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Public safety agencies statewide will be getting new and improved radios.
This snow storm is a perfect example of the need for radios for local emergency responders. More than 350 agencies are getting a total of $4.2 million in federal funding to purchase nearly 3,600 new radios with enhanced mutual aid channel capacity. [Read more...]
Another reminder about the gruesome dangers of snowblowers.
While some folks opt for a snowblower in hopes of avoiding strain on their backs from shoveling, there’s potential for a different kind of injury. Dr. Kyle Martin, Medical Director at St. Mary’s Emergency Department in Madison, says severed fingers are common in the emergency rooms at this time of year.
“Some object will get caught in the auger and even with the engine off they’ll still feel at that point that is safe to try to try to reach in and get whatever is stuck in the auger out.”
It might seem like common sense, but Martin says, even though the power is off, it’s a bad idea to attempt to unclog that dangerous device with your hand.
State emergency officials, road crews and utility workers are among those out working hard today while most Wisconsinites are being urged to stay home. Wisconsin Emergency Operations Center spokesman Mike Goetzman said crews are doing what they can to clear roads but the snow keeps coming.
It’s Wisconsin’s first major snowfall. Be careful out there while driving — and shoveling.
The combination of colder temperatures and the physical exertion of shoveling your driveway increases the workload on the heart. That’s the warning from the American Heart Association. Shoveling snow could be one of the most strenuous winter activities — especially if you unknowingly have narrowing of the arteries. [Read more...]
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