Early Wednesday afternoon local time a devastating 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand’s second largest city, Christchurch. The city has been suffering numerous smaller quakes, sometimes called aftershocks, since a major earthquake last September, and I have posted several items from my friend and Christchurch resident Wendy Davie, who has endured every day of it, sometimes…
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Be ready for medical emergencies: CPR and AED training begins in May
Learn CPR and AED in three short hours at classes offered by the Central County Fire Department this month. Registration is $40 for Burlingame and Hillsborough, CA, residents, $50 for non-residents. Classes are taught at Fire Stations 34 (799 California Drive) and Station 36 (1399 Rollins Road). Training in the use of an AED, or…
Can we count on our public officials in an emergency?
Not long ago, I heard a man say, “If there’s an emergency, I’m not worried. Our fire and police departments will take care of me. They’d better. That’s what I pay taxes for.” Here is the situation in his town of Burlingame, CA: The town of 50,000 maintains five fire engines and one truck, with…