JUST THIS PAST WEEK THE HONOLULU
FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUGHT FOUR
DIFFERENT BUILDING FIRES. AS WE
HEAD INTO THE NEW YEAR,
NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO MAKE SURE
WE ARE DOING ALL THAT WE CAN TO
PROTECT
JUST THIS PAST WEEK
THE HONOLULU FIRE
DEPARTMENT FOUGHT FOUR
DIFFERENT FIRES.
THERE WAS ANOTHER FIRE
OUT IN MAKAHA TODAY.
SO NOW IS A GOOD TIME
THAT WE'RE ALL DOING,
MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE
DOING ALL THAT WE CAN IN
SO WITH TIPS HERE TO
HELP KEEP YOU SAFE, WE
WELCOME IN HFD'S CAPTAIN
WITH TIPS ON ALL THINGS
YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT
YOUR HOME.
GOOD MORNING.
YOU FOLKS HAVE
DEFINITELY BEEN VERY
BUSY THIS WEEK.
FOR THOSE AT HOME
WONDERING WHAT THEY CAN
DO TO PROTECT MYSELF, MY
HOME, DO YOU HAVE ANY
TIPS?
SURE.
THE MOST SAFEST THING IS
TO INSTALL A FIRE
SPRINKLER SYSTEM.
THAT WILL CONTROL THE
FIRE, KEEP IT SMALL SO
THAT YOU CAN GET OUT
SAFELY.
THE NEXT BEST THING
WOULD BE TO INSTALL
SMOKE ALARMS.
THAT WILL GIVE YOU
ADEQUATE NOTIFICATION
AND ALLOW YOU TO GET OUT
QUICKLY.
OKAY.
AND WHAT ELSE CAN WE BE
DOING TO I GUESS KEEP
OUR HOMES FIRE SAFE.
WHEN YOU SAY ADEQUATE
NOTIFICATION, WHAT DOES
THAT MEAN?
IT BASICALLY MEANS
THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
DETECTORS IN THE RIGHT
AREAS FOR YOUR HOME, AND
THERE'S A LOT OF
DIFFERENT LAYOUTS IN
HAWAI'I FOR YOUR HOME
AND HOW IT'S LAID OUT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
AMOUNT OF COVERAGE THAT
ALLOWS YOU TO BE ALERTED
ANYWHERE IN YOUR HOME
THAT THERE'S A FIRE.
OKAY.
AND IS THERE A WAY THAT
HOW CAN HELP TELL THAT
IF WE HAVE THE ADEQUATE
COVERAGE ALREADY?
BASICALLY THE PURPOSE
OF THE SMOKE ALARM IS TO
NOTIFY YOU THAT THERE IS
A FIRE SO THAT YOU CAN
GET OUT SAFELY BEFORE
YOU BECOME TRAPPED.
SO WITH THAT IN MIND,
THE AREAS THAT THE FIRE
ALARMS WOULD BE IN THE
BEDROOM OR SLEEPING
AREAS.
THAT'S FIRST AND
FOREMOST.
THEN THE HALLWAYS THAT
ACCESS THOSE AREAS ALSO.
THAT ALLOWS YOU AGAIN TO
GET OUT SAFELY.
OKAY.
AND THEN YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT THE DIFFERENT
TYPES OF SMOKE DETECTORS
BECAUSE THERE ARE
MULTIPLE TYPES.
WHAT KIND OF SMOKE
DETECTORS ARE THERE AND
WHAT THINGS SHOULD WE BE
AT DIFFERENT DETECTORS.
BASICALLY IT COMES
DOWN TO TWO DIFFERENT
AREAS.
THE FIRST ONE WOULD BE
HOW IS IT POWERED?
IS IT HARD WIRED TO THE
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE
HOME OR BATTERY TYPE.
IS HOW DOES IT ACTUALLY
DETECT THE FIRE.
IS IT A PHOTOELECTRIC
TYPE THAT ALLOWS FOR
SMOLDERING FIRES TO BE A
LITTLE MORE QUICK AND
IONIZING.
WHEN YOU SAY BATTERY
TYPE, WE HAVE A NORMAL
NIEB VOLT BATTERY.
THOSE ARE INEXPENSIVE
BUT THEY DON'T LAST AS
LONG.
THOSE END UP CHIRPING
OVER TIME.
SOMETIMES THEY GET TAKEN
OUT, THE BATTERIES TAKEN
OUT AND NOT REPLACED.
SO THERE'S A TEN YEAR
LITHIUM NINE VOLT
BATTERY THAT LASTS FOR
TEN YEARS THAT DOESN'T
GIVE YOU THOSE PROBLEMS.
SO THAT WOULD
BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT
TAKING OUT THE BATTERY
AS MUCH.
WHEN PEOPLE ARE
CONSIDERING INSURANCE
AROUND THE HOUSE BECAUSE
BE DOING IN YOUR HOME TO
PREVENT FIRES AS WELL.
WHAT CAN WE BE DOOFERG
MAINTENANCE WISE?
YOU WOULDN'T TO GET
THE -- YOU WANT TO MAKE
SO YOU'RE GOING TO TEST
IT ONCE A MONTH.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE
EVERY YEAR ANNUALLY.
AFTER A TEN YEAR PERIOD
YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO
GET THOSE REPLACED.
GOOD TO KNOW.
I'M SURE MOST PEOPLE
HAVE THEIR, OF COURSE,
SMOKE DETECTERS LONGER
THAN THAT.
I KNOW IN MY HOME IT'S
DEFINITELY BEEN LONGER
THAN THAT, SO I HAVE TO
CHECK IT OUT.
TO TEST SMOKE ALARMS AND
DETECTERS, IT'S USUALLY
PRETTY SIMPLE WITH A
BUTTON ON THERE.
GRAB A CHAIR, GET UP
THERE AND MAKE SURE YOUR
BATTERYS ARE STILL ON
AND WORKING AND THE
SMOKE DETECTERS ARE
WITHIN THAT TIME PERIOD
TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE
KEEPING YOURSELF AND
YOUR FAMILY SAFE.