It will last in a little bit. Alison all right. As you said, dealing with this cold involves more than turning up the heat. Our Team Coverage continues with Richard Reeve in rockville tonight. Hi, rich. Richard hi, alison. Imagine working out here right now as the temperature. Bill kelly talking about how the weather is falling. Look at the guys here. They are laying down concrete. Tomorrow morning imagine what it will be like. We have the suggestions that may help you. Working in the bitter cold or repairing a water heater. We can get busy when the cold weather hits. This is the mean season for pipes and pets. Older animals will not fare as elas the younger animals. That is veterinarian who makes house calls and his advice to keep pets outside no longer than a half hour and away from chemicals like radiator. Its very sweet and palatable and toxic to pets. Judy owns three dogs learned a tough lesson about the cold two years ago. Left out overnight. So it was really scary from our point
Holidays. However, Fairfax County fire and rescue, they are asking that you prepare for the cold now. Fairfax county Fire Fighters showing you some of their cold weather gear. Their focus as temperatures drop, staying dry. Cold and wet is a bad combination. Reporter these crews are the ones that respond to local medical emergencies. They know how bad it can get. When situations worsen, if you get stranded somewhere and youre not prepared, you know if you dont have a bag with extra mittens, extra gloves, extra sweatshirts, blankets, things like that. Be ready for the elements. Reporter meantime inside, fire station 11 along route 1, Community Volunteers and Fire Fighters rushing to get these coats out the door. The need this year was much bigger than it was last year. Reporter in october they handed out about 2,500 coats to kids. But teachers recently noticing the growing need and local businesses and Fire Fighters delivered. We try to have a good supply but this operation here is key f