Thursday, May 5, 2011

May 5, 2011

“Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Flood-related calls keep fire/rescue busy 
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise
SARANAC LAKE - The village police department has joined the list of buildings with flooded basements, and gas-powered pumps used indoors have rescue workers responding to air out toxic carbon monoxide. Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department members ...

TEMA says use generators correctly 
Knoxville News Sentinel
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency said Wednesday that two people, residents of Hamilton County, died from carbon monoxide poisoning while using a generator in the aftermath of last week's severe storms. "We understand Tennesseans who have suffered ...