Our last blog It takes planning to be this Spooky focused on what you can do before Halloween ensure your little monsters have a safe experience Halloween night. Today is about how to keep our children safe while trick-or-treating and a few tips on make sure their stash of candy is safe enough to eat! …
It takes planning to be this Spooky!
Halloween should be about good clean fun. Dressing up in costumes, running from house to house, getting treats that will last for months; it’s a perfect opportunity to for some super-fun family time. Whether it’s during the prepping – shopping and picking out a costume – or the actually festivities of strolling the neighborhood at …
Have they no Self-Preservation?
As a blaze engulfs the setting – a movie theater, an apartment building, a hospital, a library, a school – everyone is running out. Then there are the brave few who go in. Self-preservation is critical. Current standards in the U.S. recommend that firefighters work in teams, using “two-in, two-out” rule whenever in and Immediately …
The Invention of the Car Radio
As William Lear and Elmer Wavering took their girlfriends to a lookout point about the Mississippi River town of Quincy, Illinois, to watch the sunset, one of the women suggested that it would have been even nicer if they could listen to music in the car. The idea took root in the men’s minds and …
Love your Liver
In addition to October’s bedazzled in pink for Breast Cancer awareness, October is also National Liver Awareness Month. That’s right; the understudy of the pink ribbon, your liver sits back and wait for its turn in the spotlight this month. Liver awareness is very important. Do you even know what your liver is for? Your …
The Firepole: How Firefighters move quickly
In keeping up with our Fire Themed Blogs in honor of our Fire Station Contest, another iconic part of a fireperson’s life is the fire pole, a wooden pole or a metal tube or pipe installed between floors in fire stations. It allows firefighters to respond to an alarm and quickly descend to the ground …
4 Foods to avoid when sick
If it comes to pass that you do catch the flu this season these are the 4 Foods you should steer clear of: Alcohol! It weakens your immune system and dehydrates you. Both can make your cold or flu more miserable and leave you with an even worse morning. Even hot alcoholic drinks may clear …
4 Immune-Boosting Foods to Fight the Flu
Flu season is almost here. Along with drinking 8-10 ounces a day several sites agree that these foods can help keep your immune system strong and resilient! Yogurt! We have all heard of probiotics in yogurt; well they are actually healthy bacteria that keeps the intestinal tract free of disease-causing germs. Studies have shown that …
A History of Firefighters: 2000 Years in the Making
As part of our celebration to firefighters, this blog will bring to light the very beginning of their existence. Where did they come from? How did they begin? Who brought them together? Groups have been fighting fires a great deal longer than you think. Although people have fought fires since there have been colonized groups …
Standing up to the Pressure
The leaves are falling, your pulling out the sweaters and coats; time to put away the sandals and buckle up those boots. It is also time to double check the safety of your water heater. Every year a few water heaters explode with devastating results. Did you ever see the Myth Busters episode about the …
