The White Falcon - 03.10.1980, Qupperneq 1

WHITE
October 3, 1980
Volume 23, Number 39
Keflavik, Iceland
FALCON
News briefs
Winter is on its way
October ushers in the winter
season at Keflavik, and according
to the Naval Oceanography Detach-
ment, 5.5 inches of rain can be
expected. The days will get shor-
ter with only eight hours and 13
minutes of sunlight by the end of
the month.
The record high temperature for
this month is 57°F set in 1958.
The coldest on record is 18°F>in
1968.
Return your reader survey
The Reader Survey distributed
with last week's White Falcon
should be returned immediately to
either the Iceland Defense Force
Public Affairs Office or the White
Falcon office located in Bldg.
734C. Results will be published
at a later date.
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Detachment 4 honors three
Three members of Det. 4, 1913
unications Group were honored
ently by Capt. James Shaffer,
e Det. Commander. Air Force
Commendation Medals were awarded
to TSgt. Ronnie Kinsfather, SSgt.
Christopher -Redwood and SSgt.
Michael Faulkner.
Det- 4 also said goodbye to
SSgt. Pat Hogan and presented him
with the Air Forces Iceland-1980,
Top Communicator Award.
PTO Carnival scheduled
The annual Parent Teacher Or-
ganization Fall Carnival is sched-
uled for November 15 in Hangar
885. Signup sheets will be avail-
able this week for organizations
and groups to reserve spaces for
booths.
932nd selects top personnel
The 932nd ACWS has selected two
Operations personnel as NCO and
Airman of the Quarter for July-
September. SSgt. Stan Sienkiewicz,
a Control Technician, was selected
NCO of the Quarter; SrAMike Whyman,
an Air Surveillance Operator and
I.D. Technician, is Rockville's
Airman of the Quarter.
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ComFairKef presents awards
ComFairKef recently awarded 0S2
in Deane a Letter of Commenda-
'on for the period Dec. 1978 to
Sept, 1980. 0S3 Randy Fellows re-
ceived a Navy Good Conduct Award.
VP-9 arrives
VP-9 completes their arrival Tuesday as the last of their P-3 Orions
taxis into position at Keflavik Airport. VP-9, commanded by Commander
Charles C. Nute, relieved VP-46. VP-9 aircraft began arriving here
September 20. Approximately 360 officers and enlisted personnel are
attached to the squadron.
Fire Department to be active
during Fire Prevention Week
Sunday through Oct. 11 marks
this year's Fire Prevention Week.
The Naval Station Fire Department
will conduct some sixty fire pre-
vention lectures and fire extin-
guisher demonstrations on the NATO
base this week.
Fire Prevention Week is held dur-
ing the week of Oct. 9, the anniver-
sary of the "Great Chicago Fire of
1871". That fire killed 250 people
and destroyed property totaling $168
million. The disaster inspired real
community efforts toward fire pre-
vention.
To remind people of the need to
practice fire safety, the Fire
Marshalls Association of North
America, now a section of the Nat-
ional Fire Protection Association,
established the Prevention Day in
1911 on the 40th anniversary of the
Chicago fire. It was expanded to a
full week observance by President
Warren Harding.
We can help the Naval Station
Fire Department during the week and
all year by being a "Partner in Fire
Prevention." This means keeping
your home and the community as safe
as possible from the dangers of
fire, and following the recommen-
dations of the fire department.
Teach your family correct safety
behavior. Make sure they practice
burn prevention in the kitchen by
not wearing long, loose sleeves when
cooking or working around the stove.
Small appliances and hot pans should
be kept out of the reach of little
children.
If anyone in the family smokes,
make sure they use a large sturdy
ashtray, and they dispose of
smoking materials carefully.
Everyone in the family should
know escape procedures and the
agreed upon meeting place outside
the home.
Highlighting the Fire Prevention
Program this year will be EDITH
(exit drills in the home) which will
be conducted on Oct. 21 at 5:30 p.m.
Fire Chief S.R. Eiriksson, ex-
plained that sirens will be sounded
and announcements on television
and radio will alert personnel that
the drill is in progress.
EDITH is a good opportunity for
all personnel to practice getting
out of the house in case of a real
fire.