Metropolis Fire Chief Micah Tolbert – WMOK Full Coffee Break – November 1, 2023

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: