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Not Too Common STA/f PHOTO IY SUSAN USHK juiin r. nuiucu ui noiaen Beach grows Celeste figs among the many varieties of fruiis and vegetables in his backyard garden. He thought it unusual to see a trio of the fall fruits split open at the same time. "You see one, but not two or three," he said. BCC, Fire-Rescue Association Put Together First Fire College Brunswick County's first fire col lege will be held Oct 27 and 28. Sponsored by the Brunswick County Fire-Rescue Association and Brunswick Community Col lege, the weekend event will give firefighters from across the state ac cess to their choicc of ten 12-hour courses. Local, state and national experts will teach the latest tech niques in firefighting and fire de partment management Registration is on a first-come, first- served basis. The $15 registra tion fee payable to the fire-rescue association includes dinner Sat urday night. While firefighters can take only one class over the week end, students arc asked to list first, second and third choices for class es. Late registrations will be accept ed on site the first day of the school for classes that still have openings. Registration forms arc available from Perry Hall, Brunswick Com munity College, P.O. Box 30, Sup ply, NC 28462. Firefighters from industrial brigades or from outside the state must pay a $15 registration fee to BCC also. The Brunswick County Fire College will be held at BCC's main campus north of Supply on U.S. 17. "We've been screaming for a fire college for years," said Keith Sawyer of Tri-Beach VFD, a volun teer involved in the project "Finally a few people got up the nerve this year to try to get it off the ground." The association would like to make the fire college an annual ALL STARl FLAGS (?19)25f-FUG ?Flags 'Banners ?Flagpoles 'Pennants A Variety Of Flags Mail Orders FREE Delivery Ask for FREE Catalog 101 Aviators Lane O ..rsiowu Kir. OfkAO^ ? ? - ? 'SHALLOTTE CLEANERS OPEN DAILY 7 AM TO 6 PM SATURDAY 8 AM TO 1 PM ALL WORK DONE ON PREMISES CLEANING SHIRT LAUNDRY ALTERATIONS FUR & LEATI IER SERVICES 754-4435 DOWNTOWN SI IALLOTTE 116 VILLAGE RD? CORNER OF 179 U 17 event, targeted mainly at local de partments though open to firefight ers statewide. "Some local departments don't have the resources to send their members off to take these classes," said Sawyer. And the limited ? about a half-dozen ? state-certified instructors who reside within the county are stretched in their ability to offer courses to all local depart ments. Members of departments partici pating in the fire college are being encouraged to wear their uniforms and to display new trucks or other interesting pieces of equipment. They're also being encouraged to bring their families to enjoy the N.C. Festival By The Sea at Holdcn Beach. Courses offered by the fire col lege will include: high level rescue, instructed by E.E. (Chris) Chris tenbury, Charlotte Fire Department; firefighting in multiple occupancy buildings, Lee Sudia, Whiteville Fire Department; arson detection, Wade Barracato, Fort Bragg; haz ardous materials-incident analysis, Bobby Davis, Charlotte Fire Department; firefighter safety and survival, Jim Hanline, Charlotte Fire Department; incident and fire ground command, Bladen County Emergency Management Director Mike Lowder; aerial operations, Jimmy Reynolds, Faycttevillc Fire Department; basic fircfighting I, Gary McNabb, Pleasant Garden Volunteer Fire Department; basic fircfighting II, Eddie Gamer, Wil mington Fire Department; fire law, Robert L. Ridley, retired Georgia judge, Sloop Point Volunteer Fire Department. Following on-site registration and opening ceremonies, classes meet from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a pig-picking afterward. Classes re sume Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fire service vendors will be on site for visits on bcraks and at lunch. Junior firefighters ages 16 and 17 must have a written letter of autho rization from his/her school super intendent or designee in order to participate in the fire college. Forest Service Wants Landowners To Fight Fire With Controlled Burnina Brunswick County Forest Ranger Miller Caison and his assistants probably will set a few woods fires this winter. That's right, set fires ? but to protect local woodlands from wildfires next spring. For the third consecutive year, the N.C. Division of Forest Re sources is offer ing a winter program to help private landow ners burn pre scribed areas and reduce fire hazards. The program runs December through Febr uary. "The big- caison gest part of it is hinged on burning according to the specifications in the plan we write," said Caison. A hazard reduction burn will re duce fire damage to timber in case a wildfire should occur. Also, growth of timber is promoted by the reduc tion of undesirable species which arc in direct competition for nutri ents. Wildlife also benefits from the new growth that comes up follow ing the burn and is used as forage. oeivices, winch arc provided free, consist of training, writing burning plans, plowing fire lines, notification of when suitable weath er conditions exist for burning and control of escaped fires. If the landowner chooses not to do the burning himself, the forest service will contract the job at a fiat $200 fee for up to 40 acres or $5 per acre for more than 40 acres, Caison said. The ranger noted that local paper companies handle their own burn ing. The companies own under half of the county's 415,000 acres of woodlands, according to county tax department information. Brunswick County has the fourth largest woodland acreage in the state. Caison said the past couple of fire seasons have been light, due to wet spring weather. Last year, 90 fires burned 531 acres. Caison said nine landowners par ticipated in the hazard reduction burning program in the winter of 1988-89, with burning plans being written and implemented for 570 acres. He said the response last year was "pretty good," since unusually rainy weather did not allow as much burning as might have been done under ordinary winter condi lions. To participate in the program, landowners should contact the local forest service officc and set up an appointment for a ranger to talk with them and look at the area to be bumcd, Caison said. The forest service then writes a plan that sets out how the area should be bumcd. Caison said guidelines arc oudincd to prevent the burn from getting out of control and to keep smoke from impacting "smoke -sensitive" areas. After the burning plan is written, the forest service will use its equip ment to plow control lines on the property at no charge, Caison noted. For more information on the landowner hazard reduction burning program, contact Caison at 253 5297. / PRIVATE MUSIC INSTRUCTION %A / FOR ADULTS OR STUDENTS ^ V* v* %* %* ?A %* ?Instaiction in guitar, piano or wind instruments. ?Lessons taught by Jim Furr ? 20 years experience in successful teaching of basic music and jazz. ?Learn to read and understand music. ?Nights and Saturday times available. Phone 754-9969 Monday-Friday daytime and ask for Dariene Furr. Or call Tuesday and Thursday 6-8 p.m. and ask for Jim Furr. Please leave message if we're not there, and we will return your call. YES, YOU CAN PLAY! JJ U 1.1 IJ U LI U I 1 beach cafe r 842-5515 ? HOLDEN BEACH CAU^/AY 6.95 Seafood Buffet All-You-Can-Eat NIGHTLY Includos 26 ITEM SALAD BAR & DESSERT Largo Steamed Shrimp Fried Clam Strips Stutfed Devil Crab Fresh Fried Fish Golden Fried Shrimp BBQ Chicken Buttered Corn on the Cob Onion Rings Baked Potatoes French Fries Homemade Hushpuppios. 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