 Hello, this is Demetrius Rump, the Director of Safety and Risk Management for the City of Columbia. This is your monthly safety message for the City of Columbia employees and the public. This month I will be talking about fire safety, which is the topic for October. Is your home or your workplace fireproof? Here are a few simple fire safety tips and reminders that I suggest that you use. Eliminate clutter. Good housekeeping is unnecessary. It prevents any clutter from being a fuel source or causing a fire. Fire extinguishers. Make sure you have the appropriate type of fire extinguishing and the number of fire extinguishers and that their annual checks are conducted and monthly inspections are conducted to make sure those fire extinguishers are operating and functioning properly. Chemical safety. Make sure that you store chemicals in a safe manner, read the labels and also the SDS sheets to make sure you can determine the fire ability or explosion if possible. Also make sure when you're storing chemicals that you have proper ventilation in the storage areas. Exit signs. Make sure the exit signs are properly lit and that they are functioning in a way or manner that they can be seen by anyone trying to exit the building. Also the means of egress meaning exit the building are eliminated from debris or clutter just in case of someone having to exit the building. And last but not least, make sure in any emergency situation that you have good emergency contact information such as phone numbers, addresses and also emergency contact personnel just in the event of emergency, those individuals need to be contacted. The reality is fire and explosions can happen in any situation. It can be anytime, anywhere and to anyone. So just remember safety starts with an S but it begins with you. Thank you.