Calling 9-1-1

Family Survival Skills

by Billie Nicholson | Feb 16, 2016 | Calling 9-1-1, Family preparedness, Survival skills, Survival Skills for Teens

Survival Skills for All Ages We all know that as a family we need to have a designated place to meet in case of fire. We know to change the batteries in our smoke alarm. We also know we need a bug-out-bag stocked with necessities like water, food, maps, etc., if we...

Safety First During a Power Outage

by Billie Nicholson | Dec 1, 2015 | Calling 9-1-1, Carbon Monoxide, Emergency Escape, Emergency Preparations, Family preparedness, Severe Weather, winter storms

University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service Safety is of prime importance in a heating emergency Your chances of freezing to death in your home are small. Fire, asphyxiation from lack of oxygen and carbon monoxide poisoning are much greater dangers. Carbon...

Getting Ready for an Ice Storm

by Billie Nicholson | Dec 1, 2015 | Calling 9-1-1, Emergency Preparations, Family preparedness, winter storms

Winter storms, especially ice storms, frequently result in power outages because the weight of ice on trees and wires result in limbs breaking, whole trees falling over, and wires being over weighted by the ice. Now is the time to prepare for an unexpected power...

Emergency Medical Assessment

by Paul Eident | Oct 8, 2014 | Calling 9-1-1, Emergency Medical Assessment, Emergency Preparations, Preparedness

Dr. James Hubbard, The Survival Doctor How to Figure Out What’s Wrong Picture yourself walking down a trail and you find someone lying down, unconscious. Or it could be inside or outside your house, on the side of a road after a wreck—virtually anywhere. But let’s...

Will the Paramedics Make It?

by Paul Eident | Apr 9, 2014 | Calling 9-1-1, First Aid, Israeli dressing, Preparedness

Paramedic Multi-Purpose Wound Dressing We can all be prepared to take the initiative to save a life, should we be faced with a life or death situation. Here are three critical first aid procedures that can be accomplished with one dressing. Israeli Bandage –...

by Paul Eident | Dec 2, 2013 | Calling 9-1-1, Emergency Preparations, First Aid, Preparedness

Everyone should know what to in an Emergency. Whenever there is an emergency, use the following tips to help decide if you should call 9-1-1 (or local emergency number) for an ambulance. 911 should be called IMMEDIATELY for any emergency which is threatening to life,...