Chattanooga Fire Dept Chief Phil Hyman talks holiday safety & the need for new firefighting recruits

Chattanooga Fire Dept Chief Phil Hyman talks holiday safety & the need for new firefighting recruits

It's just ... as we get ulcer and closer to the christmas holiday.

They itself ... variably.

The folks at the chattanooga fire department ... responded to all whole lotta calls ... , many of which are unnecessary under the fire chief ... philip hyman is joining us here this morning ... .

Talk about safety, among othe things, g5 and first of all, good morning ... you are doing very well thank were to begin stressing safe ... ever since i've known you, you have made ... the proposal ... public safe.

As we get closer ... to christmas the temperature start dropping our ... safety ... impactor safety knowledge released to be ... tell us how we can will that i know that this time a year of the heaters are poison woodstoves rated all the amount of year.

This could be a very busy time of year ... the space heaters and that the ... all are a resident are ... dear ... we need to be extremely vigilant ... in making sure that those thing are ... at least three great white talking about ... space heaters ... and extension cords and things of this nature.

Here we have ... basically a pretty ... cheap extension cord ... .

If you're going to have a nee for one of these.

You don't want to get one of these cheap ... three dollar extension cords, g forms correct.

You don't really get there.

Got a dangerous really all extension bankers, but heavier gauge extension you will money you're better off.

We don't like to see a lot of ... particularly, we don't see any of those ... run ... is this really will tell us wha will maybe you could tell us what we should look for ... in an extension ... .

Sometimes they're just absolutely unavoidable.

Obviously heavier gauge ... thicker cord which does carry a slightly higher ... price tag applied ... or talking ... yes that's correct.

Obviously, the heavier gauge ... do you bargain you ... your better off in the ... 23 dollar court you do exactly ... exactly that easy ... to get over loaded and ... easy and ... we get how ... far apart.

Should we keep ... space heaters and things of thi nature from ... anything else that might even remotely ... be combustible ... 3 feet at a minimum on anything.

Keepit away from korea couch unique outcome but a lot of these 3 feet, and moores even better and we don't want to liv on it either.

I would see that happen, time to get was a spiri on it a better and close to a bed ... with actually ... ariel boyd ... the loom unattended and ... please report away ... and he got ... one thing i've seen which absolutely ... hauled me as someone trying to dry out garment ... by putting it ... on a space no no ... you never want to do that ... now we seen that time and time again as well.

A lot of our ... emmett, it may be an easy way to ... i but you choose, you ... risk that the ... patient is unattended in europe and ... we highly recommend you prior art was talk about the agenda fire department ... itself you were looking to expand the great members of you team correct.

Yes sir, we have a number of openings were asked during a modified academy.

Roddy would give couple of spots, but really ... focusing on hiring ... academy 35 individuals of the process six-month academy.

We encourage people to go online and apply it's an excellent job ... but ... one thing i think it's safe to say ... , if you ... completes the fire academy.

You truly made friends that will last you ... a lifetime ... work with your in one of the ... they do an outstanding service ... , men, women or men ... backbone for ... sake and by doing outstanding job my work ... on daily basis ... amazing and with work actually done ... 30.47 get up in the middle of the not only are ... and put on a ... better attitude and ... cheap hyman i say this with all sincerity you are among the finest men i've ever pleasure meeting you wish you and your family the entire staff ... part ... it's ... like you.