WMOK recently spoke with Metropolis Fire Chief Micah Tolbert for Coffee Break on November 1, 2023.
We discussed the following topics:
- Weather
- Recent fires
- North Ave fire
- 8th and Broadway church fire
- Thank yous
- Protocols mutual aid
- Staffing
- Medical Calls
- Time change
- School visits
- Smoke detectors
- Shut bedroom doors
- There has to be a plan in case of a fire
- Making an emergency plan
- Survival kit
- Power outages
- The new fire engine
- Pushing in tradition
- Fire trucks
- Caution of holiday decorations
- Live trees – keep watered
- Have HVAC serviced for winter
- Make sure chimney is clear
- Dangerous ways to keep warm
- Training
- Swift water rescues
- Power of water
- IDNR volunteer fire assistant grant
Hear WMOK’s Full Coffee Break with Metropolis Fire Chief Micah Tolbert below:
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