MANY PETS, BUT DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT. THIS IS WHAT YOU SHOULD BE CONSIDERING WHEN YOUR PETS AND
THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT YOUR PET
DURING A FIRE.
>> SO I ASKED THE SHELBY
TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT TO MEET
US AT A RESIDENT’S HOME WHERE WE
ACTUALLY LEARNED THAT PETS CAN
OFTEN BE THE CAUSE OF A FIRE. SO
THIS IS CHELSEA, LIVING HERE IN
SHELBY TOWNSHIP WITH THE STAR OF
THE SHOW. HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD
LUNA?
>> ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF.
>> OKAY. SO HAVE YOU EVER
THOUGHT ABOUT THE WHOLE FIRE
SAFETY WITH PETS? I KNOW WE
THINK ABOUT FIRE SAFETY, BUT
THEY’RE AN ADDED KIND OF LAYER
ONTO THINGS, YOU KNOW?
>> SO I’VE THOUGHT ABOUT FIRE
SAFETY HERE IN THE HOUSE, BUT I
HONESTLY COULDN’T TELL YOU HOW
MUCH I’VE REALLY INCLUDED LUNA
IN THAT. I KNOW FOR OUR SAKE WE
HAVE THE DOG DOOR, WHICH IS NICE
BECAUSE IF SOMETHING WERE TO
EVER HAPPEN, THEY WOULD BE ABLE
TO GET OUT. BUT I PROBABLY DO
SOME OTHER THINGS THAT I JUST
MAYBE SHOULD HAVE. SHOULDN’T
THINK OF. WHEN IT COMES TO PETS
WITH THE FIRE SAFETY.
>> OKAY, SO WE’RE GOING TO GRAB
DEPUTY FIRE MARSHAL BRIAN WARNER
. WE’RE GOING TO GO INSIDE THE
HOUSE AND SEE WHAT’S GOOD AND
MAYBE WHAT WE CAN DO BETTER
INSIDE. WE MET LUNA’S FRIENDS,
ZOE AND CHARLIE, AND WE ALSO
FOUND ONE OF THE BEST THINGS YOU
CAN HAVE FOR A PET IF THERE IS A
FIRE, A DOG DOOR. OKAY, SO, LUNA
JUST WENT OUTSIDE, WHICH IS
ACTUALLY A VERY GOOD
DEMONSTRATION BECAUSE MANY
PEOPLE DON’T THINK ABOUT THIS.
THEY THINK OF CONVENIENCE FOR A
DOGGIE DOOR. BUT IT’S ALSO A
GREAT THING TO HAVE DURING A
FIRE.
>> YES. BECAUSE ANIMALS WILL GO
TO A SAFE PLACE. I’VE FOUND CATS
AND DRYER VENTS TRYING TO GET
THE FRESH AIR FROM THE OUTSIDE,
DOGS HIDING IN SUITCASES. THIS
IS A PERFECT ESCAPE FOR THEM.
IT’S IN A FENCED YARD. SO IF
THEY LEAVE THE HAZARD
ENVIRONMENT AND GO TO A SAFE
PLACE IN THE FENCED IN YARD,
THEN THEY’RE GOING TO BE SAFE.
>> SOMETHING WE DON’T THINK
ABOUT IN THE KITCHEN, JUST THE
ORIENTATION OF THE POTS AND PANS
ON THE STOVE ACTUALLY MAKES A
DIFFERENCE WHEN IT COMES TO PETS
AND FIRES.
>> IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE WHEN IT
COMES TO PETS, CHILDREN AND
FIRES, BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE THE
HANDLE OUT LIKE THIS, THE PETS,
WE HAVE A DOG IN HERE THAT’S
PROVEN. SHE LIKES TO JUMP UP.
THEY KNOCK IT OFF, THE GREASE
GOES FLYING, THEY BURN
THEMSELVES. THEY START A FIRE ON
THE KITCHEN. IT’S A GAS LIT
FLAME SO THAT THE GREASE WILL
IGNITE QUICKER. THE POT SHOULD
BE TURNED IN AWAY. AND ALSO A
HOT MIC KEPT CLOSE AT HAND SO
YOU CAN CONTROL IT. THE POT LID
SHOULD BE NEAR, SO YOU CAN. IF
YOU DO HAVE A GREASE FIRE, YOU
CAN PUT IT ON TOP OF IT AND LET
IT SMOTHER ITSELF OUT AND TURN
OFF THE BURNER.
>> SO ALL OF THAT SAID, YOU SAY
THAT THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE IS
STILL CANDLES BEING LIT OR JUST
THE WRONG SPOT, JUST THE WRONG
SPOTS.
>> IF THEY ARE LIT, THEN PETS
CAN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
KNOCK THEM OVER OR CUT SOMETHING
ELSE ON FIRE OR IF LAUNDRY
SITTING, THAT’S WHY KEEPING A
CLEAN HOUSE BURNS LESS THAN A
MESSY HOUSE. WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE DON’T LEAVE CANDLES
UNATTENDED AND THEN CURIOUS PETS
KNOCK THEM OVER, SNIFF THEM OR
GET BURNED BY THEMSELVES.
>> THIS DOES HAPPEN.
>> YES. WE’VE HAD NUMEROUS FIRES
OVER MY CAREER OF CANDLES
GETTING KNOCKED OVER FROM A CAT,
BEING CURIOUS UNATTENDED.
>> WHERE IS THE BEST PLACE TO
PUT A CANDLE THEN? OR DO YOU GO
FLAMELESS?
>> WELL, IT WOULD BE BETTER TO
GO. FLAMELESS HAVE DIFFERENT
THINGS FOR AMBIENT LIGHT IN CASE
THE POWER GOES OUT. BUT WHAT WE
DON’T WANT TO DO, IF YOU LIGHT A
CANDLE, DON’T LEAVE IT
UNATTENDED AND BLOW IT OUT
BEFORE YOU GO OUT OF THE ROOM.
>> HI, LUNA. HI, ZOE. ALL RIGHT,
SO THE THINGS THAT THE DEPUTY
FIRE MARSHAL WAS TALKING ABOUT,
DID ANY OF IT SURPRISE YOU?
>> SO I KNEW WITH THE CANDLES
THAT OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE TO BE
CAREFUL WHERE YOU LIGHT THOSE.
AND I DO TRY TO NOT LIGHT THEM
AS OFTEN AS I WOULD LIKE TO,
JUST BECAUSE I KNOW DOGS TALES.
IT’S NOT ALWAYS THE BEST
COMBINATION WITH CANDLES, BUT
WITH COOKING AND THE POTS AND
PANS. I PROBABLY DO NEED TO BE A
LITTLE BIT MORE SELF CONSCIOUS
ABOUT WHERE I’M PUTTING THAT
HANDLE JUST BECAUSE I KNOW
SOMETIMES I DO LEAVE THEM
HANGING OVER BECAUSE IT’S EASIER
TO GRAB. BUT I’VE NEVER THOUGHT
ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I
WERE TO WALK AWAY AND ONE OF THE
DOGS WERE TO COME OVER TO IT,
WHICH IS ACTUALLY AN INTERESTING
POINT BECAUSE I THINK MANY
PEOPLE AT HOME, EVEN IF THEY
HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THE POT ON
THE STOVE TYPE OF THING, YOU
THINK ABOUT THE KIDS.
>> ALL RIGHT, KNOCKING IT OVER,
NOT THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER JUMPING
UP AND DOWN, BUT I MEAN,
ESSENTIALLY THE SAME THING,
RIGHT?
>> THE ATTENTION STILL GOES TO
THERE’S NOBODY THINKING HERE.
WE’RE GOING TO MAKE SURE WE’RE
AHEAD OF THE GAME RIGHT.
>> I THOUGHT YOU WERE COMPARING
THE KIDS AND THE DOGS FOR A
SECOND. WELL, TO A POINT.
>> NOW, I HAVE AN OLD VAUDEVILLE
JOKE. ONE OF MY ALL TIME
FAVORITES. IT’S ABOUT BUFFALO,
BUT IT COULD BE APPLIED HERE.
OKAY. THERE ARE TWO SEASONS IN
WINTER AND JULY 15TH. SO HERE WE
ARE. IT’S SUMMERTIME. IS IT? IT