With the recent Public Safety Power Shutoffs and the stormy winter weather here, many people are thinking about getting portable generators to keep the power on in their homes. If you don’t know how to properly use a generator, it can be...
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NOTE: This post first appeared last holiday season and is updated with additional information, including safe holiday travel, food safety, and safe toy giving. The holiday season is a time of enjoyment with family and friends. ...
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Home should be a place of security and safety for children. Home, however, can also be a place of danger. According to the Home Safety Council, home injuries are a leading source of accidental death for children. Almost 21...
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Why do some homes survive in a wildfire and others don’t? Fire hardened homes may be one reason. According to the California Fire Safe Council, “Fire hardened means your home is prepared for wildfire and an ember storm. It...
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According to the Electrical Safety Foundation International, approximately 3,300 home fires originate in extension cords each year. These fires kill 50 people and injure 270 annually. A heavy reliance on extension cords is an indication...
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Winter weather is here, and we want to be warm and comfortable in our homes. According to the National Fire Protection Association, home fires are more common in the winter than any other season. Eight-hundred-ninety people die...
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The East Stanislaus Fire Safe Council has been awarded $414,960 though the CAL FIRE California Climate Investments Fire Prevention Grant program to build a shaded fuel break in the Ponderosa Hills-Mira Monte area. The Ponderosa-Mira Monte Shaded Fuel...
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The June 25 regular meeting of the East Stanislaus Fire Safe Council Board of Directors has been changed to Tuesday, July 2. Meeting time is 11:30 a.m. at the Sonora Fire Station, 201 South Shepherd Street. Please use the back door. The public...
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The public is welcome to attend all meetings of the East Stanislaus Fire Safe Council’s Board of Directors. Meetings are held at the City of Sonora Fire Department meeting room at 201 South Shepherd Street in Sonora. Please enter using...
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