On the latest edition of Eye on Oshkosh, host Cheryl Hentz spends time with Oshkosh Fire Department Chief Tim Heiman, discussing a wide variety of topics. We also talked briefly with the organizer of the 9th annual Senior Expo in Oshkosh. There’s truly something for everyone in this jam-packed show.
Specifically, do you have working smoke detectors in your home, as recommended – one on each floor and one outside of bedrooms? If a fire broke out in your house, apartment, mobile home, or wherever you live, would you know what to do? If you live with a significant other, roommate or have a family, do you have an escape plan and do you practice it, so that it’s like second nature in the event something happens? If you have pets, do you have a decal on your doors and/or windows close to doors alerting firefighters that you have pets inside, how many and what kind?
Our discussion with Chief Heiman covered many different topics, including the above questions, general fire prevention and safety tips; pet safety tips as they relate to fires and fire prevention; how to take a tour of any fire station in the city of Oshkosh; and when the National Fire Prevention Month is held and what week and day are Fire Prevention Week and Fire Prevention Day. Those are good times to put an escape plan in place and make sure your home has good fire prevention practices in place and, if not, do so. Finally, websites were given as to where to go to find safety tips for you and your family, including your pets. Those websites are: Ready.gov and Ready.gov/pets; humaneworld.org and search for Disaster Prep; HumaneSociety.org/resources/PetDisasterPreparedness; and NFPA.org
Decals for doors and windows can be purchased through places like Amazon, Walmart, or elsewhere on the Internet. And if you need a smoke detector and cannot afford one, call the fire department at (920) 236-5240 and arrange to get one.
There was a short discussion with the organizer of the upcoming Senior Expo in Oshkosh. This is the 9th annual expo and it will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 1 from 9 am to 1 pm at the Oshkosh Convention Center, 2N. Main St., Oshkosh. A free lite breakfast is served from 9 am to 10 am. Attendees will be able to get free flu and COVID vaccines at Walgreen’s on-site clinic that day. There will be hearing and other health screenings available at no charge. There will also be short seminars on Medicare, estate planning, annuities and CDs, neuropathy, and general wellness. In all, 70+ exhibitors will be there showcasing their products and services designed for seniors. Lots of giveaways throughout the day, which you must be present to win. The grand prize will be given toward the day’s end and it will be $250 in gift cards for any Piggly Wiggly.
You can either watch the show here or by going to the following link: https://youtu.be/siZfnno3xcE
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