Scouting, Volume 39, Number 8, October 1951 Page: 26
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Explorers receiving their Emergency Service
Ratings and armbands from San Francisco's
Mayor Elmer Robinson.
Fire Mobilization
By Daniel M. Kreider, Advisor
Post 62, Summit, N. J.
A Blue Ribbon Event, although not planned, re-
quired over a year of training in Emergency Service
skills. Our Post joined the Red Cross Chapter in the
community Civil Defense organization. A mobiliza-
tion plan was developed, and the Explorers are con-
tinually being trained in first aid, safety, pathfinding,
and especially communications. The following quo-
tation from a newspaper story tells of the event that
put this training to use:
"Be Prepared has long been an Explorer by-word
. . . and Summit Explorers are alert and trained for
emergencies. When the alarm sounded for the recent
downtown fire, a telephone call from the Red Cross
Disaster Chairman found the Advisor of Explorer
Post 62 just sitting down to breakfast. . . . Within
seven minutes all Explorers assigned to the Red
Cross Rescue Unit had been mobilized and were at
work loading the rescue wagons. At the fire a few
moments later they were ready for duty ... an
example of the sort of preparedness which justifies
the community's confidence in this great Red Feather
Service."
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SCOUTING
Blizzard Rescue Work
By Lowell Brockway, Senior Crew Leader
Post 1, Ashtabula, Ohio
Our small Post has had many activities that we
are proud of, but the one we think is a Blue Ribbon
Event happened last Thanksgiving time. There was
a storm with about 40 inches of snow and then rain
that froze.
The first day there was very little movement of
any vehicles. The city crews started clearing the
streets. There were so many emergency cases that
our Post called a special meeting.
A farm implement dealer lent us a tractor which
seemed to be the only vehicle that could get around.
We started running emergency errands. The second
day was a little better. The few cars that were out
were always getting stuck and in the way of other
drivers. We spent the next three days, because there
was no school, pulling people's cars out of the snow.
Although we charged no one, some grateful people
donated to the Post treasury, $20 in all. The next
month some families had very little money to make
their Christmas a happy one, so we put the money
into Christmas baskets.
This we think is a real accomplishment, for we
almost froze our ears off during those days when our
help was needed.
Training For Defense
By Jim Steerman, Deputy Crew Leader
Post 152, Emporia, Kans.
Our Blue Ribbon Event was organizing our Post
for Emergency Service. One evening we were noti-
fied to meet at the Post room with our emergency
packs. The Crew leaders were each given a list of
places, such as the telephone company, hospitals,
drug stores, and other business places, where we
would announce our plans for training for Civil
Defense. Each list was divided among the Crew
members, and the Crew that finished making its
announcements first won the contest. Since that
night we have had several Emergency Service meet-
ings, and all of us are working toward our Emer-
gency Service Explorer badges.
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