree in the neighbor's yard or a mailbox. Check your smoke detectors often and replace the bat- teries twice a year. They are your best alert system. Free smoke detectors are available at the RBFD station, 555 Washington St., Red Bluff. RBFD responses for January 2010: 176 emergency medical calls, 14 public service calls, 6 traffic collisions, 3 vehicle fires, 3 other type fires, 3 structure fires, 9 other type incidents, 3 illegal burn- ing calls, 1 false alarm. As always, I welcome public comment and concerns. Dave Carr is an Engineer with the Red Bluff Fire Department. His column appears on Fridays. He can be reached at 527-1126 or dcarr@rbfd.org BABY CHICKS have arrived Reynolds Ranch & Farm Supply 501 Madison St., Red Bluff 527-1622 To be wed Courtesy photo Tying the knot after more than 11 years of dating, Anthony Ryan Lengtat and Stacy Rachelle Johnson, both Red Bluff High School graduates, will wed on Feb. 20, 2010. Proud parents are Dennis and Piper Johnson, Robert Lengtat and Chuck and Carolyn Galantine, all of Red Bluff. Community Clips Dave Carr