WITH THE RECENT FIRES THAT
WE'VE BEEN REPORTING ON, THE
HONOLULU FIRE DEPARTMENT WANTS
TO PROVIDE SOME SAFETY TIP,
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE
KITCHEN.
JOINING US TO TELL US MORE IS
FIRE INSPECTOR CARL OTSUKA.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
GOOD MORNING.
HAPPY NEW YEAR AND THANKS FOR
HAVING US.
Reporter: IT'S A PLEASURE TO
HAVE YOU ON THE SHOW TODAY.
WITH THE NUMBER OF HOME FIRES
OCCURRING IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS,
WHAT SAFETY TIPS CAN YOU SUGGEST
FOR OUR HAWAI'I RESIDENTS?
CHRIS, WE'VE HAD 13 BUILDING
FIRES THIS YEAR.
ONE PE PERSON SUSTAINED BURNS.
KITCHEN FIRES IS THE LEADING
CAUSE OF FIRES IN THE U.S. AND
HAWAI'I.
NEVER LEAVE YOUR COOKING
UNATTENDED.
CREATE A KIDS' NO PLAY ZONE.
IF COOKING ON THE STOVE TOP HAVE
A CO COVER OR COOKIE SHEET INCASE
CONTENTS CATCH FIRE.
Reporter: WHAT IF SOMEONE IS
A FIRE THAT STARTS IN A POT OR
IN THE OVEN?
WHAT SHOULD THEY DO?
FOR A POT OR PAN FIRE, THE
COVER MENTIONED ABOVE.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A COVER, SLIDE
THE -- IF YOU DON'T HAVE A COVER
FOR THAT POT OR PAN, USE A
BAKING SHEET, COOKIE SHEET.
TURN OFF THE STOVE TOP AND ALLOW
IT TO COOL.
DON'T CHECK UNTIL THE POT IS
SCHOOL.
IN EVERY USE A WET TOWEL.
THE WATER COULD MAKE THE FIRE
BIGGER AND SPREAD THE FIRE.
FOR FIRE IN THE OVEN, TURN OFF
THE OVEN AND KEEP THE DOOR
CLOSED UNTIL IT COOLS DOWN.
DON'T OPEN THE DOOR.
IT CAN INTRODUCE AIR INTO THE
OFFEN AND MAKE THE FIRE WORSE.
IF YOU'RE UNSURE OF SAFETY AFTER
PUTTING OUT ANY FIRE, CALL 911,
AND WE'LL BE THERE TO MAKE SURE.
Reporter: EXCELLENT TIPS
FROM INSPECTOR CARL.
USE A COOKIE SHEET IF YOU DON'T
HAVE A COVER.
MOST OF ALL, DON'T PANIC.
NOTIFIED OF THESE FIRES IN OUR
HOME?
SMOKE ALARMS.
THEY WARN PEOPLE OF FIRES.
ALARM IN EVERY BED ROOM, HALLWAY
HAVE TWO STORIES.
SMOKE ALARMS SHOULD BE TESTED BY
TESTING THE TEST BUTTON ONCE A
MONTH.
BATTERIES SHOULD BE REPLACED
ONCE A YEAR.
AND WHOLE UNIT REPLACED EVERY
TEN YEARS.
WITH REGARD TO TESTING SMOKE
ALARMS, WHAT WE TELL PEOPLE IS
WHEN THE STATE TESTS THE SIRENS
ON THE FIRST WORKING DAY OF
EVERY MONTH, MAYBE THAT CAN BE A
REMINDER TO TEST YOUR SMOKE
ALARMS IN YOUR HOME.
Reporter: VERY GOOD TIPS.
DEFINITELY CHECK THEM.
THEY WILL HELP YOU OUT.
NEXT QUESTION, THE HOME IN
WAIPAHU ASECOND FLOOR ROOM
COLLAPSED AND FIRE GUTTED THE
INTERIOR.
HOW CAN WE MINIMIZE DAMAGE
MINE -- MINIMIZING DAMAGE CAN
BE DONE PERHAPS BY INSTALLING
FIRE SPRINKLERS.
HAVING FIRE SPRINKLERS IN YOUR
HOME IS LIKE HAVING A
FIREFIGHTER 24/7.
FIRE SPRINKLERS AREN'T JUST FOR
HIGHRISES.
SINGLE FAMILY HOMES CAN ALSO
HAVE THEM INSTALLED.
Reporter: GREAT PERSPECTIVE
ON THAT SPRINKLER IN YOUR HOME
YOUR HOUSE.
LAST QUESTION, INSPECTOR, IT WAS
REPORTED TH THAT ONE RESIDENT
TRYING TO FIGHT HIS HOME FIRE
WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR
SMOKE INHALATION.
WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND FOR
WHILE FIGHTER A FIRE?
FOLLOW THE ESCAPE PLAN YOU
CREATED.
EXIT YOUR HOME.
S ACTIVATE THE 911 FROM OUTSIDE
IF THE FIRE IS TOO BIG TO FIGHT,
DO NOT RISK YOUR LIFE OR HEALTH
TO SAVE MATERIAL.
THE PERSON WHO GOT SMOKE
INHALATION WAS TRYING TO FIGHT
THE FIRE AND GOT INUNDATED WITH
SMOKE.
FIRE, T THE SIZE OF A WASTE BACK
KET CAN BE EXTINGUISHED WITH A
CONTENTS OF FIRE EXTINGUISHER
COULD SPREADED WALLS, BUT WHEN
IN DOUBT, LEAVE THE FIREFIGHTING
.>>Reporter: EXCELLENT TIPS OF
THE USE THOSE SPRINKLERS.
HAVE A FIRE EXTINGUISHERS BUT
DON'T USE THOSE ON POTS YOU HAVE
OIL.
FIRE SAFE HONOLULU.com.
THANK YOU TO FIRE INSPECTOR CARL
OTSUKA FOR TAKING TIME OUT THIS
MORNING.
AND GETTING US BETTER ACQUAINTED
ON TIPS WE CAN UTILIZE IN CASE
OF A FIRE IN OUR HOMES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
US.
Reporter: OUR PLEASURE.
HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY AND STAY
SAFE.
ALOHA.
YOU TOO.
Reporter: MUCH L LOVE TO OUR