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"WEBVTT -- BATTLES THE BITTERLY COLDTEMPERATURES TODAY.COLD TEMPERATURES TODAY.MARCUS: FIREFIGHTERS FROMPLEASANTVILLE, HARTFORD, ANDRUNNELLS MADE QUICK WORK OF ASTRUCTURE FIRE IN SWAN.FIGHTING A FIRE IS DIFFICULTENOUGH.WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO,EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTIONS AREPROBLEMATIC.>> IT IS A HUGE CONCERN FOR US.WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVENON THE WAY OUT HERE ON A DAYLIKE TODAY THAT STUFF DOESN'TFREEZE UP.MARCUS: IT'S NOT JUST THEMACHINES AFFECTED BY FREEZINGTEMPERATURES.THE FIREFIGHTERS THEMSELVES HAVETO WORRY ABOUT WHAT THE COLD CANDO TO THEM.>> FROSTBITE, HYPOTHERMIA, WHENYOU ARE IN THERE YOU HAVE WATERLITERALLY RUNNING OVER THE TOPOF US.YOU CAN SEE THAT MY STUFF ISALREADY STIFF AND FROZEN BECAUSEIT'S WET.MARCUS: AS FOR YOUR PERSONALVEHICLE, IF YOU PARK OUTSIDE YOUMAY HAVE HAD TROUBLE GETTING ITSTARTED -->> IT HAS BEEN INTENSE.MARCUS: -- AND FOUND YOURSELF INNEED OF THE SERVICES OF YOURMECHANIC, A LOCAL AUTO PARTSSTORE, OR INTERSTATE BATTERY,HOPING DURING A NATIONWIDESHORTAGE OF VEHICLE BATTERIES,YOU COULD FIND THE BATTERY YOUNEED.>> SINCE DECEMBER 1 I CHECKED ATABOUT 2:00 YESTERDAY, SATURDAY,AND WE HAD DONE ABOUT 230INSTALLATIONS.>> THERE IS YOUR RECEIPT.MARCUS: HAGERDORN KNEW TODAYWOULD BE BUSY.ONE OF THE REASONS HE WAS READYTO OPEN THE STORE EARLY TOACCOMMODATE THE HANDFUL OFCUSTOMERS, WAITING FOR THE DOORSTO OPEN TO GET A NEW VEHICLEBATTERY.>> WHEN WE SAW THE TEMPERATUREON KCCI, WE KNEW WE HADSOMETHING WE WERE GOING TO BE INSTORE FOR.WE WERE HERE ABOUT 10:30, WEOPEN AT 11:00."
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