Posted in Accident & Injury, Community Outreach, Health & Wellness on June 17, 2024

Heat is one of the leading causes of weather-related deaths in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 1,220 people are killed by extreme heat each year. Emergency room visits for heat-related conditions such as heat stroke and dehydration spike significantly during heatwaves. By following these tips,...

Posted in Accident & Injury, Health & Wellness on November 23, 2015

[caption id="attachment_4182" align="alignright" width="300"] Cooking is the number one cause of home fires.[/caption] For many Americans, the best part about Thanksgiving is sitting down to a delicious home-cooked holiday dinner with friends and family. Unfortunately, cooking is the number one cause of home fires and the greatest number of them occur on Thanksgiving Day. The...