WEBVTT 00:01.340 --> 00:03.720 Good morning . I'm joined by lee baby , 00:03.730 --> 00:05.563 the assistant fire chief here in 00:05.563 --> 00:07.341 anniston army depot with our an 00:07.341 --> 00:09.286 emergency services division . Good 00:09.286 --> 00:11.341 morning lee . Good morning . Good to 00:11.341 --> 00:13.230 have you with us . Thank you this 00:13.230 --> 00:15.174 year's fire prevention week . It's 00:15.174 --> 00:17.341 october 9th through the 15th . Tell us 00:17.341 --> 00:19.508 what is the theme this year ? And what 00:19.508 --> 00:21.841 does this mean for our workforce ? Yeah . 00:21.841 --> 00:24.063 So the theme this year is the sounds of 00:24.063 --> 00:26.119 fire safety . We want everyone to be 00:26.119 --> 00:28.119 aware of the sounds you're going to 00:28.119 --> 00:31.570 hear if there is a far and for our deaf 00:31.570 --> 00:33.570 or hearing impaired employees , how 00:33.570 --> 00:35.903 does that , what does that mean to them ? 00:35.903 --> 00:37.848 So all the alarms in the buildings 00:37.848 --> 00:40.070 across the installation have visual and 00:40.070 --> 00:43.850 audio alarms . So here on the devil 00:43.850 --> 00:46.017 when it comes to fires , what seems to 00:46.017 --> 00:48.072 be the most common calls and how can 00:48.072 --> 00:50.239 they be prevented ? Yeah . So the most 00:50.239 --> 00:52.239 common cause on the installation we 00:52.239 --> 00:54.710 have found is careless smoking . Uh , 00:54.720 --> 00:56.620 not discarding of cigarette butts 00:56.620 --> 00:59.470 properly . Have caused several fires in 00:59.470 --> 01:01.800 but cans and if those but cans are up 01:01.800 --> 01:03.856 against the building that could pose 01:03.856 --> 01:06.530 another hazard in itself and it's still 01:06.530 --> 01:08.641 warm outside today . But we are going 01:08.641 --> 01:10.974 to get a taste of the cool weather soon , 01:10.974 --> 01:13.086 I'm sure . But for employees who have 01:13.086 --> 01:15.141 heaters and their areas , talk to us 01:15.141 --> 01:17.308 about the requirements regarding those 01:17.308 --> 01:19.474 permits . Yes . So recently we changed 01:19.474 --> 01:21.641 the uh , permitting for electric space 01:21.641 --> 01:23.919 heaters in your offices and work areas ? 01:23.919 --> 01:25.863 If you have those , just make sure 01:25.863 --> 01:28.086 they're tip over safe or if they do get 01:28.086 --> 01:30.086 tipped over that they cut off . The 01:30.086 --> 01:32.086 only permitting that we do with the 01:32.086 --> 01:34.197 fire department is for gas powered uh 01:34.197 --> 01:36.270 natural gas , uh any gas powered 01:36.280 --> 01:38.336 heating device we need department of 01:38.336 --> 01:41.400 those . And what types of training or 01:41.400 --> 01:43.380 certifications do our depot 01:43.380 --> 01:45.620 firefighters have , which make them 01:45.630 --> 01:47.840 able to perform their job . Yes . So 01:47.850 --> 01:50.400 are all of our firefighters are all 01:50.400 --> 01:52.567 hazards response , which means they're 01:52.567 --> 01:55.760 fire medical E . M . S . Uh confined 01:55.760 --> 01:57.704 space which falls in the technical 01:57.704 --> 02:00.750 rescue . Uh Mhm . 02:01.940 --> 02:04.000 All hazards . Well , you know , the 02:04.000 --> 02:06.111 good thing really is that I know that 02:06.111 --> 02:08.222 your your team is certainly qualified 02:08.222 --> 02:10.444 to do their jobs . And it's almost like 02:10.444 --> 02:12.667 insurance , we're glad that you're here 02:12.667 --> 02:12.310 hope that we never need your services , 02:12.310 --> 02:14.366 but we know that you are skilled and 02:14.366 --> 02:16.820 ready to do the job . Let's move into 02:16.830 --> 02:18.886 the home . Seems like we pretty much 02:18.886 --> 02:21.052 got it down pat . What we should do if 02:21.052 --> 02:23.108 there is a fire here on the depo But 02:23.108 --> 02:25.163 what tips should employees follow uh 02:25.163 --> 02:27.108 regarding smoke detectors ? Carbon 02:27.108 --> 02:29.860 monoxide detectors at home ? Yes . So 02:29.870 --> 02:31.926 when you're at home , the number one 02:31.926 --> 02:33.981 thing you can have in your home is a 02:33.981 --> 02:36.360 smoke detector . Um there invaluable 02:36.360 --> 02:38.830 when it comes to life saving . If you 02:38.830 --> 02:40.552 hear some beeps on those smoke 02:40.552 --> 02:42.497 detectors , you know , you need to 02:42.497 --> 02:44.552 investigate that . We recommend that 02:44.552 --> 02:46.719 every six months , those batteries are 02:46.719 --> 02:46.520 changed the easiest time to do . That's 02:46.520 --> 02:48.353 when the time changes and that's 02:48.353 --> 02:50.970 rapidly approaching us next month . And 02:50.970 --> 02:53.137 if you can have a fire extinguisher at 02:53.137 --> 02:55.192 home in the event of a fire maybe in 02:55.192 --> 02:57.470 the kitchen . We highly recommend that . 02:57.470 --> 02:59.581 So when we hear the chirping sounds , 02:59.581 --> 03:01.859 that's a sign . When you hear a church , 03:01.859 --> 03:03.803 it's time for change . Okay , well 03:03.803 --> 03:06.026 let's talk about the different types of 03:06.026 --> 03:08.270 fire extinguishers and safety tips . 03:08.280 --> 03:10.390 Yeah , so there are four or five 03:10.390 --> 03:12.612 different types of fire extinguishers . 03:12.612 --> 03:14.668 Those are based on the class of fire 03:14.840 --> 03:18.620 that is going on . So for instance , 03:18.620 --> 03:20.620 if you're at home and cooking , you 03:20.620 --> 03:22.676 have a cooking fire definitely don't 03:22.676 --> 03:24.787 want to use a water fire extinguisher 03:24.787 --> 03:27.009 for that because all that's gonna do is 03:27.009 --> 03:26.960 intensify the fire just gonna spread . 03:27.740 --> 03:29.851 So a class , a fire extinguisher is , 03:29.851 --> 03:31.962 is what sparky's holding now , that's 03:31.962 --> 03:34.073 the top . You would want to use their 03:34.073 --> 03:36.296 for a cooking fire . Okay . We could go 03:36.296 --> 03:38.462 on and on . I know you guys have got a 03:38.462 --> 03:38.070 lot of things to do in the course of a 03:38.070 --> 03:40.126 day , but if employees would like to 03:40.126 --> 03:42.292 know more following today's show , who 03:42.292 --> 03:44.126 should they contact ? Absolutely 03:44.126 --> 03:46.348 contact the fire department or the fire 03:46.348 --> 03:48.620 prevention office at extension 4862 or 03:48.620 --> 03:50.842 call the fire department to come by the 03:50.842 --> 03:53.064 fire department at any time . Well , we 03:53.064 --> 03:55.064 we want to thank you and sparky for 03:55.064 --> 03:57.231 joining us today . We realized that um 03:57.231 --> 03:59.398 it is important . It's great to have a 03:59.398 --> 04:01.453 reminder to teach us more about fire 04:01.453 --> 04:03.620 safety . Absolutely thank you . And it 04:03.620 --> 04:05.890 also looks like there's a fire call 04:05.890 --> 04:08.057 going on now . It's time for sparky to 04:08.057 --> 04:10.390 go , so we need to get out of their way . 04:10.390 --> 04:10.360 Let's do it . 04:14.940 --> 04:17.440 Mhm . Yeah . 04:40.240 --> 04:40.560 Mhm .