>> FRED:. FRED: 46 6:12. ZIP TRIP TO CLEMSON. ALSO FIRST RESPONDERS JOINED BY LIEUTENANT KEVIN MEGAN IN THE CLEMSON UNIVERSITY FIRE DEPARTMENT. I'M NOT GOING TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. YOU WERE AN OPERA SINGER, TAUGHT MUSIC IN ROCHESTER NEW YORK AND NOW IN CLEMSON SOUTH CAROLINA AS A MEMBER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRST RESPONDER. HOW DID THIS HAPPEN. >> THIS JOB ALWAYS BEEN MY FIRST LOVE. SO THANKS. AND SO NO, I DID THAT FOR CASE COULDN'T BE A FIREFIGHTER I WAS A MUSICIAN. ALWAYS HAD SUCCESS. I DID THAT. WHEN I GOT HIRED OUT OF WESTERN NEW YORK, I GOT HIRED THERE. AND RETIRED FROM THERE AND CAME DOWN HERE. FRED: CLEMSON FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL NATIONAL ANTHEM SINGER POSSIBILITY. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. YOU HAVE A UNIQUE SITUATION HERE. CLEMSON UNIVERSITY FIRE DEPARTMENT YOU COVER THE CITY AND HAVE YOUR POPULATION CHANGE SO DRASTICALLY DURING THE YEAR. WHICH DEALS WITH THE RETURN OF STUDENTS. >> CORRECT. THE SUMMERTIME IS QUIET. CITY RESIDENTS AND A SKELETON STAFF AND CAMPUS FOR STUDENTS' EVERYONE IS BACK. LOT MORE ACTION AND ACTIVITY. WE ALSO HAVE YOU KNOW, INCREASED WATER ACTIVITY. BECAUSE THE SUMMERTIME ACTIVITY CARRIES OVER. IT'S ALL AROUND. BUSY STATION A GOOD STATION. WE LOVE DOING IT. FRED: WE LOVE SEEING FIRE TRUCKS BUT WE DON'T WANT TO SEE COMING TO OUR HOME. WE'D RATHER HAVE MAYBE CHECKING SMOKE DETECTORS, THAT KIND OF THING. WHAT KIND OF SERVICES DUE OFFER FOR FIRE PREVENTION. >> THERE'S THE ONGOING COMMUNITY RISK PRODUCTION WHERE THERE'S GOING INTO LIKE CITY GROUPS AND HAVING TALKS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ON CAMPUS, THERE'S A PROGRAM. FIRE EXTINGUISHER PROGRAMS. ALWAYS PROMOTING HAVING A FIRE SAFETY PLAN AT HOME'S KNOWING YOUR FREE PASS -- TWO PASS OH GET OUT FIRST WORK SMOKE DETECTOR -- TWO WAYS OUT AND A MEETING PLACE. AND WE TEACH THAT TO THE KIDS. AND IT'S EFFECTIVE. BUT THOSE ARE THE THINGS YOU WANT TO GET INTO THE SCHOOLS, PUBLIC. WHEN IT HAPPEN, GET OUT. LIFE SAFETY IS NUMBER ONE. WE CAN REPLACE BUILDINGS. CAN'T REPLACE YOU. FRED: THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH