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Pikeville assistant fire chief says ‘check your batteries’ Published: 03/16/2018 By: Abigail Gibson PIKEVILLE — In honor of check your batteries day on March 11, Pikeville Fire Department Assistant Chief Robert Lindsey provides the community with helpful tips. “Years ago in the fire service it was realized the best way to fight fire and to prevent fire deaths and injuries was to prevent the fires themselves,” Lindsey said. “Years ago smoke detectors were developed to let people know when the smoke is actually reaching the bedrooms.” He said putting a smoke detector prior to the bedroom is important. “The first smoke you see is odorless and colorless, carbon monoxide travels in front of the smoke. When it gets to the point where you can see the smoke, that means it has burnt something and the smoke has gotten dirty – that’s what makes you cough,” Lindsey said. “So if you’re in a deep sleep and carbon monoxide starts filling your room then all it’s going to do is put you into a deeper sleep. We want to know when it’s coming and the progress as it gets closer.” He said a program they are working with now is called close before you doze. “Close your doors. That slows down the travel of smoke and heat into sleeping quarters,” Lindsey said. He said they recommend that every time you change your clock in the spring and fall, change the batteries in all of your smoke detectors. “When you change a battery, use a high quality battery and write the date the battery was replaced with a permanent marker on the back,” Lindsey said. He mentioned everyone in the household should know what your smoke detector sounds like. “There are several different brands out there, not all of them sound the same,” Lindsey said. “Test your smoke detectors that way when it goes off everyone in your household knows what it sounds like. You should be able to stand anywhere in your house and hear it.” Once the smoke detector goes off, Lindsey recommends families have an action plan in place. • Roll into the floor, instead of sitting up in the bed — good air is on the bottom and bad air will be at the top. • Crawl over and feel the door — if the door is hot, don’t open it. • Have a second way out or stay where you are until help arrives. If you can safely leave, have everyone leave the house. • Have a meeting area — stay at the safe spot until everyone gets there, that way you can determine if someone is missing. • Fix a go bag — put a warm change of clothes, shoes and list of medications for everyone in the household. “If someone has questions about the placement of smoke detectors or an action plan, they can contact their local fire department,” Lindsey said. “That’s one of the services that we provide here at Pikeville. We will come out and make recommendations.” News (/tags/news)
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