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EMS Week 2019

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EMS Week 2019
EMS week is a wonderful way to celebrate our EMS personnel. EMS is dedication to duty and lifesaving patient care. It is responding to emergency calls, performing lifesaving skills and keeping the highest level of patient care during these intense situations. This one week a year we get to celebrate these brave men and women for their dedication to their communities.

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Our Top 10 Favorite Newborn Firefighter Photos on Pinterest

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Our Top 10 Favorite Newborn Firefighter Photos on Pinterest

If you're like us you love newborn babies. Like every new parent they can't wait to show off their little one.   We put together 10 of our favorite Newborn Firefighter photos on Pinterest:   1.   2.   3.   4.   5.   6.   7.   8.   9.     10.   BONUS: Here's one featuring one of our Personalized Firefighter Baby Outfits!

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Camp Fire Safety

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Camp Fire Safety

Summer is half way over and if you haven't gone out to explore the outdoors now is the time to do so. However, with great camping comes great responsibility, especially when it comes to building a fire. Here are a few tips to help you out in the wild:     Keep fire at least 15 feet away from trees, bushes, or structures and clear a 10-foot diameter of any grass, twigs, leaves, and firewood. Beware of low-hanging branches Gather burning materials such as small sticks, twigs, leaves and dry wood. Use very dry wood with bark removed to avoid...

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Firefighter Birthday Party

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Firefighter Birthday Party

Got a birthday coming up? If so, you need to get some ideas for the party. Every little boy wants to be a Firefighter when he grows up, which makes a Firefighter Birthday Party the perfect theme. Boy have we got some ideas for you! We gathered some of our favorite simple and easy yet awesome Fireman touches, so let's get started:   FLAMING CUPCAKES It's not a party without a cake, and in this case, Flaming Cupcakes!   FIRE EXTINGUISHERS We can't get enough of these adorable Bubbles turned into Fire Extinguishers.   ADOPT A DALMATIAN It wouldn't be a Fireman...

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Keeping Your Home Safe from Fires

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Keeping Your Home Safe from Fires

Hello! From 2010-2015 there was an average 367,800 house fires a year according to the National Fire Protection Association. This week, we'd like to blog about fire safety in the home, how to prevent fires and what to do if there is one. How Fires are Started The top causes for fires are Arson, Candles, Cooking, Electrical, Heating, Smoking and Young fire-setters. Arson - An estimated 282,600 intentional fires (2007-2011) Candles - 3% of reported home fires, 3% of home fire deaths, 6% of home fire injuries, and 5% of the direct property damage in home fires (2009-2013) Cooking - 46% of...

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