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Mayor John McCann visits the Hilton Head Island Fire and Rescue Station 2 with Fire Chief Brad Tadlock. Town Talk with Mayor McCann is a joint production with Beaufort County Broadcast Services and the Town of Hilton Head Island Communications department.
B
Good
morning,
everybody
we're
we're
very
happy
and
excited
today
to
have
chief
brad
cadillac
with
us
here
who
heads
up
the
town's
fire
and
rescue
division.
The
chief
has
been
part
of
the
fire
and
rescue
division
since
1988,
and
he
has
served
as
chief
for
the
last
nine
years
since
that
time,
him
and
his
team
have
done
a
phenomenal
job
on
providing
services
to
this
island.
The
chief's
leadership
with
his
staff,
has
made
us
the
best
fire
and
rescue
in
the
state
along
the
way.
B
B
C
Well,
yeah,
it's
great
to
get
station
two
open,
that's
where
we're
at
today.
Obviously
we
built
it
during
the
pandemic,
so
that
was
challenging.
The
crew
had
to
move
next
door
to
the
sea
pine
center
and
live
in
a
little
office
building.
So
it
was
a
challenge,
but
we
got
through
it.
It's
a
new
facility.
Nice
facility
lead,
as
you
said,
which
means
it's
environmentally
sound.
Building
helps
cut
down
on
some
cost.
C
It's
a
good
facility
for
the
troops.
We
we
elevated
it
to
the
new
flood
standard,
so
we're
good.
There,
we've
hardened
it
to
the
hurricane
standards
and,
as
you
know,
it
was
the
last
building
in
the
process
to
replace
all
seven
of
our
fire
stations
which
started
back
in
2000.
So
we
accomplished
the
mission
in
2021.
C
When
the
station
opened,
we
held
the
open
house
to
let
the
pandemic
calm
down
to
where
we
could
bring
people
in
the
public
end
to
see
the
facility
and
I'm
proud
of
it.
I
think
it
represents
the
town
very
well
represents
sea
pines,
the
community.
It
fits
the
community.
Well
so-
and
it's
good
to
finally
get
to
that
that
seventh
station,
so
so
that
we're
we're
finished
with
the
project
I
mentioned
to
you
earlier
that
we
had
to
hold
off
after
hurricane
matthew
to
recover
and
it
held
back
some
capital
projects.
B
C
back
in
the
70s
chief
mcclellan,
got
authorization
at
the
time
to
open
the
shipyard
fire
station
off
pope
avenue
and
the
sea
fines
fire
station.
Prior
to
that
there
was
an
old
station
on
cordillo
parkway
about
halfway
between
pope
avenue
and
the
back
gate
of
sea
pines,
and
so
they
opened
both
stations
in
december
with
crew
members
occupying
it,
then
they
had
an
open
house
in
february
of
1976
was
the
documentation
I
found
so
there's
been
a
fire
station
on
this
site
since
1975
december
of
so
so.
C
That's
a
good
history
served
this
area.
Well,
it's
centrally
located
for
the
sea
pines
community.
We
call
it
our
kind
of
our
dead-end
district
because
there's
there's
no
backup
except
coming
from
the
shipyard,
the
pope
avenue
area
because
of
the
toe
of
the
island.
So
it's
a
good
location
and
it
serves
well
here.
The
history
of
the
island
in
our
fire
stations
evolved
that
we
started
to
replace
fire
stations
under
town
council
direction,
capital
improvement
to
improve
and
harden
the
stations
and
realign
them
with
the
growth
of
the
island.
C
So
the
first
fire
station
that
was
repurposed
and
rebuilt
was
fire
station
number
three
up
by
the
presbyterian
church
across
from
port
royal,
that
station
opened
in
2000,
and
actually
there
was
a
fire
station
over
on
matthews
drive
that
people
may
remember
that
moved.
We
moved
it
over
to
278,
so
that
was
the
first
remodel
or
rebuild,
and
then
the
next
fire
station
was
fire
station
7
that
came
on
board
out
by
the
cross
island
expressway
at
the
end
of
marshland
road
that
station
evolved
after
the
cross
island
opened
in
1998.
C
You
had
a
connection
to
the
island
that
was
not
there
before.
So
the
the
location
and
the
the
possible
development
led
to
that
area
to
have
a
fire
station,
and
that
was
state
land
and
there
was
negotiation
with
the
town
to
put
a
fire
station
there
and
work
with
the
state
and
that
station
opened
in
2003.
C
And
then,
after
that,
the
next
station
was
station,
four,
which
was
at
humane
way.
We
called
it
the
dog
pound,
as
I
mentioned
in
the
open
house,
because
it
was
a
metal
building
that
the
hack
family
had
donated
to
the
fire
district
back
in
the
60s
and
70s,
and
it
there's
a
little
two
two
bay
metal
building
right
down
there.
It's
still
there
if
you
drive
down
to
the
humane
society
and
we
operated
out
of
there
well
there
again
with
the
projected
growth
of
the
island
and
relocation
of
fire
stations.
C
C
And
it's
it's
the
station
on
the
right
right
across
from
the
boathouse
and
hudson's
in
that
area
next
to
the
church
and
that
station
opened
in
2005..
So
the
process
kept
going.
The
next
stations
that
and
we'd
started
the
process
to
do
a
station
every
two
years,
but
different
factors
slowed
that
down
a
little
bit.
So
then,
after
we
had
so,
we
have
station
three.
We
have
station
four
and
we
have
station
seven.
C
And
that
was
a
good
move,
because
the
economy
was
slow
at
the
time
and
we
got
a
good
value
on
the
cost
per
square
foot
of
those
two
stations.
So
once
they
were
done,
we
were
down
to
two
stations
station
six,
which
is
palmetto
dunes
and
station.
Two,
where
we're
at
today,
so
we
executed
and
in
station
six
at
the
front
of
commodore
dunes
opened
in
2014
right
after
I
became
chief
and
the
station
people
may
recall
was
actually
where
the
the
palmetto
dunes
poa
office
is
right
out
under
the
water
tower.
C
C
The
poa
took
the
old
side
and
we
moved
back
to
the
town,
land
and
renamed
that
road
down
there
dalmatian
way,
and
that
was
2014
and,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
in
2016,
the
town
council
provided
money
for
station
two
and
hurricane
matthew
hit,
and
we
kind
of
regrouped
the
following
year
and
we
set
aside
station
two
for
a
few
years
and
then
was
approved
to
execute
in
2018
and
19.
And
then
we
got
to
bid
and
got
it
finished
in
21.
So.
C
C
We
were
there,
we
were
that
morning.
We
were
back
on
the
island
and
crews
were
here
by
10,
10
or
11,
and
so
we
were
able
to
execute,
and
now
the
the
stations
are
hardened
and
have
the
hurricane
shutters
for
the
bay
doors.
So
no
reason
to
consider
they
won't
be
here
when
we
get
back
and
we
can
actually
leave
equipment
in
the
bay
if
we
need
to
so
we
don't
have
to
take
it
off
the
island.
B
B
C
The
accreditation
model
has
evolved
over
the
last
20
years.
It's
a
professional
standard
for
fire
departments,
they've
set
out
over
250
performance
indicators,
and
that
means
this
is
criteria.
The
fire
department
has
to
document
that
they
meet
in
order
to
be
accredited,
and
it
sets
a
professional
standard
that,
in
the
fire
service
was
not
out
there
prior
to
the
early
2000s
and
hilton
head
under
the
leadership
of
chief
hilstead
back
in
2002
got
our
first
accreditation.
C
C
B
C
Well,
we've
we've
always
prepared-
and
I
think,
as
matthew
came
by
us
that
night
we
we
showed
the
preparation
worked.
We
were
able
to
take
care
of
our
staff
and
be
ready
for
recovery
right
away.
I
think
the
town's
recovery
plan,
which
had
been
started
back
in
the
early
2000s
too
related
to
debris
management.
You
know
we
never
had
to
execute
it.
Fortunately,
and
so
I
think
we're
well
prepared,
there's
that
the
process
is
in
place
and
we
executed
it
so
real
world
and
it
worked.
C
I
think
preparation
is
the
same
as
it's
been
for
years.
Make
sure
you
have
a
plan
as
an
individual
that
lives
here
if
you're
visiting
and
have
a
place
to
go,
have
your
documents
in
place.
You
know:
have
your
home
ready
to
go.
Hopefully
we
don't
have
to
pull
the
trigger,
but
planning
is
the
key.
What.
C
Well,
I
came
to
hilton
head
in
1988
early.
I
actually
came.
I
started
the
week.
They
were
playing
the
heritage
in
april
of
1988
and
I
decided
to
be
a
career
firefighter
and
I
grew
up
in
a
small
southern
illinois
farm
town
and
there
weren't
many
opportunities.
So
at
the
time
I
I
decided
to
look
to
the
southeast
and
made
the
trip
down
here
and
applied,
and
I
was
fortunate
enough.
They
offered
me
a
job
and
I
made
it
my
home
and
my
career
here.
So
it's
been.
C
D
C
I'm
just
a
member
of
the
team
and
the
team
through
hurricane
matthew,
especially
through
the
pandemic.
I
think
fire
rescue
and
the
members
that
are
part
of
the
team
executed
very
well
and
I'm
very
proud
of
them,
and
I'm
proud
of
the
department
that
I've
been
a
part
of
to
evolve
over
the
last
34
years
that
I've
been
here
speaking.
B
Was
looking
through
the
ch2
book
this
week
and
there's
an
article
here
about
the
fire
department,
it
talks
about
all
the
things
that
you
do
for
the
public
which
the
public
really
knows
little
about.
Besides
for
doing
emergency
rescues
and
fires
along
the
way
the
home
inspection
thing,
I've
had
him
do
my
house,
it's
outstanding,
you
get
very
little
credit
for
that.
No
one
knows
who's
there.
The
911
calls
just
great
we've
been
up
there.
B
The
pulse
point,
I
think,
that's
a
good
thing
too,
and
then
the
free
blood
pressure
checks
the
whole
obvious
stuff
here
is
done.
You
can
visit
any
fire
station
anytime.
You
get
your
blood
pressure
done.
Your
dehydration
done
battery
safety
in
your
home.
You
have
a
whole
business
here.
Almost
besides
for
putting
out
fires
and
rescuing
people,
we
do.
How
did
that
get
started?
How
do
you
maintain
all
this
stuff
with
the
stamp
that
you
have
well.
C
C
The
other
aspect
is:
we
want
to
reduce
the
impact
to
the
community
for
bad
outcomes,
whether
it
be
a
fire,
whether
it
be
ems
type
events.
So
as
a
progressive
organization,
what
do
you
do
to
try
to
help
the
public
prevent
asp,
bad
aspects
happening
in
their
home,
and
so
with
that
becomes
programs
that
we
administer?
You
know
we
put
in
smoke
detectors.
C
We
we
go
out
after
a
fire
in
the
community
after
there's
a
fire,
and
we
canvas
that
neighborhood
and
put
flyers
on
doors
to
make
people
aware
that
hey,
they
need
to
check
their
smoke
alarm
and
if
they
need
a
smoke
alarm,
let
us
know
we
have
partnerships
with
the
state,
we'll
install
free
smoke,
alarms
and
help
out
there.
We
have
fall
prevention
for
for
our
community
to
help
the
risk
of
falls,
prevent
the
risk
of
falls.
C
Car
seats,
as
you
mentioned,
cpr
classes
and
many
a
lot
of
professionals
today
need
cpr
certification
as
part
of
their
job.
So
we
offer
that
the
security
agencies
are
in
in
that
teachers,
nurses,
other
people
that
need
it,
that
work
at
doctor's
offices.
So
we
offer
that
very
low
cost
cost
of
the
card
and
free
oftentimes.
C
Yeah
hilton
head:
well,
when
I
started
in
1988
there
wasn't
the
internet,
so
it
was
hard
to
find
out
about
locations.
But
yes,
hilton,
head
has
name
brand
people
vacation
here,
we've
hired
firefighters
that
came
here
as
kids,
and
now
they
work
here
as
a
professional
firefighter
and
they
remember
coming
by
the
fire
station
when
their
family
brought
them
here
on
vacation.
So
with
the
name
brand
of
hilton
head
the
recognition
we
are
able
to
recruit
from
across
the
country,
and
we
do
that,
but
we
also
focus
locally.
C
We
want
local
candidates,
it's
good
to
get
local
young
men
and
women
that
may
be
finishing
high
school
here
or
maybe
go
off
to
college
and
come
back.
We
want
to
be
seen
as
a
as
an
opportunity
and
for
employment
here
for
local
men
and
women
that
can
come
back
and
serve
their
home
community
and
have
a
connection.
So
we
do
recruiting
right.
Now
is
difficult.
There's
a
lot
of
challenges
out
there.
It's
been
tough
for
paramedics.
C
It's
been
tough
for
firefighters,
a
lot
of
departments
in
the
area
talk
to
other
chiefs,
they're
still
having
trouble
recruiting.
There's
a
lot
of
competition
out
there
so,
but
we're
back
at
it.
This
fall.
We've
been
out
to
the
schools
this
prior
to
school,
ending
for
summer
break.
We
went
out
to
the
schools,
we've
engaged
some
local
kids,
so
we
do.
We
recruit
nationally.
We
recruit
locally
and
try
to
find
the
best
and
brightest
for
the
department.
B
B
C
C
Just
you
know
during
the
pandemic,
as
I
highlighted
what
our
team
did
and
being
ems
and
we
had
to
go
in
to
the
sick
people,
and
we
didn't
know
how
it
was
going
to
impact
our
people
and
they
had
to
then
go
home
to
their
family,
and
you
know
the
stories
of
the
guys
undressing
outside
and
showering
before
they
ever
went
in
the
home.
A
lot
of
stress
on
the
families
they're
gone
extended
periods
of
time.
C
B
C
B
C
Is
it's
always
been
good
up
at
fire
station
number,
four
at
the
back
gate
off
squire,
pope
of
hilton,
head
plantation
across
from
hudson's
and
the
boathouse
house,
so
we'll
be
advertising
that
as
we
get
into
summer
and
and
having
some
pancakes
and
a
good
atmosphere
again,
it'll
be
fun
to
get
people
together.
I've
enjoyed
getting
back
out
in
the
public.
We
missed
that
and
you
know,
as
we
got
ready
today,
we
had
the
public
come
by.
Unfortunately,
there
was
a
little
event.
C
B
A
E
I'm
joe
bogus
and
I'm
a
volunteer
with
the
beaufort
county
library
system.
For
the
past
seven
years,
I've
been
a
board
member,
most
recently
a
finance
chair
for
the
county
library
system.
This
has
been
a
very
rewarding
and
enriching
experience,
especially
since
I
began
the
board
my
board
term,
during
the
height
of
the
great
recession,
when
he
had
very
few
books
and
very
few
visitors,
but
over
time,
the
board
and
library
leadership
have
managed
to
rebuild
our
finance
that
we're
spending
more
materials
now
than
ever
before,
and
in
a
greater
variety.
E
Both
hard
copy
and
digital
growth
in
beaufort
county
means
that
we
have
to
carefully
husband
our
resources,
and
this
is
where
volunteers
in
the
library
report
do
make
a
big
difference.
Susan
and
I
have
been
here
for
18
years,
and
we
know
the
positive
impact
libraries
can
make
in
our
community.
Today's
library
is
a
new
town
hall,
full
of
vibrant
mixture
of
programs
and
offerings.
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As
a
board
member,
I
know
firsthand
the
impact
that
we
can
make
and
how
important
it
is
to
have
people
spend
their
time
and
talents
on
making
beaufort
county
a
better
place.
This
is
our
home,
and
this
is
why
I
make
this
investment
in
both
my
time
and
in
my
community.
This,
very
briefly,
is
why
I
serve.
I
am
asking
you
to
consider
spending
your
time
also
for
the
beaufort
county
library.
Thank
you.
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Hi,
my
name
is
victoria
hoffman
and
I'm
the
recycling
coordinator
for
beaufort
county
today,
I'm
going
to
provide
a
quick
composting.
101
tutorial
composting
is
a
great
way
to
divert
food
and
yard
waste
from
landfills
and
it's
wonderful
for
your
plants.
A
few
reasons
why
we
like
to
promote
composting
are
the
epa
reported
more
than
63
million
tons
of
food
waste
sent
to
landfills
in
2018.
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It
is
easy
to
assemble
and
discrete,
as
you
can
see,
the
bins
come
in
three
parts,
so
taking
them
home
in
your
car
is
simple:
the
bin
comes
with
four
screw
pegs
to
secure
it
to
the
ground,
a
harvest
door
that
can
slide
up
and
has
the
capability
of
being
locked.
Also,
you
have
a
base,
a
top
and
a
lid.
The
compost
bins
come
with
the
handbook
that
includes
easy
assembly
instructions.
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Choosing
the
location
of
your
bin
is
important.
You
want
it
to
be
close
to
your
house
in
a
shaded
area
and
you
need
a
water
source
available.
You
don't
want
it
too
far
from
your
home,
because
you
want
this
to
be
easily
accessible.
You
need
a
water
source
such
as
a
water
hose
to
be
able
to
keep
it
moist.
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Now
that
your
compost
bin
is
set
up,
you're
all
set
to
begin
diverting
your
food
waste
when
you
are
in
the
kitchen
preparing
your
meals.
Instead
of
tossing
those
food
scraps
in
the
trash
you
can
set
them
aside
to
dispose
of
in
your
compost,
bin
things
like
peels
from
vegetables
and
fruits,
egg
shells
and
coffee
grounds
can
all
be
put
into
your
bin.
I
like
to
keep
a
container
on
my
counter
for
any
scraps
that
are
compostable.
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Here's
a
list
of
other
items
you
want
to
keep
out
of
your
bin,
make
sure
you
turn
your
bin.
Often
I
like
to
use
a
pitchfork
and
work
my
way
around
the
bin
through
the
top.
You
can
also
use
a
shovel
or
other
garden
tools:
a
properly
managed
compost,
bin
shouldn't,
attract
pests
or
rodents,
nor
should
it
smell
bad.
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If
you're
unable
to
compost
outside
you
may
want
to
exploit
vermicomposting
vermicomposting
is
when
you
use
worms
to
facilitate
the
composting
process,
it
can
be
done
with
a
small
bin
and
kept
inside
if
you're
interested
in
composting.
Please
go
to
the
county
website
to
order
your
bin.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
watching
and
helping
us
to
divert
our
organic
waste
and
remember,
go
green.
Keep
it
clean,
beaufort
county.