 With temperatures expected to plunge into the single digits this week, the risk of hypothermia and other cold-related elements are on the rise. I spoke to Nick Fleming with the Pikeville Fire Department to find out how you can stay safe this winter. One thing we see if you're going to be working out in this environment, again just wear the proper attire and take care of yourself. Make sure that you take regular breaks and warm your body up. And this weather along with the general extra work that's required like shoveling snow and things like that can sometimes take an extra toll on our body that we're not aware of. So you don't want to stress your body to its limits out in this weather, especially if something was to happen and you're by yourself or alone, there's a little bit more risk involved. So just take care of yourself and make sure to take regular rest breaks and warm up and wear the proper attire, obviously. All right, what of a kind and see the experts at J&M Custom Auto and Off-Road? It's your customization candy store. Visit jmcustomauto.com and select your make and model. It's that easy. Window tanning, remote start, leather interiors, sound systems, front and rear bumpers, spray and bed liners, bed covers, wheels and tires, lift kits, step rails, even under glow light kits and so much more. If you can dream it, we can do it at J&M Custom. Symptoms of hypothermia include slurred speech or mumbling, slow shallow breathing, weak pulse, clumsiness or lack of coordination, drowsiness, confusion or memory loss and loss of consciousness. Kind of some warning signs that we may be getting hypothermic. Obviously the first thing that starts to, the first sign that our body lets us know that we're getting into a hypothermic state is our extremities will start getting extremely cold. So we will have the tingling sensation, the loss of sensation. He'll start having potentially even pain and the skin will become a little bit more like a blanched or white tinge to it. And long before that happens, we need to go ahead and get into a warm environment. With frostbite, you'll start seeing some signs of it where they'll obviously they'll lose sensation in that area. They'll start having the discoloration and it'll be more of a red and a white color first and it'll actually get a waxy appearance. And once the damage occurs with frostbite, it's mostly irreversible. So we want to be mindful of that and make sure to protect our bodies. And again, it goes back to dressing accordingly for the conditions. For more information or concerns about staying safe this winter, contact the Pikeville Fire Department at 606-437-6234. Reporting for Mountain Top News, I'm Brianna Robinson.