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Garrard ambulance service has two father-son pairs
bkleppinger@amnews.comLANCASTER — Mike Mullins never had any doubt what his son would grow up to be. From a very young age, Michael Mullins Jr. had a penchant for his father’s work — emergency response. “I could hardly leave the house without him...Tags: First Aid, Civil and Public Service, Retirement, Disasters and Accidents, Career and Workplace
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Garrard expands ambulance headquarters
bkleppinger@amnews.comLANCASTER — The Garrard County Ambulance Service headquarters on Stanford Road recently got a little roomier, thanks to a $210,000 expansion. The expansion, which was completed a few weeks ago, doubles the size of the ambulance service’s...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense, Employees, Disasters and Accidents, Career and Workplace
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"Legal Cocaine" for sale at area market
Henry Spiller, Director of the Kentucky Poison Control Center, said that drugs being sold in Kentucky retail outlets variously as insect repellant, stain remover and bath salts are being snorted, smoked or injected and are extremely dangerous. You can buy...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Suicide, Health, Kentucky, Tennessee
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New flood maps could cause spike in premiums
The Winchester SunFlood insurance premiums could rise for hundreds of Clark County landowners under a federal plan to modernize flood plain maps, and county officials want local residents to know about it. In a presentation to the Fiscal Court on Wednesday, Stephen...Tags: Floods, Disasters and Accidents, FEMA, Kentucky
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EMS receives grant for new heart monitors
lbutler@jessaminejournal.comThe Jessamine County Emergency Medical Service unit will soon have some new equipment thanks to a grant from the Toyota manufacturing plant in Georgetown. Andrew Wood, a paramedic who’s worked on the squad for two years, found the grant...Tags: Georgetown, Disasters and Accidents, Heart and Circulatory System
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Bed bugs bother more than just travelers, renters
When bed bugs invade a home, its not just the people who live there that are affected.
Thanks to the ability of bed bugs to live months without food, the creatures are resilient enough to travel from place to place on shoes, clothing or furniture.
For...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Tourism and Leisure, Medical Services, Employees, Rentals
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Mind and Body: The New Madrid Earthquake Potential
“There was a great shaking of the earth this morning. Tables and chairs turned over and knocked around – all of us knocked out of bed. The roar I thought would leave us deaf if we lived. . . . when you could hear, all you could hear was...Tags: Disasters, Louisville, Social Issues, Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents
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(Mock) Disaster strikes Lincoln
Anyone passing Cedar Creek Lake on US 150 last Thursday would have been alarmed by the massive presence of law enforcement and first responders working around the launch ramp, however, the disaster they witnessed was just a well planned drill. Shortly...Tags: Disasters, Health and Safety at Work, Transportation Accidents, Employees, Disasters and Accidents
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Emergency response volunteers honored
Organizers from the city of Newport Beach's emergency program recognized some of their own during an annual awards dinner last week. Friday's event for the CERT, or Community Emergency Response Team at the OASIS Senior Center in Corona del Mar honored...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, FEMA
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FEMA snub surprised Palm Beach County
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County and the rest of Florida getting turned down for federal aid in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaac came as a surprising snub ??? especially given who signed the letter. The Federal Emergency Management Agency last week......Tags: Jeb Bush, Hurricane Isaac (2012), Executive Branch, Local Government, Charlie Crist
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Should Sandy spur national disaster insurance?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsSo this is what rising sea levels look like. From South Florida's beachfront enclaves to the low-lying streets of Lower Manhattan, Sandy has given us a grim preview of what awaits a world where water wins out against man-made development.......Tags: Insurance, Natural Disasters, Floods, Manhattan (New York City)
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TMI Siren Tests: Three Mile Island will be testing new siren system Oct. 18
Exelon Generation has completed the installation of a new state-of-the-art siren system around Three Mile Island (TMI) Generating Station, part of a $13 million investment to upgrade sirens around the company`s nuclear stations. The new system includes...
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