AFD monitors movie industry pyrotechnics

COMING A MAN SITS DOWN ON A BENCH -- AND THEN EXPLODES IN FLAMES AT BALLOON FIESTA PARK IT S ALL PART OF A MOVIE SHOOT FOR THE FILM SAINT JOHN OF LAS VEGAS STARRING STEVE BUSCEMI AND WE GOT AN INSIDE LOOK AT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE THE DANGEROUS STUNT JEFF MAHER IS LIVE AT BALLOON FIESTA PARK WITH THE STORY JEFF BEFORE A PRODUCTION GETS THE GREEN LIGHT FOR ANY STUNT INVOLVING FIRE EXPLOSIONS OR PYROTECHNICS - - WORKERS NEED TO GET A PERMIT BY THE ALBUQUERQUE FIRE MARSHAL S OFFICE TODAY - WE WENT ALONG WITH INSPECTORS AS THEY CHECKED OUT THE BURNING MAN WHEN YOU MIX PROPANE - WITH A TORCH - AND A STUNTMAN STRAPPED INTO A SPECIALLY DESIGNED FIREPROOF SUIT - so as we fire it up I need you to test that YOU GET A MAN ON FIRE - - AND A MOVIE SCENE THAT IS SURE TO STAND OUT hard plumbed through every limb are propane lines we put an electrical ignition on him so we can just turn him on and off as needed BUT BEFORE ANYONE SAYS ACTION - - THE ALBUQUERQUE FIRE MARSHAL S OFFICE HAS TO MAKE SURE THE STUNTMAN IS NOT WALKING INTO A DEATH TRAP it s obvious it s going to get real hot so we want to check the integrity of the suit to make sure that there are no rips or tears THIS STUNT IS A FIRST THE CREW SAYS IT TOOK THEM ABOUT A WEEK TO DESIGN THE SUIT - - AND SAY THEY HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS DONE BEFORE THE SETTING IN THE FILM IS A CARNIVAL INSPECTORS FIRST CHECK THE SAFETY MEASURES AND THE EMERGENCY STOPS - - THEY MAKE SURE THERE S NO LEAKS THE CREW THEN SHOWS THEM A VIDEO OF THE STUNTMAN TESTING OUT THE SUIT AFTER THAT - THE GLOVES AND THE BOOTS ARE SET ON FIRE--- WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHERS NEARBY-- JUST IN CASE we re not going to let anyone get into that suit any stunt person until we re absolutely comfortable with the setup but right now everything looks like it s going good AFTER A THOROUGH CHECK LASTING TWO HOURS - - INSPECTORS GIVE THE OKAY - - AND THE FILM CREW IS GIVEN A PERMIT TO DO THE SHOOT THEY DETERMINE THE SUIT IS SAFE AS FOR THE STUNTMAN - - he likes it we tried it on him last night actually LAST YEAR ELEVEN ALBUQUERQUE FIRE MARSHAL INSPECTORS WENT THROUGH A TRAINING COURSE IN LOS ANGELES - -MAKING THEM CERTIFIED FILM AND MOTION PICTURE FIRE SAFETY OFFICERS LIVE AT BALLOON FIESTA PARK JEFF MAHER EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR