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  How to Treat a Snakebite By Emergency Care Blog Team, August 17, 2021 Snakebites can be painful, but most snakes aren’t dangerous to humans. However, venomous snakebites can cause severe injuries and, in some cases, death. So, it’s best to consider all snakes as venomous until proven otherwise. Read more »

  What Makes an Effective CPR Class? By Emergency Care Blog Team, August 10, 2021 CPR classes are comprised of students from all backgrounds and learning styles. Some of them want to be in class, and others are required to be there. Therefore, it’s up to each Emergency Care Instructor to adapt and create an engaging learning environment for their audience. Read more »

Source: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/kidde-recalls-trusense-smoke-and-combination-smoke-carbon-monoxide-alarms-due-to-risk  Name of product: Kidde TruSense Smoke Alarms and Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Alarms Hazard: The smoke alarm and the combination smoke/carbon monoxide (CO) alarm can fail to alert consumers to a fire. Remedy: Replace Recall date: May 6, 2021 Units: About 226,000

  Aug 6, 2021 As wildland fires explode across the western United States and Canada, CRR Radio talked with Battalion Chief/Fire Marshal Kathy Clay with Jackson Hole Fire and EMS in Wyoming and Deputy Chief Dustin Tetrault of the Big Sky Fire Department in Montana about how CRR can play a role in helping to mitigate these horrific... Read More CRR Radio - Wildland Firefighting in 2021

The special application period for the numerous additional NFA CRR courses is now open.  This includes the addition of multiple YFS courses AND two Demonstrating Your CRR Program’s Worth courses.  Recall that the Demonstrating CRR Worth course is the one I highly suggest as a follow-up to YFS.    Acting upon the MANY requests that NFA receives for the six-day on-campus YFS course that includes the visit to the Abraxas facility, senior leadership authorized multiple additional courses between November and April.  We must fill these courses or this opportunity will be lost and funding dedicated to other courses in demand.  Please apply ASAP.   Visit the NFA course vacancies site at  https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/ nfacourses/vacancies  

Safety Tips for Triple-Digit Temperatures By Emergency Care Blog Team, August 3, 2021 Millions of people are experiencing triple-digit temperatures and heat index values across the country. This extreme hot and humid weather makes it more challenging for the body to cool itself, leading to various heat-related illnesses. Read more »

  Community Risk Reduction Share on:  Twitter  Facebook  LinkedIn Fire departments are uniquely positioned to know their communities better than most other organizations. Firefighters and emergency medical services responders see firsthand, whether through medical calls, inspections or simply driving through the community, how people live and the needs they have. A community risk reduction (CRR) program can help your department take what you already know and lower the risks within your area of operation. CRR uses a wide variety of tools to form a strategic and integrated program focused on reducing the occurrence and impact of local risks. The “5 E’s” is one of the models used to help combat the fire and life safety problem.  The 5 E’s are: Read the full article