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4 The Daily Tar Heel Friday, February 3, 1978 PSO program integrates fire, police departments By MICHAEL WADE Staff Writer Most Chapel Hill officials are pleased with the progress of the town's two-year-old public safety officer (PSO) program. despite some objections to the program from town employees. The program began in October 1975 when the town hired 15 persons in an effort to improve flexibility and efficiency in the police and fire departments. Public safety officers are hired at the same starting salary as police officers and are trained in both law enforcement and fire fighting. They also are trained as emergency medical technicians, and they serve as patrolling police officers who meet firefighters at the scene of fires. According to officials, the arrangement allows the town to take better advantage of available personnel because the officer serves as a patrolling police officer if there are no calls for firefighters. "Taking everything into account, I think the progress of the program has been good," Town Manager Kurt Jenne said. Jenne said the town employs 2 1 PSOs and seven police officers who are cross-trained to work with the fire department. Jenne said he thinks the major advantages of the program are added flexibility in scheduling replacements for police officers and firefighters taking leave, quicker response to emergency calls and increased contact between citizens and the police and firefighters in the neighborhoods. Because PSOs are trained in both fields, an officer can replace either a firefighter or police officer on leave, Jenne said. Because they are always patrolling in police cars equipped with firefighting equipment, they can reach the scene of an emergency faster than firefighters he said, in some cases saving lives. Public safety officers patrol the same zones covered by the town's three fire stations, so they bring citizens in each of the areas closer to the public servants, Jenne said. And when the PSO program began, police zones were altered to coincide with fire zones. As a result, William D. Blake, assistant town manager for public safety, who monitors the program, said citizens can communicate with police through the PSO' at their neighborhood fire stations rather than having to go downtown to the police station. Jenne said the town now hires all new police officers on the condition that they will train to become public safety officers. He said police officers who were hired before the program began can take the cross-training on a volunteer basis, and police say many officers are doing so. According to Officer Ben Callahan of the Chapel Hill police, more officers want to take the training than time allows. Callahan said some officers want to take the training because PSO work is more challenging. "They (PSOs) love the work," he said. "Some of them are more police-oriented, and some are more fire-oriented. They stay a lot more busy than a patrolman." Although PSOs have helped solve some cases of intentionally set fires because their police training helps them spot signs of arson, Callahan said that once PSOs answer a fire call, they do not make arrests: "Once he's there, he's strictly a fireman. He will not drop his hose to arrest somebody." PSOs spend about 95 percent of their time working as police officers. They work as firefighters only during actual fire calls, Callahan said. The effectiveness of both the fire and police departments has not dropped since the PSO program began, according to Jenne. Although the number of full-time firefighters working on each shift dropped from 12 to nine after the program began (with three patrolling PSOs serving to replace them), Fire Chief Everette Lloyd said, "I think two people in the station is sufficient. The town is covered at all times. At present, the town has 21 public safety officers, but Jenne said there may be more in the future. He said PSOs can choose between the police and fire departments and can be promoted into higher positions in the field they choose to pursue. Jenne said ultimately almost all the police officers and firefighters, including officers, may have training in both areas of service. Mc'Govern, Schlesinger, others in NCSU symposium A symposium entitled "Alternative Futures" will be held Monday through Thursday .in Stewart Theater on the N.C. State campus. The schedule of the symposium, which is free, is as follows: Monday Science fiction film, THX-1138, at 2 p.m. Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Pulitzer Prize winning historian and writer, "America and the New Age," 4 p.m. Rep. Shirley Chisholm, D-N.Y., "America's Impoverished Spirit," 8:30 p.m. Tuesday Rollo May, author, theologian and psychoanalyst, "Man-Creativity and the Future," 4 p.m. Charles Frankel, humanist, author and educator, "The American Landscape, an Expression of Our Values?" 7:30 p.m. THE Daily Crossword ACROSS 1 Aldaor Arkin 5 One against 9 Diamond men 13 Dissipated ones 15 Broadway sign 16 Dollhouse dweller 17 Take the easy way 19 Active one 20 Other, in Mexico 21 They will reap later 23 Plant freak 25 Del Rio or Gray 26 Sandarac 27 Florida feature 29 Bus. letter abbr. 30 Stootie 31 Parties In a contest 33 Flashily dressed ones 37 Sang a cer tain way 39 - halfway (be concil iatory) 41 Therefore 42 To have: Fr. 44 Vehicle 45 These: Fr. 47 Humpty Dumpty, for one 48 Feminine ending 49 Spatula: Scot. 52 Brave ones 54 Go after 55 Land: abbr. 56 Young salmon 57 Price gougers 62 Scots Gaelic Yesterday's Puzzle Solved: iHWi TTIoTsTeTI s I U o I t l .111 1 ML I ULIL H I C R oTw E TjT R Lj E R I N g a l T nTa p p a r T a7 i s u. n. J.T- Ik a r l 3T RIO. 0. j e n s Bre v i l Hr" Ha g t 5 L E E FT7 N 2 rJT tX R SJ CZj i TT p as a Tap n rp w i t i dJF d Of" ar side Alii N I IM u" o. u s TjT o wa" p o" e h n A a T T E I N S LJC 1a1r1rsUiaToE 1 B 13 I r """"jS V 1 f 9 1 10 III '2 T5 :Tj 77 ir :t9 fpH ir Yi ir it" -as 35 TJ STprpT 37 "Tr w n -V'-r t f. , . JL t . a . , . j 1 .7j 1 j U Wednesday. Film: Survival of Spaceship Earth, 2 p.m. Jean-Michel Cousteau, architect, writer, historian and son of Jacques-Yves Cousteau, "Man's Penetrations of the Oceans," 4 p.m. Sen. Mark Hatfield, R-Ore., "The Renewable Resource Revolution," 7:30 p.m. Sen. George McGovern, D-S.D., "Nutrition and Agricultural Policy," 9 p.m. Thursday Sam Love, environmentalist, writer and energy consultant, "Visions of Tomorrow," 4 p.m. Robert Hoffman, Assistant Professor of University Studies, NCSU, "Technology and Appropriate Technology," 7 p.m. Gerard O'Neill, Princeton University physicist, "The Colonization of Space," 8 p.m. Due to Stewart Theater's seating capacity of approximately 800, admission will be on a first-come, first-served basis. by Ruth N. Schultz 63 202, to Calpurnia 18 New ball 64 Correct: comb, form 65 Lack 66 Sound of regret 67 Beginning DOWN 1 Curve 2 Gehrig or Costello 3 Robot 4 Ingredient of honey 5 Raggedy 6 Maiden name word 7 Statue 8 Shoe part 9 Offer at a lower price 10 Marianne or Archie 11 Fourth relate 12 Patriotic org. 14 Classify 22 Amazement 23 Make very thirsty 24 To speak: Lat. 25 Color 28 Group of Norse poems 31 Villainous expressions 32 Air pollu tion 34 Professional degree 35 One related through a mother 36 Chinese people 38 Happened 40 Henry the -43 Victory sign 46 Plaster 48 Boo-boos 49 Lean 50 Pocketbook 51 White: pref. 53 Saarinen 56 Piggery 58 Pourboire 59 Poetic con traction 60 Article 61 Turf I W M I z z c 9 S3 Committee agrees on ordinance Aldermen to receive maximum noise proposal By RACHEL BROWN Staff Writer A special committee agreed Wednesday night on an ordinance setting maximum noise levels for Chapel Hill. The proposal will be sent to the Board of Aldermen for consideration. Two time periods will be covered by the ordinance. During the day, levels should not exceed 65 decibels, according to the recommendations. After II p.m. on. weeknights and I a.m. on weekends, the maximum level will be 55 decibels. Measurements will be taken from 75 feet. The committee also decided to draw up a resolution allowing use of special permits to be available from the police. When issued, such permits allow the sound level to exceed v. Hi Patty Hearst pso Continued from page t. Woody, who has been to 50 or 60 fire calls as a PSO, said that when there is a fire, the time advantage of arriving before the firefighters is lost because he must dress in fire-fighting gear, stored in the trunk of his patrol car, and he usually isn't ready when the firefighters, already dressed, arrive. Woody, one of the original 1 5 PSOs hired by the town in October 1975, said he does not believe he is trained thoroughly except as a police officer: "I'd either like to be a sure policeman or a sure fireman." Although Winston-Salem's fire department works with PSOs and still maintains a 24-hour shift, both Jenne and Fire Chief Everette Lloyd say that wouldn't work in Chapel Hill. Jenne said that PSOs have to be on the same shift as both police and firefighters to be able to fill in for personnel in either department taking leave, which he said is one of the program's major advantages. Lloyd said that the town's fire losses have dropped since the program began, although the amount of fire loss in the town is always variable. Both Jenne and Lloyd said the PSO program is more practical than having three full-time firefighters on duty at each station because the majority of all fire calls don't involve fires serious enough to lay hose. Lloyd added that without the eight-hourshift, it would be difficult to give firefighting training to the PSOs in the program. He said PSOs are trained on the second and third shifts, when firefighters on a 24-hour shift would be asleep. "It's my duty to support the program," Lloyd said. "I will still support it 100 percent no matter what happens, i think it's the most productive system." Lloyd admitted that morale within the fire department had dropped with t he change in shifts, but he said he thinks it is increasing again. Jenne said he thinks that in the long run the town would benefit more from the program if the firefighters stayed on the eight-hour shifts. "Perhaps a lot of the criticism is a little bit shortsighted," he said. Penta: Demo Mr. Joe Mann, Pentax Sales Representative, will be at PHOTOsynthesis from 3 to 9 PM this Friday and from 10 AM -2PM on Saturday to show you the complete line of Pentax cameras and accessories. Stop in and get acquainted with PENTAX! With the purchase of any Pentax Camera during the demonstration, you can buy a 135 mm f3.5 SMC Pentax Lens for HALF of suggested list. A $199.50 value for only $99.75. . Pentax ME Demonstration Special The Pentax ME is the world's smallest, fully-automatic, easy-to-use 35mm SLR you can buy. 1 x"sil Chrome Body with 50mm f1.7 lens 299.95 Pentax Suggested List Price $420 17 So small it practically fits in your pocket. Revolutionary new electronics. Accessory Auto-winder automatically ad- vances the film after each shot, -f Exposure system is fully, automatic electronic and ultra-accurate. Film loading is easy and fool-proof. Durable and sturdy all-nn-tal bdrly Come in and see It today. :- ' the regular maximum levels by 20 decibels. UNC physics Prof. Marvin Silver, chairperson of the committee which was appointed last November by Mayor James C. Wallace, said the resolution sets general guidelines for issuing permits. "One would anticipate a large number of requests for certain occasions," . Silver said. These include, he said, football games at UNC, the Apple Chill Festival and parades. The resolution urges the police to be more receptive to requests for special permits at such times, he said. Early next week, Silver said, a small subcommittee will draft the resolution. After the full committee approves it, he said he will submit a short report to Mayor Wallace. The board of aldermen may vote on the Hearst lawyers file to overturn conviction WASHINGTON Lawyers tor Patricia Hearst, making a final effort to keep the heiress from returning to prison, asked the Supreme Court Thursday to overturn her 1976 bank robbery conviction. The appeal came just two days before the fourth anniversary of Hearst's kidnapping, to which she attributes her string of run-ins with the law. The government has 30 days in which to reply to her petition for review, after which the Supreme Court justices will decide whether she has raised legal issues warranting their consideration. If review is denied, she must begin serving the seven-year prison sentence imposed in the bank robbery case by U.S. District Judge William Orrick of San Francisco. Sadat, Hassan meet RABAT, Morocco Egypt's President Held Over 3rd Big Week Saturday nichI FEVEU JOHN TRAVOLTA A PARAMOUNT PICTURE R Held Over 7th Big Week SHOWS 3:10 5:20 7:30 9:40 f MCHAKI) UKEYFUSS -r MARSHA X & Sale Special on Pentax K2 mm 0 The K2 is the finest, fully-automatic electronic exposure SLR camera in the world. The Seiko MF shutter (a compact, metal focal-plane shutter consisting of 5 fan-like leaves) has been created especially for the K2. The K2 offers 2 exposure determination systems: fully-automatic or match-needle operation. Either system can be used at speeds from 11000 sec. to 8 sec. From its new shutter to its new exterior finish, the K2 makes the most of its extremely advanced design in every situation, under practically any conditions. Pentax K2 Chrome Body 249.95 Black Body only $15 more Pentax Suggested List Price $448.50 FREE CAMERA REPAIR CLINIC Doug Ellis, phototechnician, will be at PHOTOsynthesis on Sat. from 10 AM-2 PM to check shutter speeds and answer your repair questions. ( iTTC4 r 1 He,d 0ver tHJEEtoU 7th Big Week SHOWS i,'ll4ll$-T- 7:15 bllnlF 9:20 J HI n P r -trill KIM .J SHOWS 2:45 5:00 7:15 9:30 tin A rrA iMnnnfl at ito loet trtaaf i n n in F'hrillfV HI" at its first meeting in March, he said. When a noise ordinance is approved by the aldermen, Police Chief Herman Stone said his officers will not wait for complaints to be lodged before monitoring noise levels. The amount of monitoring, he said, will depend upon available manpower. "The basis of the ordinance is Rood when it is considered from the noise-pollution point-of-view," Silver said. "We felt 65 and 55 decibels were reasonable levels from which to start. It is easy to lower levels, if necessary, but hard to raise them." The typical sound level in a quiet, residential neighborhood late at night is 50 decibels or less, Silver said. "In a very typical, highly industrialized area with Anwar Sadat, on his way to crucial Washington talks with President Carter on how to break the Middle East peace deadlock, Thursday conferred with King Hassan II, the strongest Arab supporter of news briefs his peace initiative. Only 800 miles away, in neigboring Algeria, five anti-Sadat Arab hardliners Syria, Libya, Algeria, South Yemen and the PLO opened a summit session to plot ways to thwart the Egyptian peace drive. Anti-abortion setback WASHINGTON House liberals, uniting against attempts to attach anti abortion language to a variety of bills, helped vote down Thursday one such move on a bill to give working women medical benefits equal to those of men. The House employment opportunities subcommittee took the action in approving a Wlnnw of 2 ? Qoldwi Olobt twardil Bnt PlrturaDrama 1 iBt DtractofHartwrt Rom I N j--. Wlnnrot2 It f nt. i B I !.I"?''iX"V i. 9nt PlcturaDrama I B It - --J 1 ANNE R 1 shows BANCROFT SHIRLEY II I MacLAINE I a T-llte h I is mm m r ii I I III II II h it r'wiiiL fi it . n h ia ..f ' Rated x m t;.f 1 1 1 1 1 n t 1 1 , yiv;ft I'H n uan Keiner him : Sfi HENRY WINKLER ! 1 Has : H U A New:: Id U 1 Hjt!!,l rrn"3rrm : h i fill I i i i in s!i5 ;j VtX i! 715 ji She had Vly ij 9:15 j; to marry him. :; r I ; She was too i4 3he loves him j; embarrassed He admires j:i to have him ; ; I her taste. jj asadatef j n ' Weekday.;;: ' V I Jl too oidj; Xjiy mnotfrKtds n. pi ForA R$r Good s vwi yfX( :: naji!,fl :: VvH- 7 From tht creator of f I Bedtime fhGordon, SjU 1$ Story ;:J 7 ; now V I:; ;; bllosco'i.., J j ;; 7:15 i;i 4Z ? f) $ 9:15 j? VP)f?1 5:30. too (WUp VA''"": -: ;: color J: O-l r " "-f ' J 1 !' 1 ' """" "mHMww, t , ll' ', f ; 'f ':jUM: xtsarvA-n... lactones, tne level at night would be about .70. College Park, Md., Silver said, is limited to a daytime level of 60 decibels and a nighttime level of 50. Baltimore's daytime level is about 58, and its nighttime level is 53, he said. When a reading goes up five decibels, he said, the intensity increases three times. "For every increase of 10 decibels, the sound intensity increases 10 times," Silver said. Bill Moss, UNC student body president and a member of the committee, said he thinks the recommendations represent a fair and workable solution. R. L. Adams, president of the UNC Interfraternity Council, was unavailable for comment. He served on the committee as the representative of University students. Senate-passed bill 'to overcome the 1976 Supreme Court ruling that employers who exclude pregnancy and childbirth from medical coverage plans are not engaging in sex discrimination. The legislation provides that "women affected by pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions" cannot be excluded from medical or disability benefits that go to men they work with. It would exempt employers who do not offer an overall medical benefit plan for their workers. Calls oppose treaties WASHINGTON - Telephone calls to the White House ran 4-1 against the Panama Canal treaties after President Carter's televised speech urging the public to accept them, press secretary Jody Powell said Thursday. Powell said 250 calls were received and only 50 of those favored the treaties, despite Carter's fireside statement Wednesday night that the accords are "right for us and fair to others." LATE SHOWS Fri. & Sat. Night 12:00 All Seats $2,00 Double Feature "Ecstasy" starring Johnny "the Wadd" Holmes. and "S.O.S." Rated X ft to r: i r 6 2 a x h- 2 3 rr i)!i ! PHOTOGRAPHIC CENTER l N! RSI1 N MMl VJ'J-vni Of FN 10-'! MON - SAT fj
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