attic. As a result, a ….

attic. As a result, a fire could spread quickly in the attics. It is essential to make sure smoke detectors are working properly. The station encouraged people to know the location of fire alarms and fire extinguishers and to keep their bedroom door closed at night in case of a fire to slow the fire’s spread into where people are sleeping.

Towards the end of the presentation, the station received an emergency call and had to leave immediately, but they left the group in good hands with Elizabeth Denney, the Orange County Fire Authority’s community relations/ education specialist, to continue answering questions.

CERT’s next meeting will be on Friday, Aug. 25, in Clubhouse 3, Room 9, where the topic will be finding resilience after a disaster.

—Jan Friedland