Disaster Preparedness Community Workshop
Don’t Fall for These Autumn Fire Safety Risks by John Hopkins Medicine
"The crisp autumn air signals the changing of seasons, but it also brings fire safety risks associated with fall activities. As we head into the cool weather, prevention of burn injuries is paramount, says Mark Fisher, M.D., director of the Johns Hopkins Burn Center....
Summer Safety Tips
Summer Safety Tips "Keep these tips in mind as you and your family enjoy summer vacations, camping, family reunions, picnics and the Fourth of July." For more information and free resources, visit www.usfa.fema.gov.
Spring Cleaning & Fire Safety
As you are cleaning out this spring, don't forget about fire safety. Test your smoke alarms, and replace any alarms that are 10 years old or older. Test your carbon monoxide alarms, and replace any alarms that are 7 years old or older. Check your dryer vents and dean...
Put a Freeze on Winter Holiday Fires
LOANER AIR CONDITIONERS
Good day all. I recently saw a description of the four seasons in Central Texas; Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer and Football Season. Seems pretty accurate. In the event of a catastrophic failure of your air conditioning during these sweltering summer days, we now...
2022 WILDFIRE ACTIVITY IN TRAVIS COUNTY
Good day all. Thank you for your efforts at reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfire in our neighborhoods. As a note of interest, the Chair of our county Wildland Committee noted that total wildfire activity for 2022, as of July 19th 2022, is 94% of the entire year...