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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.P. & C.N. Railway - Right of Way Community Services Committee AWA 16 ti At) ()F�f1(;r 1101NN',ANVI� I ')HIAMO F I R E N T COPPORA i OF i IF OF NLWGASTLA--_ INFORMATION TO: Chairman, & Members Community Services Committee FROM: J. Haymam, Area Fire Chief DATE: July 17, 1978 SUBJECT: C.P. & C.N. Railway - Right of way For the period from May 1977 to June 1978 there were 28 fire calls to the C.P. and C.N. Railway Right of way. Due to the heavy growth of grass and brush, also a very large number of discarded railway tiesq considerable time and money is involved. During the week-end there 3 separate fire alarms to the C.P. tracks, south of Newtonville, the first alarm Saturday July 15, 1978 involved all three fire stations with remuneration cost of personnel and fuel of approximately $ 19500. The department personnel and equipment was in use from 15:00 hrs. to 20:30 hrs. leaving the area very short handed and without tanker trucks and pumper. There has been considerable correspondence and meetings between the parties with requests to clean up this fire hazard, to date no action has been taken by the Railways. In my opinion these calls are due to careless maintenance of railway property and action should be taken to correct these hazards.