TO RENEW THE MILLAGE. I’LL TELL YOU WHY AND HOW.
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♪ >> Jason: FAST-MOVING HOUSE
FIRES HAVE RECENTLY KILLED 5
CHILDREN IN MICHIGAN AND INJURED
MANY OTHERS.
MANY OTHERS. >> Karen: A "HELP ME HANK"
SPECIAL REPORT THAT COULD SAVE
YOUR LIFE AND PROTECT YOUR
CHILDREN.
CHILDREN. OUR CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR HANK
WINCHESTER JOINING US LIVE FROM
TROY.
TROY. AND THESE TRAGEDIES HAVE TRULY
SHOWN THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILIES
TAKING TIME TO TALK TO THEIR
KIDS.
KIDS. >> Hank: YOU’RE ABSOLUTELY
RIGHT.
RIGHT. THAT’S WHY WE TEAMED ONE
FIREFIGHTERS IN STERLING HEIGHTS
AND CANTON.
AND CANTON. IT’S ABOUT HAVING A CONVERSATION
WITH YOUR KIDS.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN
DO IS TALK ABOUT FIRE SAFETY AND
COME UP WITH A PLAN OF YOUR OWN.
THE RECENT STORIES HAVE BEEN
DEVASTATING, TWO CHILDREN LOST
THEIR LIVES IN A FAST-MOVING
HOUSE FIRE IN GROSSE POINTE.
THREE WERE KILLED IN LANSING.
FIVE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL IN
DETROIT AFTER A MATTRESS CATCHES
FIRE.
FIRE. AND THE NUMBERS ARE STUNNING!
SO FAR THIS YEAR, 86 PEOPLE HAVE
DIED IN HOUSE FIRES IN MICHIGAN.
>> IF YOUR CLOTHES CATCH FIRE,
WHAT DO YOU DO?
>> STOP, DROP, COVER YOUR FACE
AND ROLL.
AND ROLL. >> YOU MUST NOT TOUCH CANDLES OR
ANY HOT STUFF.
>> Hank: THAT’S WHY TODAY --
>> JUST RUN OUTSIDE AND KNOCK ON
YOUR NEIGHBOR’S DOOR AND THEN
CALL 911.
CALL 911. >> Hank: WE’RE TALKING FIRE
SAFETY WITH CHILDREN INSIDE THIS
STERLING HEIGHTS HOME.
>> YOU DUCK UNDER THERE AND TRY
TO CRAWL UNDER.
>> Hank: TROY AND STERLING
HEIGHTS FIREFIGHTERS HERE TO
EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANT MESSAGE
AND ANSWER QUESTIONS.
>> YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES TO GET OUT
SAFELY.
SAFELY. 30 YEARS AGO, YOU HAD 17
MINUTES, NOW WITH ALL THE
MATERIALS, THE PLAT TICKS, THE
FIRES ARE SO MUCH HOTTER.
>> Hank: WHAT I FIND INTERESTING
IS THAT ALL THE CHILDREN HAVE
DISCUSSED A FIRE EVACUATION WITH
THEIR PARENTS BUT NONE HAVE
PRACTICED IT.
PRACTICED IT. IS IT CONCERNING TO YOU WHEN YOU
HEAR FROM KIDS, WE’VE HAD A
CONVERSATION ABOUT IT BUT NEVER
DONE THE DRILL?
>> VERY CONCERNING.
ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE’RE IN
THE SCHOOL IS SO THE KIDS WILL
TAKE THE INFORMATION AND BRING
NIGHT THEIR HOME AND THAT THEIR
PARENTS HOPEFULLY IMPLEMENT
THOSE THINGS.
THOSE THINGS. >> Hank: WHILE THEY HAVE AN
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT TO DO, YOU
CAN SEE THEY’RE CONCERNED.
>> WE’RE SUPPOSED TO OPEN THE
WINDOW, KICK OUT THE SCREEN,
JUMP OUTSIDE AND RUN TO OUR --
ACROSS THE STREET.
>> Hank: TO YOUR NEIGHBOR’S
HOUSE.
HOUSE. THESE ARE THE FOUR MOST
IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER.
NUMBER ONE, THEY SHOULD SLEEP
WITH THEIR DOORS CLOSED.
NUMBER TWO, THEY NEED TO KNOW
HOW TO OPEN THEIR WINDOW, UNLOCK
THE SCREEN AND GET OUTSIDE, IF
NEEDED.
NEEDED. NUMBER THREE, IF THEY’RE
TRAPPED, THROW TOYS OUT THE
WINDOW, ALERTING SOMEONE ON THE
GROUND THAT SOMEONE IS IN THE
ROOM.
ROOM. NUMBER FOUR, COME UP WITH A
PLAN, PRACTICE THE PLAN AND MAKE
SURE YOU HAVE A SAFE MEETING
LOCATION OUTSIDE YOUR HOME.
BACK OUT HERE LIVE.
NEW TONIGHT AT 6:00, WE’RE
TAKING YOU THROUGH A HOME IN
CANTON WITH FIREFIGHTERS THAT
ARE POINTING OUT POTENTIAL
PROBLEMS AND DANGERS, AND THERE
ARE THINGS WE CAN ALL LEARN
FROM, IMPORTANT LESSONS THAT
CONTINUE TONIGHT AT 6:00.
LIVE IN TROY, HANK WINCHESTER,
BACK TO YOU.
>> Karen: THAT TIP ABOUT KEEPING
THE DOOR CLOSED IS SO IMPORTANT
TO REMIND FOLKS.
>> Hank: I LOVE THE TOY TIP OF
THROWING TOYS OUT THE WINDOW.
CLOSE THE DOOR BEFORE YOU DOZE,
IT’S A BARRIER FOR THE CHILD IN
THEIR BEDROOM BUT GIVES THEM A
FEW EXTRA SECONDS OR MINUTES IF
THEY HAVE TO MAKE THEIR WAY OUT
THE WINDOW.
THE WINDOW. LIVE AGAIN AT 6:00.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR EVERY
HOMEOWNER, TONIGHT AT 6:00.
>> Karen: THANK YOU, HANK.
AND "HELP ME HANK" HAS THE
COMPLETE FIRE SAFETY GUIDE ON
OUR WEBSITE, CLICKONDETROIT.COM.