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rage 2A The Kings Mountain Herald March 5, 199 Emergency teams train for disaster Local and county emergency teams are ready for any disaster if Tuesday's mock nuclear prac- tice drill at Kings Mountain High School was an indication. Teams from police, fire, res- cue, emergency, HASMET dis- aster team, Department of Social Services and and Red Cross put up a shelter in the mi- ni gymnasium with nurses and staff to simulate what they would do in the case of a nucle- ar fallout at the Catawba Nuclear Plant. "Victims contaminated" showered in a mock shower stall and were taken quickly to a quarantined area of the safe shelter away from those who were "clean." 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" Kings Mountain Fire Chief Frank Burns said drills are held every two years in Kings Mountain because if such an ac- cident occurred that the over- flow victims from Gaston County would be rushed to Kings Mountain. "I think the drill was quite successful,” said Burns. Now There’s A Real Solution. SIMULATE DISASTER - Emergency teams from the city and county conducted a mock drill Tuesday to be ready for a disaster that could result in nuclear contamination. FEMA evaluator Josh Moore, left, KM Fire Chief Frank: Burns and HASMET team member Gary Ramsey help a "victim." ii Board to discuss safety program School bus drivers could soon get cellular telephones to use as part of the school system's safe- ty program. Supt. Dr. Bob McRae said School Bus Coordinator Greg Payseur will present a proposal for the telephones at Monday's Board of Education meeting at 7 p-m. at the Administration building on Ridge Street. McRae said the installation of telephones would also give par- ents a measure of safety be- cause in a problem they could reach their children and bus drivers could call immediately in emergency situations and not have to walk to a nearby house Phillips wins for Kings Mountain's Clay Phillips has helped get Gaston Christian School's baseball team off to a 2-0 start. in case of a breakdown or acci- dent. "Greg Payseur has done a good job in working up some proposals for us to look at Monday," he said. McRae said the board will re- view a draft of the 1998-99 local budget proposal and is expect- ed to schedule a budget hearing for Monday, April 20, to which the public is invited to give in- put. A calendar committee will al- so present recommendations for revision of the 1998-99 school calendar necessitated by changes in state law and school Gaston Christian hurled a complete game 4-2 vic- tory over Charlotte Christian. He gave up five hits and struck out six. level calendar plans for 1998-99 as prescribed by state law. McRae said the board will hear about plans for summer programs, including a Champions of Tomorrow base- ball icamp, ithe: 1998 Mountaineer baseball camp and summer clay camp. The board is expected to take action on gifted education, school improvement and safe schools plans which they dis- cussed at recent board meetings and during the recent work ses- sion. McRae said the programs are in line with the board goals for the year and are part of state requirements. He said the board will also consider a proposal from Occupational Safety Solutions, a private company familiar with OSHA and EPA requirements, to provide assistance in being certain the system meets appli- cable OSHA and environmen- tal regulations. Phillips went 3-for-3 with three RBI in an 11-1 win over Kings Mountain's Greg Jarvis Northside Christian, and he also plays for Gaston Christian. 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