The White Falcon - 07.10.1977, Blaðsíða 3

October 7, 1977
White Falcon
Page 3
STOP FIRE
With
Common
Sense,
Clean
Habits
October 8 marks the 106th anniversary of the Great
Fire of Chicago which began, according to legend,
when Mrs. O’Leary's cow kicked over a lantern in a
barn on De Koven Street in 1871 and started a fire
which turned the city into a blazing inferno, costing
250 lives and $200 million in damages.
Each year, National Fire Prevention Week—
observed this year during Oct. 9-15—recalls the
tragedy of the Great Fire of Chicago and the continued
daily loss of lives and property resulting from fire. The
emphasis of the observance is to increase people's
awareness of fire prevention and safety practices
where they work and live.
Here are some safety tips that can help prevent
fires in offices and homes:
Smoking and Matches: Discard matches, cigar
and cigarette stubs in deep fireproof ashtrays, never in
wastebaskets. Do not smoke or light matches in attics,
closets, or other confined places near clothes, paper,
and combustibles such as gasoline and paint thinner.
Outdoors, be sure that cigars and cigarettes are out
before throwing them away. When driving, use your ash-
tray and watch for sparks and live embers on car
upholstery. NEVER smoke in bed.
Heating and Electrical Equipment: Have a repair-
man check your heating equipment every year or so,
and have the chimney on your house checked and
cleaned regularly. Keep heaters, stoves, and smoke
pipes away from combustible walls, ceilings, furniture
and stored clothing. Clean the oven and broiler
regularly. Use proper fuses, and do not overload wiring
or use multiple outlet plugs. Replace frayed extension
cords, worn-out equipment and wiring. Do not place
extension cords under rugs.
Good Office/Housekeeping: Get rid of rubbish in
attics, storage closets, basements and garages. Keep
paint and flammable fluids in tightly closed metal con-
tainers and away from heat. Do not use flammable
cleaning fluids. Do not use gasoline or kerosene to
start fires. Keep handles of cooking pots away from
the front of the stove and away from other lighted
burners. Keep fireplaces securely screened. Keep fire
extinguishers in places where they are easily
accessible, and know how to use them.
Military News
Around the world
Air Fprc.e
Education credits needed for promotion
Airmen eligible for promotion to E-8
and E-9 must insure education credits
are completed by Dec. 31, 1977, if they
want credit for the next promotion
cycle.
Base education services centers will
provide certification of new academic
levels (associate degrees, bachelor’s
degrees, etc.), based on credits or
degrees completed with civilian schools.
Also, there is still time to get college
credit through the Community College of
the Air Force. This can be done by reg-
istering immediately through the educa-
tion services office which will allow
early processing of transcripts.
Individuals taking education courses
will have to complete the final tests
in sufficient time to allow for the
necessary administrative processing
and completion certificates by the Dec.
31, deadline. Personnel officials said
to be safe the final tests should be
completed by Dec. 1.
Navy
Reserve program changes proposed
Secretary of the Navy, W. Graham
Claytor, Jr., has proposed to Congress
that the reserve management personnel
system, which will integrate regular
officers into reserve management as-
signments, be implemented as of Nov. 1,
1977.
Mandatory PN 'A' school dropped
Navy men and women who want to strike
for the Personnelman (PN) rating no
longer have to complete PN 'A* school
prior to receiving PN striker iden-
tification.
Effective immediately, 'A' school
qualified personnel may be eligible to
enter the PN rating and be advanced
to E-4 through on-the-job training
programs.
Interested personnel should review
BDPERS notice 1430 of Sept. 20, 1977,
for specific application procedures and
approval criteria.
Marina
Credit for Marine training
Some marines may be able to get
civilian certification for training they
received while on active duty.
Under an agreement between the Marine
Corps and the Department of Labor,
Marines who sign up to apprenticeship
programs conducted by the Corps, will
complete a formal apprenticeship program
patterned after those in private in-
dustry. The program is open to Marines
of all grades in certain occupational
specialties. Marines who complete the
program will qualify for equivalent
civilian jobs with journeyman rating*
Through the apprenticeship programs,
the Marine who separates or retires will
enter the civilian sector with
documented records of apprenticeship.
An outlook on Iceland’s
weather condition during winter
By AGAN Dana Morreale,
Winter! Just the sound of the word
is enough to send chills down the spine.
October is often regarded as the transi-
tion month from summer to winter in
Iceland. Considering the northerly
location, adjacent to the arctic circle,
the winters are comparatively mild, by
temperature standards, but chilled by
the ever-present wind. The small
surface area of Iceland and the
relatively warm ocean waters are the
reasons we have no extremely cold
temperatures in Keflavik. The average
low temperature between October and
April is zero degrees celsius (32F).
Temperatures below zero are extreme].y
rare. But the temperature combined with
the windchill still poses some hazards
which you should know about and be pre-
pared to take some precautions.
* First it’s a fact that you can
retain more body heat and stay warmer by
wearing layered clothing instead of one
heavy coat. If you wear, for example, a
T-shirt covered by a thermal shirt, a
top shirt, sweater and then a jacket
you will be more comfortable than if you
just wore one heavy coat.
* Gloves and goggles are a mainstay
of winter wear here due to the blowing
lava ash that accompanies blowing snow.
* The wind is the weather factor to
watch for this winter. Snow which has
already fallen can blow up from the
ground with as little as 10 knots of
wind. The wind can and does blow your
prize possessions about and special care
must be taken (especially with car
doors).
* The windchill factor is something
we all hear about, it's on the radio,
on TV and it’s also announced on the
weather information tape when you call
4331. The windchill factor is the
wind's chilling effect on your skin.
* Walking, the most common of daily
routines, is to be carried out with the
greatest of care. Ice and frost on
the sidewalks can occur even when the
temperature is in the 40's.
* Darkness is a major concern of
many people who arrived during the
summer months. The shortest days,
Dec. 21 and 22, have a "dusky" type
of daylight from 11 a.m. through
5 p.m. After Dec. 22 the days will
slowly get longer by approximately
three minutes a day.
* One thing to look for as winter
approaches is the Aurora Borealis
(Northern Lights). The Aurora
appears as a vivid dancing of light in
the sky, in colors of red, green and
violet. The light takes the shape of
bands, rays and sometimes resembles
drapries cascading across the celestial
dome.
To use the chart below: Find the air
temperature on the top line; locate the
wind velocity on the left side and the
intersection of these two lines gives th
the equivalent wind- chill temperature.
Chill condition I
Comfortable with normal precautions.
Chill condition II
Cold, travel becomes uncomfortable.
Chill condition III
Bitterly cold, travel becomes un-
comfortable even on clear sunny days.
Chill condition IV
Freezing of human flesh begins de-
pending upon degree of activity, amount
of solar radiation and character of skin
and circulation. Travel and life in
temporary shelters becomes disagree-
able.
Chill condition V
Survival efforts are required, ex-
posed flesh will freeze in less than one
minute. (Note: This condition is
unlikely to occur since the minimum
temperature reached in Keflavik in
recent years was -1 degrees.)
The plan calls for an orderly {)hase
in of regular and recalled selected
reserve officers into key reserve
management and policy billets during a
15-year period '.riod.
As TAR officers complete normal
careers, they will be replaced by these
officers in the reserve management
system. Under this plan, TAR officers
currently on active duty will be able
to continue with undiminished career
opportunities. No involuntary releases
are associated with the plan. The
enlisted TAR community will continue
its historic role in the Naval Reserve.
Regular officers and selected
reservists recalled to active duty under
the plan will be assigned to reserve
billets.
In a letter to the Chairman of the
House and Senate Armed Services and
Appropriations Committees, Secretary
Claytor said, "I have concluded that
attainment of a truly homogeneous total
force that we all seek, requires the
closest direct and mutual involvement,
and singleness of purpose, between our
regular and reserve force managers.
Only in this way will we be able to
achieve the desired readiness and
efficiency of our reserve forces. I
am determined to achieve this common
objective."
How
cold
is
How cold is cold? Well, that depends on how windy
the wind is. Temperature is only one of the
indicators of actual heat loss. Wind also has a
cooling effect. When you combine the wind speed
and temperature, you get the wind-chill index as
printed in the below chart. What all this means
is that 25 degrees just isn't 25 degrees when
there's a 30 mph wind. It's more like -14 de-
grees. Hot it? Well if not, just take a short
walk when the weatherman says we're in Chill
Condition 3 or 4. You'll seel
cold?
Well,
that
saux- VALENT TPg.(T) AIR TEMPERATURE (*F)
50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 -5 -10 - L5 -20 -25

WIND VELOCITY IN KNOTS 0 ^50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 -5 -10 - L5 -20 -25
5 45 38 34 29 24 19 14 9 3 -2 -8 -ii -19 - ?3 -28 -32
10 38 31 26 20 14 8 3 -2 -10 -18 -25 -30 -37 -i 13 -48 -53
15 33 27 20 12 5 0 —8 -15 -20 -28 -35 -40 -48 -
20 28 22 15 7 2 -7 -15 -21 -27 -35 -40 -47 -58 :j:|
25 26 19 12 3 -3 -10 -18 -25 -32 -37 -45 -53 :5:1& LE.
30 25 17 10 1 -8 -14 -23 -28 -35 -43 -48 I1W PHAN
34 20 15 8 -1 -10 -15 -25 -30 -38 -45 -50 J>m r ...
CHILL CONDITION II CHILL CONDITION HI CHILL CONDITION IV CHILL CONDITION V