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  COMMUNITY RISK 1st Impressions - Lasting Impressions Sept. 24, 2007 Should our first meeting with this age group go awry, a barrier will then be placed in the middle of the road for reaching out to these children in the future. Daniel Byrne  Originally Posted   b Using common items found in a home, children identify Should our first meeting with this age group go awry, a barrier will then be placed in the middle of the road for reaching out to these children in the future. How many times have we been told by our parents, our employers or have even told our children, "You never get another chance to make a first impression, and a first impression is a lasting impression?" How many of us, through painful experience, have realized that in this case, our parents knew exactly what they were talking about, and have paid the price for failing to make that important first impression. It is with this very spirit that the Beaufort Fire Department has created the "1st Impressions

  Online Independent Study Training for PIO’s through FEMA Go to https://training.fema.gov/is/crslist.aspx You can scroll to see the list of classes or search by title Most classes only take an hour or two to complete. IS-29.a Public Information Officer Awareness Training  The goal of this awareness course is to provide an orientation to the public information function and the role of the Public Information Officer (PIO) in the public safety/emergency management environment. IS-42.A Social Media in Emergency Management  The purpose of this course is to provide the participants with best practices including tools, techniques and a basic roadmap to build capabilities in the use of social media technologies in their own emergency management organizations. Classroom Training for PIO’s Public Information Basics (L105) Dates:  March 13-15 (Rio Rico) This course is designed to equip participants with the skills needed to be full or part-time PIOs, including oral and written communication

 Original Article: Trenton Minton | May 16, 2017 Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) can happen to anyone.  SCA does not care if your young, older, or even if you are pregnant. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention released a study which tracked the causes of fatalities in pregnant women between 2011 - 2013, cardiovascular disease took the number one spot at 15.5%. When you think of a pregnant woman suffering an SCA a question might pop into your mind, can an AED be used on a pregnant woman?  You may be concerned with harming the unborn child or maybe even doing more harm to the mother than good.  According to the American Heart Association these worries should not be considered when trying to save the life of a mother experiencing SCA. In 2015 the American Heart Association released a scientific article stating that responders attempting to treat a mother suffering a cardiac arrest should not be concerned about harming the fetus by doing chest compressions or by using an AED.  The AHA