Here is a short version of the CPSC Dangers of Fireworks. We pull it out every year to remind the community that fireworks are not toys. They are explosives and in the wrong hands they are death bombs.
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Sun Valley Special Olympics swim team athletes, coaches and volunteers are teaming up with Wood River Valley Law Enforcement officers for a “Swim Fun Raiser”. The event is scheduled for June 23, 2010 at the Blaine County Aquatic Center in Hailey. The Fun Raiser will begin at 5:30 PM. The goal is to have an officer from each jurisdiction team up with Special Olympics athletes in a fun relay format. Officers, athletes, coaches and volunteers will collect pledges in support of their efforts. We encourage fans to come show their support for our dedicated local athletes who do such a great job representing our valley in statewide competitions in bowling, Nordic skiing, Alpine skiing as well as swimming. 100 % of the money raised will be used by the Sun Valley Adaptive Sports Special Olympics swim team to offset equipment and travel expenses associated with attending state wide competitions. The swim program, as well as all other Special Olympic programs offered by Sun Valley Adaptive Sports, are free of charge to the participants. For questions or additional information contact: Shauna Smith 726-9298 ext.116 Mike Crawford 622-5345
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Dishwashers Units: About 1.7 million Manufacturer: Maytag Corp. of Newton, Iowa or Maytag Corp. of Benton Harbor, Mich. Hazard: An electrical failure in the dishwasher’s heating element can pose a serious fire hazard. Incidents/Injuries: Maytag has received 12 reports of dishwasher heating element failures that resulted in fires and dishwasher damage, including one report of extensive kitchen damage from a fire. No injuries have been reported. Description: The recall includes Maytag®, Amana®, Jenn-Air®, Admiral®, Magic Chef®, Performa by Maytag® and Crosley® brand dishwashers with plastic tubs and certain serial numbers. The affected dishwashers were manufactured with black, bisque, white, silver and stainless steel front panels. The brand name is printed on the front of the dishwasher. The model and serial numbers are printed on a label located inside the plastic tub on a tag near the left side of the door opening. Serial numbers will start or end with one of the following sequences:
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Sold at: Department and appliance stores and by homebuilders nationwide from February 2006 through April 2010 for between $250 and $900. Manufactured in: United States Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled dishwashers, disconnect the electric supply by shutting off the fuse or circuit breaker controlling it, inform all users of the dishwasher about the risk of fire and contact Maytag to verify if their dishwasher is included in the recall. If the dishwasher is included in the recall, consumers can either schedule a free in-home repair or receive a rebate following the purchase of certain new Maytag brand stainless-steel tub dishwashers. The rebate is $150 if the consumer purchases new dishwasher models MDB7759, MDB7609 or MDBH979; or $250 if the consumer purchases new dishwasher models MDB8959, MDB8859, MDB7809 or MDB7709. Consumers should not return the recalled dishwashers to the retailer where purchased as retailers are not prepared to take the units back. Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Maytag at 1-800-544-5513 anytime, or visit the firm’s website at www.repair.maytag.com. CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visitinghttps://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx.
Boise, ID – Coming off a strong El Niño winter weather pattern, portions of the western United States will enter the 2010 fire season drier than normal, according to the annual Fire Season Outlook released by the Predictive Services group at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC). The drier conditions suggest higher than normal wildfire potential for the Northern Rockies of Montana and Idaho; parts of eastern Washington; northwestern Wyoming; and a portion of south-central Oregon stretching down into the northeastern corner of California. “The strong El Niño in the southern Pacific Ocean over the winter flexed its muscle,” said Robyn Heffernan, the deputy fire weather program manager for NIFC. “Consequently, a lot of the northern half of the western United States got significantly less snowfall over the winter, which will mean drier fuels once summer arrives.” Several other regions of the country are also abnormally dry heading into late spring and early summer: the northern Great Lakes region; central Alaska; southern Arizona; and a section of southern Georgia, Alabama, and northern Florida. These areas, however, will probably benefit from normal seasonal rains by midsummer. Hawaii was also influenced by the winter weather pattern, resulting in the leeward side of the islands being dry. Hawaii’s dry conditions should persist all summer. Although it too had a dry winter, Nevada should see a below-normal fire season because dry weather will prevent normal desert grass growth—grass that typically fuels summer fires. While El Niño denied normal snowfalls and winter rains in some parts of the country, it had a dampening effect in other regions heading into the traditional summer fire season. The mountainous areas of Arizona, New Mexico, southern Utah and southern Colorado were inundated with heavy snows over the winter, and forested areas will not have enough time to dry to critical levels before summer rains begin to fall. “After good moisture last year that inhibited wildfires over most of the country, 2010 might see a spike in fire activity—particularly in the northern half of the west,” Heffernan added. The seasonal outlook produced by NIFC evaluates wildland fuels, weather forecasts, climate and drought data and identifies the general outlook for wildland fire activity across the United States. The full seasonal assessment can be viewed at: http://www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/outlooks.htm Taken From NIFC NEWS WWW.nifc.gov |
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