>> IN MATTER OF SECONDS A SMALL FLAME CAN TURN INTO MAJOR FAILURE.
AND IN CASES THAT CAN BE DEADLY
FOR PEOPLE AND PETS.
ON FRIDAY WE TOLD YOU RIVETED AB
DAILY HOUSE FIRE RIGHT NOW THE
CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.
>> SMOKE DETECTORS SAVE LIVES.
AND WITH DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
ENDING THEY REMINDING YOU TO
CHECK YOUR BATTERIES.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
>> THANK YOU.
>> LET’S TALK ABOUT SMOKE
DETECTORS AND DAYLIGHT SAVING
TIME.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
>> UC DEPARTMENT ACROSS THE
NATION PARTICULARLY IN OCTOBER
BECAUSE WE FOCUS ON FIRE
PREVENTION.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT CAMPAIGNS
THAT WE CALL SMOKE ALARM
BLITZES.
THEY ARE TRULY FIREFIGHTERS IN
YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY, BOOTS ON
THE GROUND, GOING THROUGH
NEIGHBORS A CHECK ON FOLKS TO
SAY HOW OLD IS YOUR SMOKE
ALARM?
CAN WE HELP YOU CHANGE IT?
WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS ARE
ELDERLY MAYBE CANNOT GET ON THE
LADDER, SOMETIMES YEARS GO BY
AND YOU DON’T REALIZE HOW OLD
IT IS.
FIREFIGHTERS LOVE DOING THIS.
IF THEY HAVE THE EXTRA TIME TO
EVEN GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE
INSTALLATION, THEY WILL TEST
THE ONES YOU HAVE SO THAT YOU
CAN HAVE PEACE OF MIND.
>> YOU HAD A BLITZ THIS
WEEKEND.
HOW DID IT GO?
>> YES!
WE HIT ABOUT 200 HOMES.
THAT IS THE NEW NORM NOW GOING
FORWARD THROUGH THE END OF THE
YEAR.
WE HAVE AREAS DIVIDED INTO
SEVEN REGIONS.
WE HIT ALL SEVEN REGIONS.
FIREFIGHTERS GO OUT AND THEY
TEST THE FIRE ALARMS IN YOUR
HOME IF YOU THINK THEY NEEDED
TO BE TESTED WHICH WE RECOMMEND
ONCE A MONTH.
AND IF YOU DO NEED A SMOKE
ALARM THEY WILL GO AHEAD AND DO
THAT FOR YOU.
WAIT A FIRE SATURDAY MORNING,
HARD TO BELIEVE THE HOME DID
NOT HAVE A SMOKE ALARM.
WE TAKE IT FOR GRANTED THAT
EVERYONE HAS THEM NOWADAYS BUT
THEY DON’T.
>> AND I WENT ON ONE OF THESE
WALKS AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD A
COUPLE YEARS BACK WITH ORANGE
COUNTY AND IT WAS AMAZING WHEN
IT WAS LIKE, PEOPLE SAID WHERE
SHOULD THEY GO?
I MEAN THERE ARE A LOT OF
QUESTIONS.
SHOULD THEY BE NEAR THE KITCHEN
OR BE MORE IN THE BEDROOMS,
INSIDE BEDROOMS, THERE’S ALWAYS
A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT YOU CAN
ANSWER.
>> WE SAY DEFINITELY IN EACH OF
THE BEDROOMS AND AROUND THE
OTHER SLEEPING AREAS IN THE
HOME, ON EVERY FLOOR.
10 FEET MAY BE FROM THAT
KITCHEN, LEADING CAUSE OF FIRE
AND RESIDENCES ARE KITCHEN.
I HAVE TO ADMIT I PROBABLY
BURNED MY SHARE OF THINGS.
YOU WANT TO KEEP THEM A LITTLE
FROM THE STOVE SO YOU DON’T
KEEP THAT FALSE ALARM.
BUT THEY LAST ABOUT 10 YEARS.
CHECK THEM MAYBE EVEN ONCE A
MONTH OR YOU’LL FIND YOURSELF
WITH THAT DREADED BEEP THAT
ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT LIKE
TWO IN THE MORNING.
>> YOU WANT TO CALL THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT WHEN THE BIS
GOING OFF.
I’VE BEEN IN THAT MOMENT
BEFORE.
WHEN SHOULD YOU COMPLETELY
CHANGE, HE SAID 10 YEARS TO
COMPLETELY CHANGE IT OUT?
WHAT ABOUT RENTERS WHO CAN’T DO
THAT NECESSARILY?
>> I WOULD CERTAINLY SAY WORK
WITH YOUR LANDLORD.
THE LIFESPAN OF A SMOKE ALARM
IS ABOUT 10 YEARS.
I RECOMMEND IF YOU ARE
COMFORTABLE AND YOU DON’T KNOW
THE LIFESPAN OF THAT SMOKE
ALARM CHANGE IT OUT.
ONE THING WE DON’T INC. ABOUT,
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE REALLY
SOUND SLEEPERS WHO HAVE HEARING
LOSS, THEY DO MAKE SMOKE ALARMS
OR HAVE A STROBE OR EVEN HAVE A
SHAKER THAT GOES ON YOUR BED.
THAT WAY IF YOU ARE ONE THAT
MAY NOT HEAR AN ALARM THERE’S
AN ALTERNATIVE.
>> WHAT ABOUT FIRE
EXTINGUISHERS?
SHOULD WE ALL HAVE THESE AS
WELL?
>> YES!
WE OFFER SAFETY CHECKS.
IF YOU VISIT US ONLINE, OUR
COMMUNITY RELATIONS FOLKS,
REALLY RISK REDUCTION WILL COME
OUT YOUR HOUSE AND DO A QUICK
SURVEY OF SAFETY INSPECTION.
THEY WILL LOOK FOR THINGS LIKE
A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND SMOKE
ALARMS.
OTHER TYPES OF LOANS YOU SHOULD
HAVE IN THE HOUSE AND JUST KIND
OF GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF IN
ONE DAY.
>> FURNITURE, THINGS ARE MADE
DIFFERENTLY THAN THEY USED TO
BE SO THINGS CATCH FIRE AND THE
FIRE TRAVELS.
SOMETIMES HAVING YOUR OWN FIRE
EXTINGUISHER SOMETIMES YOU CAN
GET THINGS DONE BEFORE
FIREFIGHTERS GET HERE.
>> THAT’S AN EXCELLENT POINT.
SOMETIMES WE ARE LOOKING AS
LITTLE AS TWO MINUTES.
AND IF YOU WERE ASLEEP WHEN A
FIRE BREAKS OUT, REALLY THEY
ARE PRECIOUS SECONDS.
THIS IS IF YOU HAVE LITTLE ONES
OF SECONDS ARE PRECIOUS.
THE FIRST THING GET OUT OF THE
HOUSE.
HAVE A MEETING POINT AND CALL
NUMBER ONE?
>> I DID SOMETHING A COUPLE
YEARS OF ASKING KIDS TO HAVE A
FIRE SAFETY PLAN AND SOME THINK
THAT THEY SHOULD HIDE AND
THINGS LIKE THAT.
YOU MIGHT THINK THAT YOU KNOW WH
TO DO OR YOUR KIDS KNOW WHAT TO
DO BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE THAT BY
-- HAVE THAT CONVERSATION
FREQUENTLY.
>> AND THEY ARE TRAINED TO DO
THIS IT’S SCARY, MIDDLE THE
NIGHT POTENTIALLY AND YOU’RE BY
IF A CHILD DOES NOT GET OUT IT
IS SOMETHING FIRST RESPONDERS
ARE IMMEDIATELY TRAINED TO DO.
CONDUCT PRIMARY SEARCHES IN THE
HOME TO GET EVERYONE OUT.
BUT TWO WAYS OUT, EVERY SINGLE
ROOM HAVE SMOKE ALARMS FIRE
PREVENTION, TIME AND THIS IS A
GREAT TIME OF YEAR TO DO THIS.
>> HE MENTIONED THAT.
THIS IS THE TIME.
IT ALSO BECAUSE THE WEATHER
ABOUT TO CHANGE AND DO YOU SEE
MORE HOUSE FIRES THIS TIME OF
YEAR?
>> THE TOP CAUSES YESTERDAY,
KITCHEN FIRES FROM COOKING,
ELECTRICAL FIRES AND YOU HAVE
THE TIME OF YEAR WITH CHIMNEYS
ALTHOUGH I WOULD WELCOME SOME
COOLER WEATHER.
CHIMNEYS AND CANDLES AND THINGS
LIKE THAT.
AS HE MENTIONED THIS WITHIN OUR
HOMES NOWADAYS, IT TENDS TO
IGNITE QUICKER AND SPREAD
MINUTES IS PRECIOUS SECONDS.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYBODY HAS EVERYTHING THEY
NEED TO KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE.
>> I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS LITTLE
MY PARENTS TEACHING ME THERE IS
THE SCREEN AND THEY TAUGHT ME
HOW TO KICK OFF THE SCREEN.
AND IT MAKES YOU FEEL EMPOWERED
TOO WHICH IS SOMETHING YOU CAN
ALSO --
>> MAKE IT FUN!
THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO DO THAT
AND MAKE IT FUN.
SO KIDS FEEL EMPOWERED AND THEY
KNOW WHAT TO DO IN AN EVENT OF
EMERGENCY.
HAVE THE MEETING PLACE OUTSIDE
SO THAT YOU KNOW YOUR FAMILY