Safety Tip Tuesday: Firework Safety
It’s Safety Tip Tuesday on 97.9 The Hill, presented by Safe Kids of Orange & Chatham counties, along with Pam Herndon State Farm. Every Tuesday on 97.9 The Hill we hear from local family safety organizations as they share different safety tips and helpful reminders to keep us safe.
Brighton McConnell was joined this afternoon by Elizabeth Farnan and Jeryl Anderson, who are the Assistant Fire Marshal and ES Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator, respectively, for Orange County Emergency Services, to discuss firework safety as we head into the 4th of July weekend.
The first thing you want to be sure of when purchasing fireworks is that they’re legal in your state. As Elizabeth explained, “Unfortunately a lot of the places that sell fireworks in North Carolina, sell illegal fireworks.” Luckily, she also provided an easy way to know if you’re purchasing fireworks that are legal; anything that doesn’t leave the ground. Farnan further clari
It’s Safety Tip Tuesday on 97.9 The Hill, presented by Safe Kids of Orange & Chatham counties, along with Pam Herndon State Farm. Every Tuesday on 97.9 The Hill we hear from local family safety organizations as they share different safety tips and helpful reminders to keep us safe. These range from helmet safety, to […]
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In continuing with his Questions for the Cops initiative, Stratford police Const. Darren Fischer is shedding light on another community policing topic of interest – Amber Alerts.
Throughout April, Fischer said the police service received a number of questions about when and why Amber Alerts are issued.
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“We felt that this was a very important topic, as these notifications are broadcast over all media avenues, including our mobile devices, with the intention of gaining the assistance from the public in locating an abducted child,” Fischer writes. “By engaging the community in the search, these Amber Alert notifications really could be a contributing factor in reuniting an abducted child with its family and, in the most extreme circumstances, could mean the difference between life and death for that child.”
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In continuing with his Questions for the Cops initiative, Stratford police Const. Darren Fischer is shedding light on another community policing topic of interest – Amber Alerts.
Throughout April, Fischer said the police service received a number of questions about when and why Amber Alerts are issued.
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“We felt that this was a very important topic, as these notifications are broadcast over all media avenues, including our mobile devices, with the intention of gaining the assistance from the public in locating an abducted child,” Fischer writes. “By engaging the community in the search, these Amber Alert notifications really could be a contributing factor in reuniting an abducted child with its family and, in the most extreme circumstances, could mean the difference between life and death for that child.”
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