Tips to Stay Safe

Christmas decorations often are associated with the magic of Christmas lights and Christmas trees. Following a few safety recommendations can prevent fire and electrical mishaps, preserving these happy memories.

Thanksgiving cooking is synonymous with home holiday celebrations. It is no coincidence therefore, that Thanksgiving is also the number one day of the year for home cooking fires. The most common reason for indoor and outdoor cooking fires is unattended food on the stovetop, BBQ grill, or the deep fryer.

This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association, encourages the fire service to educate their communities about the different sounds smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms make and actions to take if an alarm sounds. …

Falls are a leading cause of both fatal and non-fatal injuries in people aged 65 and older. Typically, fall injuries are fractures which occur both to the upper and lower extremities, and vertebrae. Head injuries also can occur. The immediate…

Summer Swimming in your backyard pool or your friend’s backyard pool offers lots of fun especially for kids. Water safety for home pools is crucial.  Consider that 70% of all drownings are  happen when kids are not swimming. Kids wander into neighbors’ yards and fall into an unfenced in pool. Or they hop into a kiddie pool that has not been emptied from previous use or from rainwater.

TIPS FOR WATER SAFETY AROUND HOME POOLS

• Assign a designated Water Watcher.  Assuming that there are many adults watching the pool in effect makes no one responsible. Assigning a job as water watcher to a specific adult with a schedule of when the water watcher is relieved and by who is very effective. Water watcher tags are actually available for free online that makes clear who is watching.

Hiking is a wonderful form of exercise and outdoor activity. Safe hiking requires some planning. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned mountain topper we hope you will consider these tips. PICK THE TRAIL THAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU! …

Our desert snakes become more active.  Here are a few nuggets of information to keep you safe. WHAT TO DO IN SNAKE COUNTRY:        1.  Look at the ground ahead of you as you are walking.    …

That means Wildland Fire Season is fast approaching Every year, wildfires burn across the U.S., and more and more people are living where wildfires are a real risk. Nearly 45 million homes abut or intermingle with wildlands and more than…

DID YOU KNOW. . . IF YOU NEED HELP, AND CAN’T CALL, YOU CAN NOW TEXT 9-1-1!!! PIMA COUNTY EMERGENCY RESPONDERS HAVE JOINED IN THE “TEXT 9-1-1” SYSTEM TO HELP YOU WHEN YOU CAN’T MAKE A VOICE PHONE CALL. WATCH…