July 24, 2025 • 15 mins
Santa Claus makes a surprise call to the Morning Brew, delivering the good news that host Chris isn't on the naughty list after all—though he's borderline due to his choice of energy drinks! This lighthearted opener sets the tone for an episode packed with humor, practical information, and unexpected insights from local heroes.
The show takes an entertaining turn with Producer Ryan hosting a game of "Sports Headline or Tinder Bio," challenging listeners to distinguish between athletic news headlines and dating app profiles. Following this, Ryan shares his post-divorce dating wisdom in a relationship advice segment, advising against a 22-year-old listener's marriage plans and suggesting hypnosis for the girlfriend's driving anxiety. The conversation sparks a fascinating difference of opinion when Timber Mesa Fire Department officials arrive in studio.
The highlight of the episode features Fire Marshal JD Pepper and Public Information Officer Trinity Savage from Timber Mesa Fire Department delivering critical community updates. They announce the lifting of fire restrictions across Navajo County beginning August 25th at 8 AM (except for White Mountain Apache Tribal lands), while emphasizing the continued need for responsible fire management. Perhaps most exciting is their reveal of a new drone program that recently helped locate a lightning-sparked wildfire near a residential area, demonstrating how modern technology is enhancing their firefighting capabilities. The visit concludes with a spirited "Friendly Fire Trivia" competition that tests the fire officials' knowledge while educating listeners on fire safety facts.
Whether you're planning weekend campfires now that restrictions are lifting, curious about how drones are revolutionizing emergency services, or simply enjoy hearing local experts share their knowledge with humor and heart, this episode delivers information you can use alongside plenty of laughs. Give it a listen, and remember to drown, stir, and feel your campfires before leaving them!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
From the Horn Auto Center Studios Chris Bennett and
the Morning Brew.
Good morning, it's the MorningBrew with Chris.
Who's this?
Ho, ho, ho, Ho, ho, ho.
Who's this?
Is this Santa?
Speaker 2 (00:14):
It is Santa.
Speaker 1 (00:15):
Oh my gosh, santa, what are you doing calling the
Morning Brew?
How's your summer been going?
Speaker 2 (00:23):
It's going great.
I'm going different placesseeing people.
They're excited.
Oh, that's great.
I just wanted to call and say Idouble-checked my list and you
are not on the naughty list.
Oh, thank goodness You're onthe borderline because you know
what you're doing.
Too many energy drinks, not toomany, just the wrong brand.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
At the parade I saw Santa.
You were walking the parade andhe points to me in front of
everybody and says Chris, you'reon the naughty list, but it's
good to hear that I'm borderline.
But I'll do my best to purchasethe correct energy drinks,
santa.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
Well, you know, I give the reindeers that energy
drinks and that helps them tofly.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Oh, you give the reindeer Red Bulls, so they get
wings.
That's right.
There you go.
Well, maybe that's what I needto start doing.
We are back with my best friend, emmy Award winning producer
Ryan Say hi producer Ryan, hiproducer Ryan.
Producer Ryan produces apodcast called the Steffi Small
(01:34):
Shows on the Sports GamblingPodcast Network and he also, as
we know, is putting himself outthere, maybe looking to date.
But you do not do Tinderanymore, right?
Speaker 4 (01:48):
Absolutely not.
Do not do the apps anymore.
I like to just put myself outthere in real life.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
The old-fashioned way .
Speaker 4 (01:55):
The old-fashioned way which is picking up on ladies
at bars.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
So I came up with a game that's sports-related and
Tinder-related.
It's called Sports Head relatedand Tinder related.
It's called Sports Headline orTinder Bio.
You let me know if this is asports headline or a Tinder bio.
You ready, I am so ready forthis.
All right, first one, I don'trun unless I'm being chased.
Speaker 4 (02:20):
Ooh, I think it's a sports headline?
Speaker 1 (02:22):
I hope no, it is a Tinder bio.
Oh no, sounds like a red flagand you love Red flag, you love
him.
He's a grinder who plays withgrit.
Speaker 4 (02:34):
Okay, that better be a sports headline.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
Yeah, that's definitely a sports headline.
Just looking for someone tocarb load with.
Speaker 4 (02:43):
Oh, a Tinder bio.
Oh, Tinder bio Is it a Tinderbio.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
It is a Tinder bio Ding, ding, ding.
Next one Fluent in sarcasm andbad decisions.
Speaker 4 (02:56):
Oh, definitely Tinder bio.
I feel like I've read that onebefore.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
And last one we're taking it one game at a time.
Speaker 4 (03:06):
I think that's the sports headline.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
It would be a lot cooler if it was a Tinder bio.
That was sports headline orTinder bio.
It is now time for relationshipadvice and today, given the
relationship advice, is my bestfriend, producer Ryan.
You ready for some juicyrelationship advice?
I'm very ready.
Do you want to give theaudience your credentials for
(03:31):
giving relationship advice?
Speaker 4 (03:35):
I was with my ex-wife for 15 years, so I have some
experience in the marriagedepartment.
However, I've been divorced forthree years and, let's just say
, done a little dating.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
All right, that sounds like he's got the right
credentials for our relationshipadvice expert today.
Here's the story.
My 22-year-old girlfriend isterrified of getting her
driver's license, but it's myone condition to get married.
Here's the deal Me and mygirlfriend have been dating for
two years and the one conditionI have for getting married is
(04:15):
that she gets her driver'slicense.
She does not want to get it forsome reason.
She has anxiety and she will.
She gets her driver's license.
She does not want to get it forsome reason.
She has anxiety and she willnot get her driver's license.
And I've made it known that Iwon't leave her or do anything
to upset her, but I will notpropose unless she gets her
driver's license.
Am I being a jerk with this?
I'm just looking for an outlookon this topic.
(04:36):
What can I do?
Should I marry her, even if shedoesn't get her driver's
license?
What say you, ryan?
Wait, how old did he say he was?
He's 22.
She's 22.
Speaker 4 (04:47):
Oh, don't get married Just based off the age alone.
Oh yeah, you don't want to getmarried that early.
I mean, I know it's worked outfor you, but you had a divorce
in the middle of it.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
Right right.
Speaker 4 (05:07):
And so that would be my advice on that.
However, let's take the age outof it, and I would say that
would definitely be a conditionon my part.
You don't want to be an Uberdriver for the rest of your life
just because she has a littleanxiety.
A little anxiety, come on, youcan take care of that.
There's medication for that,there's counseling, there's all
kinds of things, you know, maybehypnosis.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Oh, that's a good idea.
Check out the greatrelationship advice coming from
Ryan.
He says don't get married,you're too young, and take your
girlfriend to go get somehypnosis so she gets rid of her
anxiety and gets her driver'slicense.
I am so excited to have someguests in studio.
(05:52):
I'm no longer all by myself.
I am joined by the Timber MesaFire Department.
We have JD Pepper, the firemarshal with the Timber Mesa
Fire Department, and TrinitySavage.
What's your official title?
Communications officer, Publicinformation officer?
Oh, public information officer,trinity Savage.
We are going to talk some firenews, get some updates from the
(06:13):
Timber Mesa Fire Department, butfirst we just finished that
segment with my best friend,Ryan.
We did relationship advice andjd, you have a different, uh,
opinion.
He says don't marry her.
That's a red flag, and one.
Speaker 3 (06:26):
they're too young to get married so yeah, I mean the
age thing, I mean based onexperience, I I would, kind of I
would, I would go along withthe age thing.
Speaker 1 (06:36):
You'd say wait, don't get married young.
Yeah, okay, that's your opinion.
Not at 22.
22?
Speaker 3 (06:41):
Yeah, I got married, I'm not saying that I wouldn't
do it again, but I probablywouldn't do it again.
No, I love my kids, but that'sa young age to get married and
you haven't experienced life tothe extent that you probably
need to.
It creates problems, but to theextent that you probably need
to, it creates problems, but butthat's it.
Now, just because she doesn'thave a driver's license, I mean,
(07:03):
if you love somebody and youare, and they love you back, I
mean that's when you're alreadyputting, like what do you call
it?
When you're putting somethingon them like you know,
restrictions, right, yeah, oh,if you don't have a license, you
restrictions.
If you don't have a license,you don't get to marry me.
Speaker 1 (07:19):
Yeah, but you don't want to be an Uber driver.
You don't have to be.
Speaker 3 (07:23):
There's plenty of Ubers around.
Speaker 1 (07:24):
What about you, trinity?
Is it a deal breaker if theydon't have a driver's license?
For me, yes, probably Okay.
For her but, not for JD, Notfor JD interesting.
Speaker 3 (07:36):
I'm a hopeless romantic.
He really is.
I'm a warrior poet.
Speaker 1 (07:42):
And also an actor as well.
Speaker 3 (07:45):
I've been in a lot of movies, but I'm not an actor.
Speaker 1 (07:48):
I act all the time and we know him best as his role
as fire marshal with the TimberMesa Fire Department.
So when we come back, we'regoing to get an update on fire
restrictions.
And how about a little TimberMesa Fire Marshal Minute from JD
Pepper what you got for us.
Speaker 3 (08:05):
Hey, tomorrow, friday , the 25th, 8 am, fire
restrictions are being liftedhere in Idaho County, except for
the White Mountain Apache Tribe.
They do stay in stage one.
But yeah, those restrictionsare going to be lifted so you
can have your barbecues.
Speaker 4 (08:26):
You can have your little campfires.
Speaker 1 (08:28):
Your little like you could bring the fire yeah
recreational, littlerecreational fires.
Speaker 3 (08:33):
So just again, we're still dry.
Just make sure that don't leaveit unattended.
It means when you go to bedyou're putting water on it,
putting it out.
So you, what was the Drown stirfeel?
Speaker 1 (08:47):
Drown stir.
Feel so just because the firerestrictions have been lifted,
it does mean we get to makes'mores, but doesn't mean we get
to be irresponsible.
Speaker 3 (08:56):
It's not a free-for-all Right.
Yeah, you can make s'mores, youcannot have bonfires.
Those are always illegal, bythe way.
Oh, really Okay, so no bonfires, unless no, I shouldn't say
always illegal.
Unless you have a special usepermit, you can have.
You know, I shouldn't say youcan.
You can apply to get a specialuse permit.
It takes an inspection of thesite and so on and so forth and
(09:17):
you know that type of thing.
Speaker 1 (09:18):
Okay.
Yeah no bonfires.
So starting tomorrow 8 o'clock,all fire restrictions on the
White Mountains have been lifted.
Correct, Except for Apache.
Speaker 3 (09:29):
The White Mountain Apache track White Mountain.
Speaker 1 (09:30):
Apache.
Speaker 3 (09:30):
They stay in restriction year round, year
round.
All right, good, white MountainPatch is trapped White.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
Mountain Patch.
They stay in restrictionyear-round, year-round.
All right, good news.
But remember everyone, we stillhave to be fire-wise and
fire-safe.
So let's do our part to keepour community safe and keep
Timber Mesa Fire Department niceand bored as possible.
You guys are busy, we don'tneed to make you any busier,
right?
Speaker 3 (09:48):
Yeah, correct, we don't want to come out and have
to put your house out.
It's just not something that welike to do.
Speaker 1 (09:56):
And we recently learned that, starting tomorrow
at 8 o'clock, the firerestrictions are going to be
lifted up here.
But you guys have an excitingnew program you want to talk
about.
Speaker 3 (10:10):
Tell us a little bit about this new drone program
you've got going on.
So everybody knows that dronesare, know, drones are just this,
this big thing.
And so we we had one um at atthe office and I said you know
what?
Uh, I have a new uh fireinspector investigator.
Um, it's, it's, uh, it's ourprevention captain, captain
Lucas guy, and I went to him andI said, hey, let's, why don't
we put this drone up?
Let's, let's, let's, make thisa let's make this a real thing,
(10:32):
because I think it could bebeneficial for us to find fires
that wildland, urban interfacefires or fires that start around
our area.
And, yeah, so we registered itwith the FAA.
Lucas is now a registered pilot, the bird's got a transponder
(10:54):
on it.
I mean, it's all equipped andtwo weeks ago it kind of proved
its worth, really, in my opinion, we actually used it over
Memorial Day weekend as well,really, to help us spot those
folks that were up in our areaand having fires during
restrictions.
So the drone was the eye in thesky and got it in the middle of
(11:16):
the night, got some of thosefolks.
Unfortunately for them, theShow Low Police Department
issued court summons.
Oh, no In other words, citationsfor them, right?
So, yeah, so, and then twoweeks ago that we had a
lightning strike that occurredand the drone, we put it up and
we were able.
Now I should say I'm going togive props to the US Forest
(11:36):
Service.
Speaker 4 (11:37):
Yes.
Speaker 3 (11:37):
Because the lady up in the smoke tower at Springer
Mountain is absolutely amazing.
She's been doing this and shesaw the little puff of white
smoke, got us started.
We put the drone up and we wereable to locate this fire in a
canyon one-half mile west of theRanchero Trailer Park over here
.
Speaker 1 (11:54):
Oh, wow, so close.
Speaker 3 (11:55):
Yes, very close, right so, and a little squall of
a storm had kind of come in andwe started blowing.
You know the wind was blowingand when that happens that's
going to spread that fire prettyquick in the grasses, but the
drone was able to find that fire.
We were able to find that fire.
We were able to triangulate andget resources down to the fire
(12:17):
and get it out.
Speaker 1 (12:18):
So, so awesome Using technology to keep us even safer
here and helping fight fireswith these drones, and a big
shout out to our National ForestService.
Speaker 3 (12:29):
Oh, absolutely, she's wonderful.
Thank you so much for that.
Speaker 1 (12:32):
Heck, yeah, well, cool things happening at the
Timber Mesa Fire Department.
And before I let you guys go,we're going to play a little
game.
We're going to see who'ssmarter JD Pepper or Trinity
Savage with the Timber Mesa FireDepartment, with some friendly
fire trivia.
If you know the answer, sayyour name.
(12:52):
That's your buzzer.
First question what color isthe center of a flame?
J, jd, yes, white.
Speaker 3 (12:59):
No.
Speaker 4 (12:59):
J.
Are we just using initials now?
Speaker 3 (13:01):
Well, what type of a flame?
There's different thingsburning.
Speaker 1 (13:04):
Multiple choice Red, blue, orange or yellow.
Speaker 3 (13:08):
I'm going to go blue.
Speaker 1 (13:08):
It is blue.
Ding ding, ding, ding, dingding.
Although he kind of cheated alittle bit.
Speaker 3 (13:12):
Yeah, he said J and then you got to talk about it
and then get the multiple choice, so I feel like that shouldn't
count, all right.
Speaker 1 (13:18):
He's up 1-0.
It's first one to three.
Which animal is the mascot forwildfire?
Speaker 3 (13:23):
prevention Trinity.
Speaker 1 (13:24):
Dalmatian.
Dalmatian no.
Finish the question whichanimal is the mascot for
wildfire prevention?
Tony the Tiger, smokey, bear,smokey.
Speaker 2 (13:34):
Bear JD Smokey.
Speaker 1 (13:37):
Smokey, he's up 2-0.
Oh Trinity, this is not going.
Speaker 2 (13:39):
I was just thinking Fire Station.
Speaker 1 (13:41):
Dalmatian.
In what year did Smokey theBear debut?
Was it 1920, 1944?
Jd, I don't know 1955 or 1967?
.
Speaker 3 (13:51):
It was 1927.
Speaker 1 (13:53):
No 19 1967.
Speaker 3 (13:54):
It was 1927.
No, you don't get 100 guesses,otherwise I should have got the
other one when I said Smokey theBear.
Speaker 1 (14:00):
Which one is it?
So, Trinity, it's either 1944or 1955 or 1967.
1944.
1944.
You got it.
There we go.
You keep cheating.
I don't want to hear it.
He's one right answer away fromwinning this.
I know which tool is used todig fire lines during wildfires.
(14:23):
Is it A McLeod, B Pickaxe, CRake or D Hoseplow, JD McLeod?
It is McLeod.
Holy moly Way to go.
Speaker 3 (14:34):
I always call him a McCluskey for some reason, I
don't know why.
Well, we have a Pulaski andthen we have the McCloud.
I'm not a wildfire guy, I'm awildland firefighter.
I've done it.
I was in the Army for too long,so it's kind of like being in
the Army.
Speaker 1 (14:47):
Right.
Well, that was Friendly FireTrivia with the Timber.
Mesa Fire Department.
Speaker 2 (15:01):
Thank you so much for coming in and having fun, best
friends.
From the Horn Auto Center Studios Chris Bennett and
the Morning Brew.
Good morning, it's the MorningBrew with Chris.
Who's this?
Ho, ho, ho, Ho, ho, ho.
Who's this?
Is this Santa?
Speaker 2 (00:14):
It is Santa.
Speaker 1 (00:15):
Oh my gosh, santa, what are you doing calling the
Morning Brew?
How's your summer been going?
Speaker 2 (00:23):
It's going great.
I'm going different placesseeing people.
They're excited.
Oh, that's great.
I just wanted to call and say Idouble-checked my list and you
are not on the naughty list.
Oh, thank goodness You're onthe borderline because you know
what you're doing.
Too many energy drinks, not toomany, just the wrong brand.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
At the parade I saw Santa.
You were walking the parade andhe points to me in front of
everybody and says Chris, you'reon the naughty list, but it's
good to hear that I'm borderline.
But I'll do my best to purchasethe correct energy drinks,
santa.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
Well, you know, I give the reindeers that energy
drinks and that helps them tofly.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Oh, you give the reindeer Red Bulls, so they get
wings.
That's right.
There you go.
Well, maybe that's what I needto start doing.
We are back with my best friend, emmy Award winning producer
Ryan Say hi producer Ryan, hiproducer Ryan.
Producer Ryan produces apodcast called the Steffi Small
(01:34):
Shows on the Sports GamblingPodcast Network and he also, as
we know, is putting himself outthere, maybe looking to date.
But you do not do Tinderanymore, right?
Speaker 4 (01:48):
Absolutely not.
Do not do the apps anymore.
I like to just put myself outthere in real life.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
The old-fashioned way .
Speaker 4 (01:55):
The old-fashioned way which is picking up on ladies
at bars.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
So I came up with a game that's sports-related and
Tinder-related.
It's called Sports Head relatedand Tinder related.
It's called Sports Headline orTinder Bio.
You let me know if this is asports headline or a Tinder bio.
You ready, I am so ready forthis.
All right, first one, I don'trun unless I'm being chased.
Speaker 4 (02:20):
Ooh, I think it's a sports headline?
Speaker 1 (02:22):
I hope no, it is a Tinder bio.
Oh no, sounds like a red flagand you love Red flag, you love
him.
He's a grinder who plays withgrit.
Speaker 4 (02:34):
Okay, that better be a sports headline.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
Yeah, that's definitely a sports headline.
Just looking for someone tocarb load with.
Speaker 4 (02:43):
Oh, a Tinder bio.
Oh, Tinder bio Is it a Tinderbio.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
It is a Tinder bio Ding, ding, ding.
Next one Fluent in sarcasm andbad decisions.
Speaker 4 (02:56):
Oh, definitely Tinder bio.
I feel like I've read that onebefore.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
And last one we're taking it one game at a time.
Speaker 4 (03:06):
I think that's the sports headline.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
It would be a lot cooler if it was a Tinder bio.
That was sports headline orTinder bio.
It is now time for relationshipadvice and today, given the
relationship advice, is my bestfriend, producer Ryan.
You ready for some juicyrelationship advice?
I'm very ready.
Do you want to give theaudience your credentials for
(03:31):
giving relationship advice?
Speaker 4 (03:35):
I was with my ex-wife for 15 years, so I have some
experience in the marriagedepartment.
However, I've been divorced forthree years and, let's just say
, done a little dating.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
All right, that sounds like he's got the right
credentials for our relationshipadvice expert today.
Here's the story.
My 22-year-old girlfriend isterrified of getting her
driver's license, but it's myone condition to get married.
Here's the deal Me and mygirlfriend have been dating for
two years and the one conditionI have for getting married is
(04:15):
that she gets her driver'slicense.
She does not want to get it forsome reason.
She has anxiety and she will.
She gets her driver's license.
She does not want to get it forsome reason.
She has anxiety and she willnot get her driver's license.
And I've made it known that Iwon't leave her or do anything
to upset her, but I will notpropose unless she gets her
driver's license.
Am I being a jerk with this?
I'm just looking for an outlookon this topic.
(04:36):
What can I do?
Should I marry her, even if shedoesn't get her driver's
license?
What say you, ryan?
Wait, how old did he say he was?
He's 22.
She's 22.
Speaker 4 (04:47):
Oh, don't get married Just based off the age alone.
Oh yeah, you don't want to getmarried that early.
I mean, I know it's worked outfor you, but you had a divorce
in the middle of it.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
Right right.
Speaker 4 (05:07):
And so that would be my advice on that.
However, let's take the age outof it, and I would say that
would definitely be a conditionon my part.
You don't want to be an Uberdriver for the rest of your life
just because she has a littleanxiety.
A little anxiety, come on, youcan take care of that.
There's medication for that,there's counseling, there's all
kinds of things, you know, maybehypnosis.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Oh, that's a good idea.
Check out the greatrelationship advice coming from
Ryan.
He says don't get married,you're too young, and take your
girlfriend to go get somehypnosis so she gets rid of her
anxiety and gets her driver'slicense.
I am so excited to have someguests in studio.
(05:52):
I'm no longer all by myself.
I am joined by the Timber MesaFire Department.
We have JD Pepper, the firemarshal with the Timber Mesa
Fire Department, and TrinitySavage.
What's your official title?
Communications officer, Publicinformation officer?
Oh, public information officer,trinity Savage.
We are going to talk some firenews, get some updates from the
(06:13):
Timber Mesa Fire Department, butfirst we just finished that
segment with my best friend,Ryan.
We did relationship advice andjd, you have a different, uh,
opinion.
He says don't marry her.
That's a red flag, and one.
Speaker 3 (06:26):
they're too young to get married so yeah, I mean the
age thing, I mean based onexperience, I I would, kind of I
would, I would go along withthe age thing.
Speaker 1 (06:36):
You'd say wait, don't get married young.
Yeah, okay, that's your opinion.
Not at 22.
22?
Speaker 3 (06:41):
Yeah, I got married, I'm not saying that I wouldn't
do it again, but I probablywouldn't do it again.
No, I love my kids, but that'sa young age to get married and
you haven't experienced life tothe extent that you probably
need to.
It creates problems, but to theextent that you probably need
to, it creates problems, but butthat's it.
Now, just because she doesn'thave a driver's license, I mean,
(07:03):
if you love somebody and youare, and they love you back, I
mean that's when you're alreadyputting, like what do you call
it?
When you're putting somethingon them like you know,
restrictions, right, yeah, oh,if you don't have a license, you
restrictions.
If you don't have a license,you don't get to marry me.
Speaker 1 (07:19):
Yeah, but you don't want to be an Uber driver.
You don't have to be.
Speaker 3 (07:23):
There's plenty of Ubers around.
Speaker 1 (07:24):
What about you, trinity?
Is it a deal breaker if theydon't have a driver's license?
For me, yes, probably Okay.
For her but, not for JD, Notfor JD interesting.
Speaker 3 (07:36):
I'm a hopeless romantic.
He really is.
I'm a warrior poet.
Speaker 1 (07:42):
And also an actor as well.
Speaker 3 (07:45):
I've been in a lot of movies, but I'm not an actor.
Speaker 1 (07:48):
I act all the time and we know him best as his role
as fire marshal with the TimberMesa Fire Department.
So when we come back, we'regoing to get an update on fire
restrictions.
And how about a little TimberMesa Fire Marshal Minute from JD
Pepper what you got for us.
Speaker 3 (08:05):
Hey, tomorrow, friday , the 25th, 8 am, fire
restrictions are being liftedhere in Idaho County, except for
the White Mountain Apache Tribe.
They do stay in stage one.
But yeah, those restrictionsare going to be lifted so you
can have your barbecues.
Speaker 4 (08:26):
You can have your little campfires.
Speaker 1 (08:28):
Your little like you could bring the fire yeah
recreational, littlerecreational fires.
Speaker 3 (08:33):
So just again, we're still dry.
Just make sure that don't leaveit unattended.
It means when you go to bedyou're putting water on it,
putting it out.
So you, what was the Drown stirfeel?
Speaker 1 (08:47):
Drown stir.
Feel so just because the firerestrictions have been lifted,
it does mean we get to makes'mores, but doesn't mean we get
to be irresponsible.
Speaker 3 (08:56):
It's not a free-for-all Right.
Yeah, you can make s'mores, youcannot have bonfires.
Those are always illegal, bythe way.
Oh, really Okay, so no bonfires, unless no, I shouldn't say
always illegal.
Unless you have a special usepermit, you can have.
You know, I shouldn't say youcan.
You can apply to get a specialuse permit.
It takes an inspection of thesite and so on and so forth and
(09:17):
you know that type of thing.
Speaker 1 (09:18):
Okay.
Yeah no bonfires.
So starting tomorrow 8 o'clock,all fire restrictions on the
White Mountains have been lifted.
Correct, Except for Apache.
Speaker 3 (09:29):
The White Mountain Apache track White Mountain.
Speaker 1 (09:30):
Apache.
Speaker 3 (09:30):
They stay in restriction year round, year
round.
All right, good, white MountainPatch is trapped White.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
Mountain Patch.
They stay in restrictionyear-round, year-round.
All right, good news.
But remember everyone, we stillhave to be fire-wise and
fire-safe.
So let's do our part to keepour community safe and keep
Timber Mesa Fire Department niceand bored as possible.
You guys are busy, we don'tneed to make you any busier,
right?
Speaker 3 (09:48):
Yeah, correct, we don't want to come out and have
to put your house out.
It's just not something that welike to do.
Speaker 1 (09:56):
And we recently learned that, starting tomorrow
at 8 o'clock, the firerestrictions are going to be
lifted up here.
But you guys have an excitingnew program you want to talk
about.
Speaker 3 (10:10):
Tell us a little bit about this new drone program
you've got going on.
So everybody knows that dronesare, know, drones are just this,
this big thing.
And so we we had one um at atthe office and I said you know
what?
Uh, I have a new uh fireinspector investigator.
Um, it's, it's, uh, it's ourprevention captain, captain
Lucas guy, and I went to him andI said, hey, let's, why don't
we put this drone up?
Let's, let's, let's, make thisa let's make this a real thing,
(10:32):
because I think it could bebeneficial for us to find fires
that wildland, urban interfacefires or fires that start around
our area.
And, yeah, so we registered itwith the FAA.
Lucas is now a registered pilot, the bird's got a transponder
(10:54):
on it.
I mean, it's all equipped andtwo weeks ago it kind of proved
its worth, really, in my opinion, we actually used it over
Memorial Day weekend as well,really, to help us spot those
folks that were up in our areaand having fires during
restrictions.
So the drone was the eye in thesky and got it in the middle of
(11:16):
the night, got some of thosefolks.
Unfortunately for them, theShow Low Police Department
issued court summons.
Oh, no In other words, citationsfor them, right?
So, yeah, so, and then twoweeks ago that we had a
lightning strike that occurredand the drone, we put it up and
we were able.
Now I should say I'm going togive props to the US Forest
(11:36):
Service.
Speaker 4 (11:37):
Yes.
Speaker 3 (11:37):
Because the lady up in the smoke tower at Springer
Mountain is absolutely amazing.
She's been doing this and shesaw the little puff of white
smoke, got us started.
We put the drone up and we wereable to locate this fire in a
canyon one-half mile west of theRanchero Trailer Park over here
.
Speaker 1 (11:54):
Oh, wow, so close.
Speaker 3 (11:55):
Yes, very close, right so, and a little squall of
a storm had kind of come in andwe started blowing.
You know the wind was blowingand when that happens that's
going to spread that fire prettyquick in the grasses, but the
drone was able to find that fire.
We were able to find that fire.
We were able to triangulate andget resources down to the fire
(12:17):
and get it out.
Speaker 1 (12:18):
So, so awesome Using technology to keep us even safer
here and helping fight fireswith these drones, and a big
shout out to our National ForestService.
Speaker 3 (12:29):
Oh, absolutely, she's wonderful.
Thank you so much for that.
Speaker 1 (12:32):
Heck, yeah, well, cool things happening at the
Timber Mesa Fire Department.
And before I let you guys go,we're going to play a little
game.
We're going to see who'ssmarter JD Pepper or Trinity
Savage with the Timber Mesa FireDepartment, with some friendly
fire trivia.
If you know the answer, sayyour name.
(12:52):
That's your buzzer.
First question what color isthe center of a flame?
J, jd, yes, white.
Speaker 3 (12:59):
No.
Speaker 4 (12:59):
J.
Are we just using initials now?
Speaker 3 (13:01):
Well, what type of a flame?
There's different thingsburning.
Speaker 1 (13:04):
Multiple choice Red, blue, orange or yellow.
Speaker 3 (13:08):
I'm going to go blue.
Speaker 1 (13:08):
It is blue.
Ding ding, ding, ding, dingding.
Although he kind of cheated alittle bit.
Speaker 3 (13:12):
Yeah, he said J and then you got to talk about it
and then get the multiple choice, so I feel like that shouldn't
count, all right.
Speaker 1 (13:18):
He's up 1-0.
It's first one to three.
Which animal is the mascot forwildfire?
Speaker 3 (13:23):
prevention Trinity.
Speaker 1 (13:24):
Dalmatian.
Dalmatian no.
Finish the question whichanimal is the mascot for
wildfire prevention?
Tony the Tiger, smokey, bear,smokey.
Speaker 2 (13:34):
Bear JD Smokey.
Speaker 1 (13:37):
Smokey, he's up 2-0.
Oh Trinity, this is not going.
Speaker 2 (13:39):
I was just thinking Fire Station.
Speaker 1 (13:41):
Dalmatian.
In what year did Smokey theBear debut?
Was it 1920, 1944?
Jd, I don't know 1955 or 1967?
.
Speaker 3 (13:51):
It was 1927.
Speaker 1 (13:53):
No 19 1967.
Speaker 3 (13:54):
It was 1927.
No, you don't get 100 guesses,otherwise I should have got the
other one when I said Smokey theBear.
Speaker 1 (14:00):
Which one is it?
So, Trinity, it's either 1944or 1955 or 1967.
1944.
1944.
You got it.
There we go.
You keep cheating.
I don't want to hear it.
He's one right answer away fromwinning this.
I know which tool is used todig fire lines during wildfires.
(14:23):
Is it A McLeod, B Pickaxe, CRake or D Hoseplow, JD McLeod?
It is McLeod.
Holy moly Way to go.
Speaker 3 (14:34):
I always call him a McCluskey for some reason, I
don't know why.
Well, we have a Pulaski andthen we have the McCloud.
I'm not a wildfire guy, I'm awildland firefighter.
I've done it.
I was in the Army for too long,so it's kind of like being in
the Army.
Speaker 1 (14:47):
Right.
Well, that was Friendly FireTrivia with the Timber.
Mesa Fire Department.
Speaker 2 (15:01):
Thank you so much for coming in and having fun, best
friends.
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