BREACH. THE PERSON BEING TESTED WEARS A 50 POUND VEST AND HAS JUST OVER 10 MINUTES TO COMPLETE THE TEST. FIREFIGHTERS AT ONE COLUMBIA COUNTY FIRE STATION HAVE A NEW HOME AT LEAST FOR NOW. NOW.MOLD AND MILDEW AT THE WHITE ROAD STATION IN HARLEM FORCED THE MOVE.THE FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN RELOCATED TO ENGINE COMPANY 8 ON CLARY CUT ROAD IN HARLEM. SERVICE FOR THAT AREA WILL NOW COVERED BY THEY COMPANY 8 STATION AND THE STATION ON OLD LOUISVILLE ROAD. NEWS 12S CARTER COYLE LOOKS AT SOME OF THE WAYS MOLD CAN CAUSE YOU TROUBLE AT HOME. THIS WEEKS HEAT AND HUMIDITY MAKE A PERFECT ENVIRONMENT FOR MOLD TO GROW IN YOUR HOME. NOT TREATING THEM NOW COULD MAKE YOU VERY SICK LATER. JOHN AND JEREMY ASHTON HAVE BEEN FIGHTING MOLD AS A FATHER/SON TEAM FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES nats natsoh its every color of the rainbow, now! everbody talks about black but what we see mostly is white its aspirgilus penicillium type mold and thats white. very common its the first type of mold that crops up under ur house or in your attic atticJOHN USES THESE METERS TO TEST FOR MOISTURE IN WALLS, FLOORS, AND CEILINGS CEILINGStwelve drops of water a day and you got some mold started startedJEREMY OFTEN SEES WATER SEEPING UNDER HOUSES, ESPECIALLY WITH GEORGIAS HUMIDITY HUMIDITYwe find a lot of mold in crawlspaces rattling the door open due to moisture moistureTHEY SAY BLEACH KILLS ABOUT 70 OF THE MOLD, BUT AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS IT MIGHT CREEP BACK. WHEN YOU ARE REMEDIATING MOLD ITS IMPORTANT TO ALWAYS WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHES, GLOVES AND A MASK. TODAY WERE USING A CHEMICAL CALLED CALTECH. sprayin IT STARTS REMOVIN THE MOLD ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. IMMEDIATELY.it can g extreme. it is such a shame to see peoples lives devastated by this mold moldJOHN SAYS UNTREATED MOLD CAN CAUSE NOSE BLEEDS, SINUS PROBLEMS, FLULIKE SYMPTOMS, AND EVEN SEVERE IMMUNITY DISORDERS. THATS WHY COLUMBIA COUNTY FIRE CHIEF PAUL COOPER MOVED FIRE FIGHTERS OUT THIS MOLDRIDDEN TRAILER YESTERDAY YESTERDAYwenew we had mold at the station for a while and the maintenence inspection went out there yeerday and said ya you do have mold and I dont think people should be living in this thing. thing.MOLD CAN GROW TO BE THE SIZE OF A WALL IN JUST A FEW DAYS. CLOTHES AND FURNITURE WITH MOLD CAN BE TREATED WITH BAKING SODA AND HOT WATER BE SURE TO DRY THEM THOROUGHLY AT LEAST TWICE TWICENOW CARTER YOU SAID EVEN USING BLEACH DOES NOT KILL ALL OF A MOLD? MOLD? THATS RIGHT IT CAN LAY DORMANT FOR A LITTLE BIT AND GROW RIGHT BACK THATS WHY YOU SEE LIFEGUARDS AT THE POOL ALL SUMMER CLEANING TILES OVER AND OVER ITS ACTUALLY THE SAME MOLD COLONY COMING BACK

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AIRDATE: 07-27-2010
TRANSCRIPT: breach. the person being tested wears a 50 pound vest and has just over 10 minutes to complete the test. firefighters at one columbia county fire station have a new home at least for now. now.mold and mildew at the white road station in harlem forced the move.the firefighters have been relocated to engine company 8 on clary cut road in harlem. service for that area will now covered by they company 8 station and the station on old louisville road. news 12s carter coyle looks at some of the ways mold can cause you trouble at home. this weeks heat and humidity make a perfect environment for mold to grow in your home. not treating them now could make you very sick later. john and jeremy ashton have been fighting mold as a father/son team for nearly two decades nats natsoh its every color of the rainbow, now! everbody talks about black but what we see mostly is white its aspirgilus penicillium type mold and thats white. very common its the first type of mold that crops up under ur house or in your attic atticjohn uses these meters to test for moisture in walls, floors, and ceilings ceilingstwelve drops of water a day and you got some mold started startedjeremy often sees water seeping under houses, especially with georgias humidity humiditywe find a lot of mold in crawlspaces rattling the door open due to moisture moisturethey say bleach kills about 70 of the mold, but after a couple of months it might creep back. when you are remediating mold its important to always wear protective clothes, gloves and a mask. today were using a chemical called caltech. sprayin it starts removin the mold almost immediately. immediately.it can g extreme. it is such a shame to see peoples lives devastated by this mold moldjohn says untreated mold can cause nose bleeds, sinus problems, flulike symptoms, and even severe immunity disorders. thats why columbia county fire chief paul cooper moved fire fighters out this moldridden trailer yesterday yesterdaywenew we had mold at the station for a while and the maintenence inspection went out there yeerday and said ya you do have mold and i dont think people should be living in this thing. thing.mold can grow to be the size of a wall in just a few days. clothes and furniture with mold can be treated with baking soda and hot water be sure to dry them thoroughly at least twice twicenow carter you said even using bleach does not kill all of a mold? mold? thats right it can lay dormant for a little bit and grow right back thats why you see lifeguards at the pool all summer cleaning tiles over and over its actually the same mold colony coming back