Monthly Archives: April 2017

You can participate in Wildfire Community Preparedness Day, Saturday, May 6, by organizing an event to clear dried leaves and other flammable debris from your neighborhood.

?    Preparing for Wildfires
?    How to know if a Wildfire is near you.
?    Do you live in a Wildfire Prone Area?
?    Wildfire Safety
?    Stay healthy and safe during a Wildfire
?    Disaster Preparedness: Wildfires
?    Wildfires

Helpful tools and tips are available from the National Fire Protection Association to develop a 2017 Wildfire Community Preparedness Day activity for your community, or organization.

• Before starting a project, it is important to review the safety tips and safety gear, which includes properly stacking firewood and wearing safety goggles.
• The Preparedness Day customizable flyer provides an opportunity to add local event information. Download the flyer, fill in your project details and start distributing today!
• Use the hashtag #WildfirePrepDay and share!.

To learn more, visit the U.S. Fire Administration Wildfire Safety page or download the Prepareathon How to Prepare for a Wildfire guide.

Severe weather can strike at any time. Are you prepared?

April showers bring May flowers, but you should be prepared for possible severe spring weather, too. This can include tornadoes, lightning, and floods.

Prepare your family for spring weather hazards while at home or traveling with information from the National Weather Service. Learn how to prepare and respond to the hazards most common during springtime by clicking any of the links below:

• Severe Weather/Tornadoes
• Floods
• Lightning
• Tsunamis
• Rip Currents/Beach Hazards
• Heat

Find additional flood and tornado preparedness information on the Prepareathon (formerly America’s PrepareAthon!) website

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This is National Work Zone Awareness Week!

Learn about what to do to promote road worker safety... National Work Zone Awareness Week - FLAGGER AHEAD: Means changes ahead! - Go Orange Day is Wednesday

Tips for driving safely in work zones:

• Obey warning signs – they are posted in advance of road construction projects to give you time to follow their instructions to merge, slow down or stop.
• Stay alert and minimize distractions. Dedicate your full attention to the roadway and resist the temptation to get on your cell phone or engage in other distracting behaviors while driving through a work zone.
• The most common crash in a highway work zone is the rear-end collision, so remember to leave at least two seconds of braking distance between you and the car in front of you. The amount of space required to provide two seconds of stopping time will increase the faster you're driving!
• Stay calm. Work zones aren't there to personally inconvenience you. They're necessary to improve the roads for everyone.
• In any work zone along any road, major or minor, expect the unexpected. Normal speed limits may be reduced, traffic lanes may be changed, and people and vehicles may be working on or near the road.
• You may see flashing arrow panels or "lane closed ahead" signs. Merge as soon as possible. Don't zoom right up to the lane closure, then try to barge in - if everyone cooperates, traffic moves more efficiently. Motorists can help maintain traffic flow and posted speeds by moving to the appropriate lane at first notice of an approaching work zone.
• Slow down when the signs say to. Speeding is one of the leading causes of work zone related crashes so slow down and take your time.

Today is April Pool's Day! Learn about Swimming & Pool Safety Today.

Healthy and Safe Swimming - How Safe is Your Swimming Pool? - Chlorine doesn’t kill all germs in pools and spas - There are millions of swimming pools in the United States