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From YouTube: Inside Fire Rescue: Using Generators
Description
Portable generators can be a useful tool when power loss occurs due to extreme weather conditions. The Oklahoma City Fire Department walks you through proper use of portable generator equipment as a backup power supply for your home.
B
Welcome
to
inside
fire
rescue,
I'm
chief
keith
brian
of
the
oklahoma
city
fire
department.
This
program
brings
you
very
important
information
about
fire
prevention
and
other
safety
issues
that
are
important
to
our
community.
Each
year
in
oklahoma,
inclement
weather
has
the
potential
to
cause
major
power
outages
over
widespread
areas
as
part
of
an
emergency
preparedness
plan.
Many
homeowners
have
chosen
to
purchase
power
generators,
whether
it's
a
permanently
installed
generator
or
a
portable
unit.
There
are
many
things
that
a
homeowner
should
consider
before
using
this
type
of
equipment.
B
C
I'm
so
very
glad
to
see
you
once
again.
This
is
chief
tim
adams
with
the
oklahoma
city,
fire
department,
battalion
chief
of
public
education.
This
month
we're
coming
to
you
with
emergency
power
systems
living
in
oklahoma.
We
have
all
types
of
disasters,
tornadoes
high
winds
ice
today,
we've
come
to
clifford
power
systems
to
look
at
a
professionally
installed
system.
Something
we'd
like
to
see
more
of
rocky.
Thank
you
so
much
for
letting
us
come
to
your
facility
today
and
and
share
with
us
about
your
emergency
equipment.
Can
you
tell
me
what
we're
looking
at
today?
C
A
We
have
here
is
a
17
kilowatt
residential
natural
gas
generator.
This
will
power
a
home
anywhere
from
about
2
000
to
2500
square
foot.
Without
having
to
cut
back
on
power
usage,
you
can
run
all
of
your
lights,
your
heat
and
their
system,
your
deep
freezes,
basically
everything
that
you
generally
run.
You
can
run
with
this
generator.
A
A
This
is
installed
between
the
utility
service
and
the
main
distribution
panel
of
the
breaker
panel
in
the
home.
What
this
does
is
it
tells
that
it
tells
the
generator
when
you've
lost
power.
It
will
start
the
generator
transfer
power
to
your
house
when
the
utility
service
comes
back
on
this
also
senses
that,
and
it
turns
the
generator
off
and
puts
you
back
on
utility,
so.
C
A
C
A
A
A
C
A
It's
got,
it's
got
an
engine
in
it.
Just
like
a
car
or
truck.
We
recommend
that
you
have
oil
changed
at
least
once
a
year,
and
then
you
also
at
least
once
a
year.
You
want
to
open
it
up
and
clean
out
any
cobwebs
mouse
nests
dirt,
dauber
nests
anything
like
that.
That
might
have
gotten
here
and
nested
up.
C
C
A
Not
necessarily
it
basically
it
it
operates
on
its
own
once
it's
there,
you
don't
have
to
worry
about
it,
you're
not
out
in
the
rain,
trying
to
turn
it
on
you're,
not
pulling
any
cords.
You
know
when
it's
cold
and
you've
got
ice.
You're
still
in
the
house,
when
it's
warm,
you
basically
get
a
15
second
blink
and
then
you're
back
on
power.
15.
C
B
I
love
a
man
who
changes
his
own
oil.
You
shouldn't
sneak
up
on
people
like
that
that
suit's
scary,
what's
scary,
is
all
that
oil
nah.
I'm
gonna
store
it
in
my
garage
with
my
old
car
batteries.
I'm
sure
what
you
meant
to
say
was
you'll.
Take
all
of
this
to
the
household
hazardous
waste
collection
facility,
where
it
can
be
disposed
of
safely
right
depends.
B
C
Welcome
back
to
inside
fire
and
rescue
we've
come
to
the
neighborhood
to
take
a
look
at
some
of
the
things
you
might
face
when
putting
together
a
temporary
power
service.
Let's
face
it
in
oklahoma,
we're
going
to
deal
with
power
outages
in
winter.
It's
going
to
be
because
of
ice
spring
summer
is
going
to
be
because
of
straight
winds
and
tornadoes.
So
let's
take
just
a
few
minutes
and
look
at
some
of
the
things
you
might
run
into
in
your
own
home,
while
using
a
temporary
power
system.
C
If
you're
the
owner
of
one
of
the
old
manual
power
systems,
there's
a
few
things,
you
might
need
to
know
that
nobody's
ever
informed
you
of
first
and
foremost,
you
must
disconnect
your
system
from
the
rest
of
the
power
grid.
That's
done
real
simply
by
kicking
the
main
breaker
doing
this,
separates
your
power
system
in
the
house
from
the
rest
of
the
power
grid,
so
that
wherever
these
wires
are
down
you're,
not
back,
feeding
and
powering
up
the
line
so
that
somebody
might
get
injured.
C
One
of
the
last
things
I
want
to
share
with
you
about
this
panel
is,
unless
you
are
a
trained
professional,
you
do
not
open
this.
It
is
illegal,
its
unsafe
and
almost
20
percent
of
the
people
who
die
because
of
temporary
power
solutions
each
and
every
year
die
because
of
electrical
shorts.
If
you're
not
a
trained
professional
leave
it
alone.
B
C
To
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
differences
between
this
generator
and
the
generator
you
saw,
say,
clifford
power
systems
just
the
other
day.
This
generator
is
a
5
000
watt,
max
output.
This
is
less
than
quarter
the
size
of
the
generator
you
saw
the
other
day.
That's
important!
This
thing
is
not
made
to
run
the
whole
house.
It's
only
made
to
run
the
bare
necessities
of
the
of
the
house,
the
blower
motor
on
your
heater.
C
C
Don't
try
to
jerry
rig
and
put
something
that
doesn't
fit
if
you
need
to
take
your
unit
down
to
the
hardware
electric
store
and
get
the
proper
plug
for
this,
if
they
don't
have
one
get
with
an
electrician,
have
it
wired
correctly,
you'll
notice?
This
is
a
grounded
plug.
That
means
we
need
to
put
grounded
plugs
in
it,
and
we
will
talk
about
that
a
little
bit
more
in
just
a
little
bit.
C
These
things
run
just
like
any
other
gasoline-powered
engine.
They
need
the
same
kind
of
maintenance
that
you
would
with
your
own
lawn
mower.
You
need
to
change
the
oil
at
least
once
a
year
or
every
30
to
60
hours.
If
these
things
have
been
running
for
a
week,
it's
time
to
change
the
oil,
the
air
filter
needs
to
be
serviced.
The
gasoline
needs
to
be
changed
on
a
regular
basis,
especially
if
it
sets
for
any
length
of
time.
That's
one
of
the
things
that
puts
these
things
out
of
commissions
faster
than
anything
else.
C
People
will
fill
that
gas
tank
up
and
just
leave
it
set
that
gasoline
will
get
in
the
carburetor
and
will
evaporate
and
will
gum
up
the
carburetor.
Then,
when
you
need
it,
it's
not
available
to
you.
This
is
just
another
tool
in
your
arsenal
of
preparedness.
It
needs
to
be
maintained,
it
needs
to
be
checked,
it
needs
to
be
tested,
it
needs
to
be
utilized
on
a
regular
basis.
All
right,
we've
turned
the
generator
around
now,
and
actually
this
is
the
position
in
which
it
should
be
used.
C
I
want
you
to
take
notice
of
the
fact
where
the
exhaust
is
and
how
it's
pointed
out
away
from
the
house.
That's
really
important.
Eighty
percent
of
the
over
a
thousand
people
that
have
died
since
2000
have
died
because
of
carbon
monoxide
poisoning.
That's
because
they
use
these
things
in
a
garage.
They
put
them
close
to
doors.
They
pointed
the
exhaust
in
the
doors
carbon
monoxide
is
deadly.
It's
a
colorless
tasteless
poisonous
gas
that
overcomes
has
overcome
well
over
five
thousand
people
since
2000.
It's
important
that
we
make
sure
and
utilize
these
things
correctly.
C
All
right.
We
have
our
machine
in
place
where
we
want
it
we're
under
a
good
cover
close
to
a
pole.
So
if
we
need
to
chain
it,
we
can.
Our
exhaust
is
pointed
out
and
away
from
our
building
we're
not
going
to
have
to
worry
about
the
carbon
monoxide
issues
before
we
start
it
up.
I
want
to.
I
want
to
remind
you
about
the
magneto
inside
this
generator.
If
it's
not
utilized
every
month,
it
can
lose
its
charge,
it's
necessary
that
you
maintain
it.
C
Just
like
you
do
the
engine
aspect
of
this
start
it
let
it
run
for
15
minutes,
put
a
load
on
it,
make
sure
it's
good
and
ready
to
be
used
in
the
event
of
emergency
before
we
start
running
cords
inside.
Let's
talk
really
briefly
about
the
kind
of
cord
you're
using
we've
got
three
separate
cords,
one
two
leg
cord
one
three
leg
cord
and
then
a
really
heavy
two
three-legged
cord,
keep
in
mind
that
we're
not
always
in
control
of
the
environment.
We're
in
this
is
a
a
ungrounded
circuit.
C
Never
want
to
use
these
things
when
you're
trying
to
run
power
inside
the
house,
not
only
that
the
the
cording
on
it
is
really
light
duty.
So,
if
you're
pulling
a
lot
of
juice,
you
can
overheat
this
cord
real
easily.
This
is
not
a
good
option.
This
looks
like
a
good
selection
right.
It's
grounded
got
the
two
prongs
it's
in
good
shape,
but
if
you
look
at
it
the
according
on
it
is
really
light.
It's
not
heavy
enough.
C
This
is
about
a
14
gauge
cord
if
you're
going
to
be
pulling
a
lot
of
juice
off
of
this
cord,
which
you
probably
will
you're
going
to
be
running
your
refrigerator,
maybe
your
freezer
on
occasion,
and
occasionally
maybe
the
tv
or
radio,
probably
the
blower
motor,
on
your
heater
unit
and
you
start
pulling
that
kind
of
juice.
Through
this
light
accord,
it
might
overheat.
But
if
you
look
to
this
third
one,
this
is
a
good
heavy
duty,
12
gauge
cord.
It's
got
a
ground
leg
and
the
two
power
legs
it's
in
good,
serviceable
shape.
C
This
would
be
a
good
candidate
to
use,
but
not
just
one
of
them.
I've
seen
a
number
of
people
pull
one
of
these
things
into
the
house
and
put
it
on
a
power
strip
and
then
run
14
different
cords
off
of
this.
That
is
not
how
this
is
to
be
used
at
the
very
most,
only
three
appliances,
three
light
appliances
should
be
pulled
off
of
this
at
the
very
most,
a
one
to
one
ratio
is
best,
but
if
you
need
to
power
more
than
one
thing
make
sure
you're
not
overloading
the
circuit.
C
These
things
don't
have
to
be
run
24
hours
a
day.
Generally,
you
can
start
and
let
them
run
from
30
minutes
to
an
hour
shut
it
down.
Let
it
cool
off
unplug
your
devices
a
few
hours
later.
Let
it
run
again
for
about
an
hour
now.
You
don't
have
to
run
them
constantly.
It's
not
made
as
a
whole
house
replacement
like
the
first
first
items
we
looked
at.
It
may
be
necessary
for
you
to
use
some
some
of
your
more
sensitive
electronic
equipment,
while
using
the
generator
for
that.
C
Sometimes
it's
a
little
low.
Sometimes
it's
a
little
high.
It
won't
hurt
things
like
compressors,
but
it
can
kill
your
tvs.
It
can
kill
your
computers.
So
let
me
encourage
you
that
when
you
bring
in
the
power
from
the
generator
plug
that
straight
into
a
surge
protected
power,
distribution
device
like
this
you'd
be
a
whole
lot
safer.
All
right,
we've
selected
our
our
power
cord
that
we're
going
to
use
we've
identified
our
power
distribution
device
that
we're
going
to
take
into
the
house.
C
Let's
string
a
little
cord
and
see
just
exactly
how
we
need
to
do
this
and
safely
now
we
got
to
get
the
power
into
the
house.
How
do
we
do
that?
A
couple
of
real,
simple
ways?
One
would
be
to
run
right
straight
through
the
window.
That
way
you
could
drop
the
the
the
the
window
down
on
the
line
without
cutting
it,
of
course,
cutting
or
braising.
The
the
cord
is
one
of
the
biggest
concerns.
If
you
knock
the
sheathing
off
of
this
it'd
be
really
easy
to
find
yourself.
C
C
All
right
we've
just
about
run
out
of
cord,
and
this
would
be
a
great
central
location
for
a
power
distribution
system.
It's
a
center
part
of
the
house
that
you
can
reach
the
tv,
the
computer,
the
refrigerator,
even
the
freezer
and
the
back
hall,
simply
by
plugging
in
an
extension
cord
to
this
power
distribution
system,
you'll
notice
that
this
also
has
a
surge
protector
built
in
so
you're
effectively
covering
all
of
your
devices
in
one
shot.
C
Once
again,
I
want
to
remind
you
that
portable
generators,
temporary
power
system
are
just
that
temporary
they're
for
short-term
use
in
the
event
that
we
are
without
power.
Power
is
going
to
be
back
on
shortly.
Sometimes
shortly
means
two
hours.
Sometimes
it
means
two
days
in
extreme
cases.
It
means
two
weeks,
but
let
me
advise
you
once
again.
These
small
generators
are
simply
for
the
necessities
that
you
have,
such
as
your
refrigerator,
your
freezer,
the
few
lights
throughout
the
house,
the
tv.
C
So
you
can
find
out
exactly
what's
going
on,
maybe
even
charging
your
cell
phone,
so
you
can
stay
in
contact
running
the
entire
house
is
not
what
these
small
generators
are
for.
Please
be
safe
if
you
can
be
safe
in
your
home.
It'll
make
the
entire
emergency
event
for
everybody
in
this
in
the
city
easier.
I
hope.
B
I
would
like
to
emphasize
chief
adams
point
that
80
of
the
injuries
and
death
associated
with
the
use
of
portable
generators
occur
because
of
carbon
monoxide
poisoning,
keep
working
battery
operated
carbon
monoxide
detectors
in
your
home,
especially
when
you're
using
backup
generators,
and
please
use
the
tips
that
we
have
given
you
today
to
keep
you
your
family
and
your
property
safe,
and
that
does
it
for
this
edition
of
insight
fire
rescue
until
next
time.
Please
remember
smoke,
detectors
and
fire
prevention
save
lives.
Thank
you.