April 21, 2024 • 4 mins
Cam & Maddie chat to John Griffin, Queensland State Manager at Brooks Australia about what we all need to be aware of when it comes to fire safety in our garage.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
When it comes to fire safety, A lot of us
only kind of think of inside the main living areas
of our homes, you know, not putting a towel over
a column, heater, those sorts of things. But the garage
is something that people could probably overlook. I'm guessing one
hundred percent.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
I mean many people were just a lot of people
will work in their garage obviously, but many more we'll
just park their car and either if they've got internal access,
head on inside or they've got to go outside garage
door down up the stairs, you go, and it's sort
of out of side, out of mind.
Speaker 1 (00:29):
Indeed, and you just throw everything in there, not thinking
about it because then you don't want to have to
worry about it. But fire safety in the garage is
a very important thing to talk about and to talk
to us about it. This morning is mister John Griffith,
the Queensland State Manager at Brooks, Australia.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
Good morning, John, Maddie can good morning. Good to talk
to you again.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
Now, what are some common fire hazards that we might
not have even thought about that could be found in
our garages?
Speaker 3 (00:54):
Yeah, well, look it's an interesting topic and like you said,
you basally park your car and then you walk away
shut the door. But you know, we do. We store
a lot of things in there. You have to look
at simple things like paints, paint thinners. We put our
moa in there. We put our moa, petrol, those sort
of things. And especially now with people changing their ways
of transport, we've got a lot of the lithium ion
(01:16):
batteries in there there with the scooters and also e bikes.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
So do you think Australians are aware of just how
dangerous storing some of these hazards in the garage can be.
Speaker 3 (01:26):
Well, Cam, I don't think so. I think it's it's
one of those set and forget things and probably one
of the biggest things that we're Brooks trying to tell
people that most garages are right at the front of
the house, you know, so it's right next to an
exit point if there is a fire in the house,
so it's really important to maybe look at putting some
form of detection there so maybe you can find another
exit plan just in case there is a fire in
(01:47):
your garage.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
Now, has there been a spike in garage fire incidents
in the past few years? Obviously we've seen a lot
more lithium battery proper put not properties items. That's the web. Sorry,
my brain is star.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
So you're right. And we touched on the east goods
and electric cars that are parked in the garage, and
so that then becomes another hazard. Doesn't it look good?
Speaker 3 (02:10):
Sure does? And look there has been a real strike
in there. I think from memory last year between January
and July twenty three there was like four to five
hundred fires nationally and now they're getting that. There was
something on the news in Queensland just this year alone.
They're having one a day garage so and again. But
it's everything is storage. And there was one in Madonga
(02:33):
I think last week where it was actually his battery
pack from his electric drill he charged overnight. They caught
on fire actually, but it pretty much brevet the house
of the ground. Poor people.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
Wow, it's really interesting though. You've sort of mentioned there
at the first part of our conversation and as you
went through those items. So for me, it's moa fuel
for the lawmarder, then it's two stroke for the whipper snipper.
Then we've got mineral turp and time down there, and
then we've got the paints and then we've got the paint.
So there's five in five seconds that I've listed off.
Lord knows what else is down there. So what's your
(03:04):
number one message to people when it comes to garage
fire hazards.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
Probably there's two points actually, Cam One, we think maybe
have a serious look at putting a smoke alarmy man,
and we also do a multifunction smoke alarm which detects
heat and smoke, so if there is like an explosion,
it'll pick the heat up first and that would go off. Secondly,
make sure you're putting all these items in the correct containers,
(03:30):
because a lot of people go, oh, you know, there's
a glass container, I'll put that in there. That's not
really a proper container to store this stuff. Make sure
you're getting the right containers.
Speaker 1 (03:38):
Yeah, me sitting here knowing that I have fuel in
a coke bottle in my garage the moment one point
five old school the crowd.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
You've got to go straight home and get that changed. Okay,
straight down to the hardware store and buy proper cams.
Speaker 1 (03:56):
I will, indeed, and I will maybe look at getting
a fire on one put in Thanks to my garage, Johanna,
thank you so much for joining us, giving a bit
of an insight and getting us all realizing, oh, maybe
we do need to clean out the garage.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
Just that little bit not a bad idea. And that look,
if the guys and girls listening, if they want more information,
please go to our website at Brooks dot com dot au.
There's plenty of information there for you.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
Yeah, and he's that's true. I've had a look at
the website. There is loads of very good information.
Speaker 1 (04:23):
Indeed, indeed that was John Griffith, Queensland State Manager at
Brooks Australia. There
When it comes to fire safety, A lot of us
only kind of think of inside the main living areas
of our homes, you know, not putting a towel over
a column, heater, those sorts of things. But the garage
is something that people could probably overlook. I'm guessing one
hundred percent.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
I mean many people were just a lot of people
will work in their garage obviously, but many more we'll
just park their car and either if they've got internal access,
head on inside or they've got to go outside garage
door down up the stairs, you go, and it's sort
of out of side, out of mind.
Speaker 1 (00:29):
Indeed, and you just throw everything in there, not thinking
about it because then you don't want to have to
worry about it. But fire safety in the garage is
a very important thing to talk about and to talk
to us about it. This morning is mister John Griffith,
the Queensland State Manager at Brooks, Australia.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
Good morning, John, Maddie can good morning. Good to talk
to you again.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
Now, what are some common fire hazards that we might
not have even thought about that could be found in
our garages?
Speaker 3 (00:54):
Yeah, well, look it's an interesting topic and like you said,
you basally park your car and then you walk away
shut the door. But you know, we do. We store
a lot of things in there. You have to look
at simple things like paints, paint thinners. We put our
moa in there. We put our moa, petrol, those sort
of things. And especially now with people changing their ways
of transport, we've got a lot of the lithium ion
(01:16):
batteries in there there with the scooters and also e bikes.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
So do you think Australians are aware of just how
dangerous storing some of these hazards in the garage can be.
Speaker 3 (01:26):
Well, Cam, I don't think so. I think it's it's
one of those set and forget things and probably one
of the biggest things that we're Brooks trying to tell
people that most garages are right at the front of
the house, you know, so it's right next to an
exit point if there is a fire in the house,
so it's really important to maybe look at putting some
form of detection there so maybe you can find another
exit plan just in case there is a fire in
(01:47):
your garage.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
Now, has there been a spike in garage fire incidents
in the past few years? Obviously we've seen a lot
more lithium battery proper put not properties items. That's the web. Sorry,
my brain is star.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
So you're right. And we touched on the east goods
and electric cars that are parked in the garage, and
so that then becomes another hazard. Doesn't it look good?
Speaker 3 (02:10):
Sure does? And look there has been a real strike
in there. I think from memory last year between January
and July twenty three there was like four to five
hundred fires nationally and now they're getting that. There was
something on the news in Queensland just this year alone.
They're having one a day garage so and again. But
it's everything is storage. And there was one in Madonga
(02:33):
I think last week where it was actually his battery
pack from his electric drill he charged overnight. They caught
on fire actually, but it pretty much brevet the house
of the ground. Poor people.
Speaker 2 (02:43):
Wow, it's really interesting though. You've sort of mentioned there
at the first part of our conversation and as you
went through those items. So for me, it's moa fuel
for the lawmarder, then it's two stroke for the whipper snipper.
Then we've got mineral turp and time down there, and
then we've got the paints and then we've got the paint.
So there's five in five seconds that I've listed off.
Lord knows what else is down there. So what's your
(03:04):
number one message to people when it comes to garage
fire hazards.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
Probably there's two points actually, Cam One, we think maybe
have a serious look at putting a smoke alarmy man,
and we also do a multifunction smoke alarm which detects
heat and smoke, so if there is like an explosion,
it'll pick the heat up first and that would go off. Secondly,
make sure you're putting all these items in the correct containers,
(03:30):
because a lot of people go, oh, you know, there's
a glass container, I'll put that in there. That's not
really a proper container to store this stuff. Make sure
you're getting the right containers.
Speaker 1 (03:38):
Yeah, me sitting here knowing that I have fuel in
a coke bottle in my garage the moment one point
five old school the crowd.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
You've got to go straight home and get that changed. Okay,
straight down to the hardware store and buy proper cams.
Speaker 1 (03:56):
I will, indeed, and I will maybe look at getting
a fire on one put in Thanks to my garage, Johanna,
thank you so much for joining us, giving a bit
of an insight and getting us all realizing, oh, maybe
we do need to clean out the garage.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
Just that little bit not a bad idea. And that look,
if the guys and girls listening, if they want more information,
please go to our website at Brooks dot com dot au.
There's plenty of information there for you.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
Yeah, and he's that's true. I've had a look at
the website. There is loads of very good information.
Speaker 1 (04:23):
Indeed, indeed that was John Griffith, Queensland State Manager at
Brooks Australia. There
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