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Hurricane Sandy Emergency Resources and Information

As Hurricane Sandy whirls her way ashore--teaming up with winter storm conditions and a full moon as she does so--it's becoming more and more clear that this storm has the potential to be extremely dangerous and damaging to communities all along the East Coast.  Late...

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Frankensafety

Halloween is less than a week away... but on the East Coast, something far scarier is brewing. As Hurricane Sandy sets her sites on our shores, meteorologists warn that the hurricane conditions could mix with a winter storm to create a hybrid superstorm. Due to the...

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Fire Safety Month and Fire Prevention Week

We've all heard Benjamin Franklin's famous line... "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." But you know what? When it comes to Fire Prevention, it's so true. Just ask a Firefighter. October is National Fire Safety Month! And October 7-13 is National Fire...

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Pediatric and ER Nurses Week!

This week is a big week for Nurses! October 7-13 is ER Nurses Week ...and it's also Pediatric Nurses Week!   A big THANK YOU to all the ER nurses who help save and heal us during some of our most unexpected and frightening medical emergencies and to the Peds...

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Bullying Prevention

It's October! Aside from the month of changing leaves, spooky Holidays and falling temperatures, October is also... National Bullying Prevention Month!   In the last several weeks, several bullying-related stories have been making waves in national headlines....

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Car Seat Safety

Car crashes are the number one killer of children 1 to 12 years old in the United States. As part of National Preparedness Month, today we will be talking about Car Seat Safety (it's also National Child Passenger Safety Week!) Just how important is making sure your...

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Car Wreck Preparedness

Car accidents happen. Whether it's a fender bender or a pileup, your fault or someone else's, they just happen. So when we talk about preparedness during National Preparedness Month, car wrecks should be on your list of scenarios for which you are prepared and ready....

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