A 0 WH Gein ‘The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, June 6, 1990 3 Accident (continued from page 1) to rest at the entrance to Acme Market. : Passengers on the fire truck in addition to the driver were firemen Martin Barry and Brett Slocum. Dallas Fire Chief Ted Wright said on Monday that there is a button inside the fire hall to push which turns all lights red with the exception of the light facing Main Street. “Whether the light was pushed, I don’t know,” Wright said. An attempt to reach Shaffer was unsuccessful, but Trooper Ross stated that Shaffer told him Mon- day that he did not push the but- ton. “The button is incidental to the investigation. How would we know whether pushing the button would have prevented the accidents” Ross asked. Dallas Mayor Paul lobar said the button only holds the lights red for a few seconds and he doubted if that would have stopped traffic long enough for the new truck to get out of the garage and move into the right direction to proceed to a call. “There will be a written policy that the button should be engaged every time that truck goes out in the future,” Chief Wright said. Mayor LaBar praises Shaffer's service to the department. “Al Shaffer is the most experienced driver the fire company has. He is very cautious and also very par- ticular. As far as I know he has never had an accident before this one. “It’s terrible; it’s something you dream about but never expect to happen,” LaBar said. Wright said that in his opinion Shaffer did all the right things in maneuvering the truck after the accident. “He was halfway through the intersection when the car came from nowhere. It is a miracle that ' Al didn't hit anyone else,” Wright said. Robert Besecker, also a mem- ber of the fire company, said the company is covered by his office. “The coverage is by Selective In- surance,” Besecker said. “Other than that I will not make any comments. The media versions of the accident make me sick.” Investigation of the accident was conducted by the state police as- sisted by Dallas Borough police, “fire company and Kunkle Fire Company. « Fires © (continued from page 1) when his trailer caught fire late Thursday night. Boltz was found lying on the ground outside his residence with burns over much of his body when Lake Silkworth fire personnel responded to the scene. Authorities said the trailer didn't suffer much fire damage because it was so well insulated. Reports say that the fire used all the oxygen in the home and smoth- ered itself out. The cause of the fire is believed to be a kerosene lantern, but an investigation is continuing be- 3-D work Sean Higgs stands proudly behind his winning soapstone sculpture at the Dallas High School art exhibit last week. (Photo by Charlotte Bartizek) cause the blaze has been listed as suspicious. Firemen from Lake Silkworth, Lehman Township and Sweet Valley helped battle the blaze. Shavertown fireman Clarence Newcomb suffered a broken foot and a dozen men had tobe treated for heat exhaustion while fighting a fire on Sunday at the Louis Smithonic residence on Center Street in Shavertown. : Biesel said that fire damage was contained to the kitchen area but there was water, smoke and heat damage throughout the rest of the house. He said the house was not equipped with smoke detectors. Dallas student inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Maria Hall of Dallas was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa and graduated magna cum laude with the class of 1990 from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Ms. Hall, an anthropology major, is the daughter of William and Jeanne Hall. A member of Gate of Heaven parish, she graduated from Lake-Lehman High School. The Dallas resident was on the dean's list throughout her college years and is a member of Phi Eta Sigma, an honor society recognizing outstanding academic accomplishment during a student's freshman year. Area students named to Clarion's Dean's List A number of area students have been named to the Dean's List at Clarion University of Pennsylvania for the second semester of the 1989- 90 academic year. Area students named for the EY include: Jay Scott Meyer, Dallas and Kimberly Ann Sorber, Harveys Lake. Tragedy (continued from page 1) Sabol said that it is common for emergency crews to get a “high adrenaline shot” when responding to a call. “It is a rush and we have to learn to control this adrenaline shot and act with caution. But I have to say that all the volunteers in the Back Mountain do an ex- ceptional job." Newberry also said that the volunteers in the area perform well. “The intentions are good; it is just awful that something like this happened.” - Newberry said that he was fortunate that he has not had to deal with a situation like this throughout his lifetime of service. “When I was a police officer and now as a fireman, I haven't had to deal with something like this.” “It is a shame it happened, especially to Al,” added Newberry. “H has spent 50 years saving people and now he has to handle this.” Newberry said that finding fault in the accident could be tough. “I'm sure Al was careful. He had the lights and sirens on, but you still have to deal with this. It’s tough no matter whose fault it is,” said Newberry. : Dallas Borough Police Chief Jack Fowler said he really felt for Shaffer. “It's a shame that after 49 1/2 years of risking his life fighting fires and giving service to the fire company, one accident and people are after his neck.” : Dallas Township Police Chief Carl Miers said he too was sorry for Shaffer. “I've known Al for close to 26 years and he’s always been community-oriented. He'd do anything to help anybody in trouble. “It's unfortunate that it happened, but it couldn't be helped. Even with police cars in an emergency, you can make eye-to-eye contact with drivers and everything appears clear, then you can have a near disaster when someone appears from nowhere,” Miers said. “It's difficult controlling a police car, let alone something as large and heavy as the fire truck. “Having been at the scene and seeing the vehicles around, Al has to be given credit for handling it as well as he did. It could have been one of the other guys. Nothing is going to bring the victim back nor make the boy any better than he is. Further, the police statewide in Pennsylvania are lax in enforcing the law for emergency vehicles. The law says, ‘Pull to the right and Stop, not slow down,’ Miers con- cluded. Miers pointed out that emergency workers risk their lives regu- larly to help others. “How many times have these guys gone out and saved a life? It's not the same situation as some drunk driving down the road and hitting somebody.” MADD about boating and alcohol Many agencies joined forces on Saturday at Harveys Lake in an effort to promote safe boating. The first Boating Awareness Day was held and promoted the idea of “Keeping the bottle out of boating.” During the day the group took a boat on the lake to further promote safe boating. Above are two of the coordinators of the event. 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