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Description
Cupertino Mayor Rod Sinks tours the Cupertino Fire Station on Stevens Creek Blvd. during his live Periscope broadcast of November 23, 2015. He is joined by Santa Clara County Fire Department Captain Jim La Fuente.
A
Hi,
my
name
is
rod,
sinks,
I'm
mayor
of
Cupertino
and
we're
here
at
the
Cupertino
fire
station
on
Stevens
Creek
Boulevard.
We're
gonna
get
our
tour
today
of
this
station.
It's
a
pleasure
to
take
a
tour
today
of
this
fire
station,
which
I
understand
has
some
historical
artifacts.
From
long
ago,
yeah.
B
First
of
all,
welcome
once
again
with
our
fire
station.
This
station
is
very
unique
in
that
we
do
have
a
lot
of
historical
artifacts.
From
years
past.
This
station
replaced
a
station
that
was
originally
built
in
1947,
and
this
station
was
built
in
1999,
so
we've
actually
doubled
the
space
and
doubled
the
capacity
to
allow
to
better
serve
the
citizens
of
Cupertino,
but
we're
here
in
the
museum
of
the
Cupertino
fire
station,
which
stores
a
lot
of
artifacts
from
the
old
station.
B
It
also
has
a
restored
engine
that
was
restored
by
Charlie
bear
this
engine
was
staffed
originally
by
Cupertino
volunteers,
so
we're
very
happy
to
have
it
here.
It's
a
centerpiece
of
this
museum.
This
museum
offers
a
lot
of
children
and
citizens
to
come
and
view
the
history
not
just
of
the
fire
department,
but
also
of
Cupertino
as
well.
Oh,
this.
A
B
Save
lives
through
heart
attacks,
but
we
also
respond
to
fires
all
types
of
medical
emergencies,
public
assistance.
We
do
fire
inspections,
we
provide
fire
investigation
services,
we
provide
hazmat
response.
We
also
interact
a
lot
with
the
community
using
the
cert
program.
We're
very
active
with
that
and
probably
the
biggest
focus
of
our
department
is
public.
Education.
I
was.
A
With
a
citizen
at
I
some
months
ago,
just
up
the
road
up,
DeAnza,
Boulevard
and
I
had
attempted
to
use
the
Heimlich
remove
maneuver
to
dislodge
something
that
had
gotten
stuck
in
her
throat
and
was
unsuccessful,
but
I
I
called
I
had
somebody
else
on
line
one
while
I
was
administering
and
you
you
guys
were
there
within
2
or
3
minutes,
even
though
it
was
like
5
o'clock
on
a
weekday,
and
you
were
successful
in
getting
that
food
out
and
saving
that
person's
life.
So
yeah.
B
I,
remember
that
call
you
do
remember.
Yes,
I
do
and
we
provide
service
that
the
citizens
actually
start
themselves.
That's
that's
very,
very
common
and
we're
specially
trained
in
medical
care.
Advanced
life
support.
So
we
just
continue
that
the
care
that
the
citizens
are
providing.
So
it's
all-encompassing.
We
don't
provide
the
only
service
to
citizens.
Initiate
the
service,
initiate
the
call
and
then
we
respond
out
and
provide
another.
A
Example
of
that
is
pulse
point
right.
That's
right!
So
citizens
can
download
the
PulsePoint
app
and
they
can
see
when
somebody
is
suffering
from
medical
emergency.
If
their
CPR
trained,
they
may
have
a
chance
to
save
a
life,
while
your
trucks
are
rolling
out
to
the
scene
to
provide
more
advanced
care
right.
A
B
A
B
Right
this
Vista
the
city
of
Cupertino
contracts
with
the
county
for
fire
protection,
but
we
have
the
unique
relationship
and
that
we
work
with
the
communities
that
we
serve
in
this
case
Cupertino
to
try
and
tailor
the
type
of
service
that
we
provide,
but
also
to
interact
with
the
community
to
see
what
needs
they
may
have
and
to
constantly
see
exactly
where
we
can
improve
our
service
as
well.
Great.
B
Next,
well,
the
next
I'm
going
to
take
you
into
this
little
area
here,
to
give
you
a
little
history
of
the
Cupertino
fire
station
Cupertino
fire
station,
as
well
as
the
rest
of
our
15
stations.
We
used
to
do
all
of
our
reports
on
what
this
is
called
a
typewriter,
a
typewriter,
something
that
a
lot
of
people
I'm
sure
forgot
about
or
are
not
aware
of,
but
we.
B
One
of
those
that's
right:
we
used
to
put
paper
in
here
and
type
our
reports,
and
if
we
made
a
mistake,
we
have
to
pull
it
out,
put
a
new
piece
of
paper
in
well,
then,
with
the
advent
of
computers,
a
lot
of
our
report.
Writing
became
computerized,
so
this
is
an
old
Apple
Macintosh
si.
We
went
to
these
computers
back
in
1992
and,
as
you
can
see
in
our
department,
we
are
always
embracing
technology.
This
being
probably
the
first
part
of
the
revolution
that
Apple
computer
has
I
remember.
This
is
called
a
floppy
right.
B
B
B
The
main
thing
that
we
do
is
we
begin
our
workday
right
here.
So,
as
you
know,
our
work
schedule
is
we're
on
for
48
hours.
We
start
our
shift
at
8
o'clock
in
the
morning
mm-hmm.
We
work
for
two
full
days
and
we
go
home
in
this
case
it'll,
be
tomorrow
morning
at
8
o'clock.
In
the
morning
we
have
a
total
of
seven
people
at
this
station.
B
So
we'll
begin
to
exchange
information
of
what
happened
this
past
week
and
we'll
kind
of
look
at
our
calendars,
our
work
schedule
to
see
what
else
is
going
to
be
happening.
This
next
tour
two
days
equal
one
tour.
We
can
do
a
variety
of
things.
We
do
fire
inspections
of
businesses
yeah.
We
do
public
education,
programs,
weed
abatement,
all
kinds
of
things
that
happen
throughout
the
next
two
days
as
well
as
run
emergency
calls.
So
it's
a
very,
very
active
station,
very,
very
busy
station,
but
a
lot
of
that.
B
B
No,
we
were
allowed
to
sleep
when
we
can
and
we're
allowed
to
cook
our
meals
when
we
can
so
we
take
care
of
this
station
like
it's
our
own
house,
yeah,
we
do
the
same
shores.
We
mop
we
clean.
We
make
up
our
beds
just
like
we
do
at
home,
but
we
also
have
a
data
room.
We
have
business
hours
we
have
to
conform
to,
but
we
can
also
work
out
as
well
as
firefighters.
You
have
to
stay
in
good
physical
condition.
Er.
B
It
does
the
city
of
Cupertino
is
what
we
call
a
bedroom
community,
so
we
have
a
lot
of
industry.
We
have
community
colleges,
a
lot
of
schools,
shopping
malls,
so
there's
a
lot
of
activity
during
the
day
and
then
at
night
people
tend
to
go
home,
not
everybody
lives
in
Cupertino,
that's
when
our
call
volume
tends
to
drop,
but
we're
seeing
more
and
more
as
the
economy
improves
we're
getting
more
and
more
calls
at
night.
Medical
calls
don't
take
a
breath
arrest
at
night.
B
A
lot
of
our
calls
are
medically
related
now,
so
we
go
to
medical
calls
24
hours
a
day,
plus
we
have
the
freeways
major
thoroughfares
around
here.
So
there's
a
lot,
there's
a
wide
variety
of
calls
that
we
respond
to
what
what
we
like
to
say
is
as
firefighters.
We
have
the
unique
ability
to
have
a
positive
impact
on
someone's
life
in
a
variety
of
ways,
so
those
just
a
few
that
I
describe
yeah.
B
B
So
we
have
an
engine
company
that
was
just
out
of
here.
Now
we
have
the
truck
company.
The
truck
has
the
big
ladder
on
on
top
the
truck
company
and
the
engine
company
are
different
in
that
the
engine
carries
more
water,
more
hose
where
the
truck
carries
more
rescue
equipment.
We
carry
the
jaws
of
life
with
carry
bigger
ladders,
to
reach
bigger
areas,
so
they're
more
specialized
for
rescue,
and
then
we
also
have
what
we
call
a
type
6
engine
that
goes
on
wildland
responses
or
grass
fires,
this
engine
and
the
engine,
the
green
engine.
B
In
the
far
end,
they
also
are
part
of
the
master
and
mutual
aid
plan
where,
if
there's
a
fire
and
a
different
community
like
there
was
this
past
summer,
it
can
go
anywhere
up
and
down
the
state
in
some
cases
that
engine
is
owned
by
the
state
that
engine
actually
went
all
the
way
up
to
Washington
and
to
assist
with
the
firefighting
efforts
up
there.
So
this
city
of
Cupertino,
Cupertino
fire
station,
is
very
well
represented
when
it
comes
to
deploying
resources
and
assisting
other
jurisdictions.
B
B
This
piece
of
equipment-
what's
unique,
is
as
a
captain
you
take
in
the
information
and
you
develop
a
plan
of
action,
whether
it's
at
a
fire
or
a
rescue
or
any
type
of
medical
emergency,
so
I'm
responsible
for
a
team.
My
team
on
the
truck
consists
of
four
individuals
and
we
have
one
paramedic.
We
have
one
paramedic
on
every
piece
of
apparatus,
not
just
in
cupertino
but
in
every
engine
throughout
the
county.
B
The
reason
being
is
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
one
paramedic
on
scene,
as
well
as
a
paramedic
from
our
transporting
partners,
to
ensure
the
best
possible
care
for
that
patient.
So,
as
a
captain,
I
have
to
make
sure
that
I
deploy
the
resources
that
are
on
this
particular
piece
of
equipment
efficiently
and
that
we
train
with
them
so
that
we
have
the
best
best
equipment
for
whatever
the
situation
calls
for.
So
as
an
example,
we
have
the
jaws
of
life.
We
have
our
spreading
tools.
These
are
mainly
for
car
accidents.
B
We
have
airbags
that
will
lift
really
really
heavy
objects
just
enough
to
get
the
person
out.
So
this
is
just
an
example
of
the
type
of
equipment
and
technology
that
we
use
in
the
fire
service.
But
of
course
we
can't
use
this
if
we
don't
train
with
it.
So
a
lot
of
the
times
when
we
do
have
downtime
a
lot
of
it
is
spent
training
so
that
we're
at
the
correct
readiness
to
respond
to
any
type
of
emergency.
B
Yellow
hose
is
what
we
call
a
primal
vent,
so
in
the
70s
and
80s.
If
you
were
to
watch
the
show
emergency,
you
would
see
vehicles
pull
into
the
apparatus
bay,
but
they
would
be
breathing
in
all
this
exhaust.
So
studies
have
shown
that
this
is
very
hazardous,
so
they
come
up
with
this
system
where
they
can
capture
the
exhaust
and
exhaust
it
outside
of
the
station,
so
that
provides
a
safer
environment
for
the
firefighters
as
well
as
citizens
that
come
to
visit.
So
it's
very
unique
technology,
but
we're
very
happy
to
have
it.
A
B
Actually,
that's
right!
That's
right!
The
old
station
before,
if
you
can
face
forward
the
old
station
used
to
face
out
to
Stevens
Creek
okay
when
they
built
this
station.
What
was
unique
is
we
didn't
have
as
much
of
impact
on
Stevens
Creek
now,
because
we
can
control
the
lights,
so
the
engine
can
or
truck
can
go
out
and
traffic
will
stop
at
a
safe
distance
and
it
just
allows
traffic
to
flow
a
lot
smoother.
So
we're
really
happy
that
we
have
this
type
of
technology
and.
B
We
can
go
either
direction,
go
east
or
west
on
Stevens
Creek,
nice.
It
is
not
unusual
in
this
station
to
have
both
engines
go
out
at
the
same
time
and
have
one
turn
left
on
Stevens
Creek
and
one
turn
right.
Wow,
two
different
emergencies,
yeah
so
what's
nice
is
the
staffing
at
this
station
is
such
as
we
can
handle
a
variety
of
emergencies
simultaneously
with
the
amount
of
staffing
that
we
have
cool.
B
Ladders
a
hundred
feet,
so
ideally
it
can
reach
the
sixth
floor
of
a
high-rise
that
that's
pretty
high.
We
would
normally
use
the
stairs,
though,
if
we
have
to
spray
water
or
get
equipment
or
personnel,
we
would
use
the
ladder
and
it
takes
actually
one
person
can
actually
deploy
this
ladder
all
by
themselves,
set
up
the
outriggers
and
and
deploy
the
aerial
device.
So
it's
a
very
unique
piece
of
equipment,
but
it
serves
a
specific
purpose.
The
fire
service
has
evolved
to
becoming
more
and
more
specialized.
That's
why
we
have
a
hazardous
materials
program.
B
We
have
rescue
companies,
we
have
another
truck
company,
those
are
all
tailored
to
deploy
on
very
specific
types
of
emergencies.
So
we're
very
fortunate.
This
organization
were
very
proactive
and
when
we
see
a
need,
our
department
has
been
at
the
forefront
of
deploying
new
technology
and
new
pieces
of
equipment.
A
B
So
here
we
have
engine
71
just
returned
from
a
from
an
incident,
so
the
name
of
the
game
of
the
fire
service
is
of
course,
communication.
A
lot
of
different
departments
communicate
on
different
frequencies,
which
makes
it
a
challenge
sometimes
to
communicate
on
very
large
incidents
to
communicate
with
different
jurisdictions.
That's
improved
tremendously,
since
the
Oakland
Hills
fire,
but
there's
still
improvement
that
that
we
can
that
we
can
have
in
this
county.
B
A
lot
of
departments
still
have
different
frequencies
and
different
dispatch
centers
right
now,
if
you
call
911
Cupertino,
your
call
will
be
directed
to
a
dispatch
center
in
San
Jose,
but
we
have
our
dispatchers.
The
dispatchers
are
trained
to
troubleshoot
or
triage
the
type
of
call
it
is,
and
they
will
dispatch
the
appropriate
resources.
Depending
on
that
emergency.
It
could
be
just
a
fire
engine,
it
could
be
a
fire
engine
and
an
ambulance
or
it
could
be
a
fire
engine,
an
ambulance
as
well
as
the
police
department,
in
this
case
the
Sheriff's
Department.
B
So
we
have
a
very
unique
ability
to
triage
the
calls
and
dispatch
accordingly.
What
the
county's
goal
is
now
is
to
try
and
have
hopefully
one
dispatch
center,
where
your
calls
are
routed
to
just
one
area
and
we
can
seamlessly
dispatch
the
closest
resources
using
a
common
frequency.
We're
not
there
yet,
but
that's
the
goal
and
a
lot
of
effort
is
being
made
towards
towards
that
goal.
Yeah.
A
B
A
B
Them
quite
a
bit.
We
use
iPhones
iPads,
the
computers
that
you
saw,
because
that
always
goes
back
to
what
we
subscribe
to
is
improved
communication
not
only
internally
but
also
externally
as
well.
So
we
use
that
technology
in
a
variety
of
ways.
Much
like
people
use
them
in
their
personal
life,
but
in
this
case
we
use
them
in
the
business
sense
and
they
have
direct
application
to
what
to
what
we
do
in
the
fire
service.
So.
B
A
B
A
A
A
You
know
we've
really
appreciated
being
in
your
house
today.
It's
been
really
interesting.
I've
actually
never
been
over
here
to
see
what
you
all
to
see
your
physical
presence,
we've,
of
course
seen
you
all
over
the
city,
and
you
come
to
our
events
and
you
support
everything
and
we're
most
appreciative.
Hello,.
B
Mayor
sings,
we
thank
you
for
coming
to
our
house
and
for
a
visit
just
like
we
invite
all
the
citizens
to
come
to
our
house
to
any
of
the
fire
stations
for
a
visit
for
a
station
tour
to
be
educated
on
what
actually
we
do
as
firefighters.
The
days
are
long
gone
where
we
just
sit
around
pet.
The
dog
play
checkers
and
wait
for
a
call.
No.
A
A
B
No,
no
Dalmatian,
no
Dalmatians,
no
we're
very,
very
active
and
very
busy,
as
as
you
see,
but
if
any
of
your
citizens
or
anybody
wants
more
information
on
our
department,
you
can
always
go
to
wwsz.
Cfd,
org
and
it'll
provide
you
a
wealth
of
information,
not
just
on
what
we
do,
but
on
public
education
programs
we
offer
you're
not
or
you
can
have
a
contact
to
schedule.
A
station
tour
if
you
like
nice,.