NEVER use your oven as a source of heat during the severe winter weather.
If you do not have heat, contact your local Red Cross chapter for a list of open warming stations/shelters.
Be smart and be safe!
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Monitor/limit the amount of time kids spend outside in severe weather.
I know they think it’s fun, but do NOT let them play for hours in the cold.
Bundle up!
Do you know the differences between frostbite and hypothermia?
Frostbite: loss of feeling and white or pale appearance in extremities such as fingers, toes, ear lobes, and the tip of the nose. Get medical help immediately.
Hypothermia: uncontrollable shivering, memory loss, disorientation, incoherence, slurred speech, drowsiness, and apparent exhaustion. If symptoms of hypothermia are detected, get the victim to a warm location, remove wet clothing, warm the center of the body first and give warm, non-alcoholic beverages if the victim is conscious. Get medical help as soon as possible.
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I don’t care how much you love winter weather – WALK carefully and slowly on snowy icy walkways!!!!
NEVER run.
Seriously, it’s OK to shuffle along too.
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Allow yourself extra time to travel during this extreme winter cold.
Give yourself extra time to dig out your car…or find your car.
Aaaaaannnnddddddd, don’t forget a shovel too!
@rusnivek
Friendly reminder of these two quick winter weekend driving tips for unplowed roads…
Feel free to share this driving tip.
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No matter how bad the weather, always yield (to the right) for all responding emergency vehicles.
Doesn’t matter Fire or Police or EMS…..”Move right for lights”
@rusnivek
No matter how bad the weather, always yield (to the right) for all responding emergency vehicles.
@rusnivek
No matter how bad it snows, never park in front of a hydrant. Help out your local Fire Department
Per the Ohio Revised Code 4511.68 Parking – Prohibited acts: No person shall stand or park a trackless trolley or vehicle, within ten feet of a fire hydrant.
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Know the differences between frostbite and hypothermia. Keep warm!
Frostbite: loss of feeling and white or pale appearance in extremities such as fingers, toes, ear lobes, and the tip of the nose. Get medical help immediately.
Hypothermia: uncontrollable shivering, memory loss, disorientation, incoherence, slurred speech, drowsiness, and apparent exhaustion. If symptoms of hypothermia are detected, get the victim to a warm location, remove wet clothing, warm the center of the body first and give warm, non-alcoholic beverages if the victim is conscious. Get medical help as soon as possible.
Just because it’s clear and sunny, does not mean it is warm outside.
Bundle up peeps!
@rusnivek
Got a chance to meet and talk serious DHS/FEMA Emergency Management training today with the State of Florida Department of Emergency Management Director Bryan Koon and Osceola County Emergency Management Director Richard Collins.
Just happy to spend a quick week in central Florida region.
Additionally, the central Florida region emergency management professionals are doing a solid job working together with their approach in all-hazards prevention, response, and recovery.
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