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2A – Daily News – Friday, May 7, 2010 Community people&events Firefighters not so scary From the Firehouse: Summer safety By DAVE CARR Red Bluff Fire Department This has been a pleasant spring Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Red Bluff Fire Department Engineer Matthew Shobash asks his audience if he’s looks scary now. While his fellow firefighters were scooping ice cream for the 31 cent scoop night at Baskin Robbins on April 28 Shobash was helping teach children that firemen really aren’t as scary as they look when they are in full gear. CalFire also had firemen available to talk with children at the event, which benefited the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Food drive Monday The Los Molinos Chamber of Commerce and the Tehama VFW Post #3909 will be holding a food drive in conjunction with their upcoming Know Your Candidates Night at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 10, at the Veterans Memorial Hall. The chamber, in partnership with Food for the Hungry, will be collecting non-perishable food items, such as canned meats and fish, canned soup, juice and vegetables, during the event. Please bring your non-perishable food items to help families in need in the community. For more information, call Betty Morales at 384-1706. SECRET WITNESS 529-1268 A program of Tehama County Neighborhood Watch Program, Inc. Setting it straight –––––––– It is the policy of the Daily News to correct as quickly as possible all errors in fact that have been published in the newspaper. If you feel a factual error has been made in a news story, call the news department at 527-2153. so far but summer is right around the corner. Many medical emergen- cies and rescues result out of people not following some basic hot weather precautions as they spend more time outdoors. Water Safety: maintain 100 per- cent accountability for all children around pools or any water deeper than your bathtub. Drowning is tragic and preventable! Wear per- sonal floatation devices when on the water in watercraft. I can’t tell you how many people we have res- cued who had a broken leg or a sim- ple fracture and the personal floata- tion device was the only thing keep- ing them afloat. Heat Illness: heat cramps and heat exhaustion result from being in hot weather and not properly hydrating with water or electrolyte drinks and physical exertion in the sun. Signs of heat exhaustion are fatigue, red skin hot to the touch, profuse sweating. Dizziness and lethargy are other signs of heat exhaustion. Heat exhaustion can lead to a deadly form of heat illness called heat stroke. Heat stroke can be fatal within minutes. Signs of heat stroke are hot, red skin and absence of sweating, nausea, vomit- ing, disorientation, altered mental status, rapid pulse and high core temperature and even seizures. The body normally generates heat as a result of metabolism and is usually able to dissipate the heat by either radiation of heat through the skin or by evaporation of sweat. However, in extreme heat, high humidity, or vigorous exertion under the sun, the body may not be able to dissipate the heat and the body temperature rises, sometimes up to 106°F (41.1°C) or higher. Another cause of heat stroke is dehydration. A dehydrated person may not be able to sweat fast enough to dissipate heat, which causes the body tem- perature to rise. The treatments for heat illness are the same for heat cramps, heat exhaustion or heat stroke. Cool the person down with tepid water. Avoid letting them drink very cold water or drink- ing too fast. Put them in the shade and remove their cloth- ing and place ice packs under their armpits and groin. Fan them vigorously to promote sweating if signs of heat stroke exist. If you suspect heat illness of any kind, call 911 immediately. Sunburns: we all know what a sunburn feels like and blisters from a severe sunburn can have unex- pected results. Melanoma is a form of skin cancer and can develop later in life as a result of too many severe sunburns. If blisters form you essentially have a second degree burn just like any other type of thermal burn. The effects can be infection. The skin is damaged and peels leaving an area that is raw and unprotected. Remember your skin is the largest organ in the body and needs protection. SPF or sun protection factor of at least 15 is recommended when in the sun. Some medications increase your skin’s sensitivity to the sun. Drugs such as Tetracycline, sulfonamides such as Bactrim, anti-inflammatory medications such as Ibuprofen and some fluoroquinolones can increase your chance of burning. Cosmetics that contain alpha hydroxyl acids may increase sensi- tivity to the sun and chance of sun- burns. BBQ Safety: store your propane BBQ outdoors and always turn the bottle off after use. Check your hoses and regulator between the propane cylinder and the element under the grill. If hoses are flaking and cracked replace them. We have responded to many fires that dam- aged structures because the BBQ propane was not turned off at the bottle and it leaked, found an igni- tion source and the gas ignited. A friend of mine had to escape his burning house in the middle of the night due to propane BBQ that caught fire and was under the eaves of his home. Fire was transmit- ted into the attic and the house was com- pletely destroyed. Fortu- nately he escaped safely with his family unharmed. Do not store BBQ’s under a roof or in the garage. Do not throw away hot coals in your plastic trash can. The best thing to do with hot coals is to put them in a metal bucket and fill the bucket with water or cover your BBQ and close the vents and let it stand for 48 hours. Keep a minimum of two feet clearance around your BBQ and keep chil- dren and pets away from hot sur- faces. Never grill inside. Chose a well-ventilated area for grilling. Charcoal grills produce carbon monoxide an odorless, colorless gas that can asphyxiate you if cooking indoors. RBFD responses for April 29, through May 4, 2010: 37 emergency medical calls, 2 traffic collisions, 1 public service call (bee swarm), 1 electrical hazard call As always, I welcome public comment and concerns. From the Firehouse runs on Fridays. Dave Carr is an Engineer with the Red Bluff Fire Department. He can be contacted at dcarr@rbfd.org or by calling the station at 527-1126. COMMUNITY CLIPS Blood drive awards D NEWSAILY HOW TO REACH US RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY THE VOICE OF TEHAMA COUNTY SINCE 1885 VOLUME 125, NUMBER 143 On the Web: www.redbluffdailynews.com MAIN OFFICE: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Main Phone (530) 527-2151 Outside area 800-479-6397 545 Diamond Ave. Red Bluff, CA 96080 ______________________ Fax: (530) 527-5774 ______________________ Mail: Red Bluff Daily News P.O. 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Grammar School of Red Bluff to Close May 28 Herbee Wright, newly elected school trustee, was made clerk. Vice President E.E. Stevens held the position for 14 years. The new officer takes his place at the end of the present year, May 28. – Daily News, May 7, 1920 BloodSource gave two Tehama County blood drives its Gift of Hope award for overall achievement in 2009 — the First Church of God and the Red Bluff Commu- nity drive sponsored by Red Bluff Emblem club. The trophies are a sculptural representation of the BloodSource logo. Winners of the Symbol of Excellence for most reg- istered donors were Rolling Hills Casino among large businesses, First Church of God for faith-based entities and Red Bluff Community among communities. The award was a crystal representation of a blood drop. Other Tehama county winners were: Outstanding Contribution: greatest percent of partic- ipation, First Church of God and Rolling Hills Casino. Award of Distinction: greatest increase over last year, St. Elizabeth Community Hospital and Bell- Carter Foods. Three chairwomen were honored for five years of service — Delores May of Corning Community, Peachey Harrop, Red Bluff Presbyterian Church, and Mica Points of Bell-Carter Foods. Five were recognized for hosting multiple holiday blood drives — Bowman Community Church, Corning Community, Northern Division of the California Department of Water Resources, Rolling Hills Casino and St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. Another group received awards for hosting one blood drive around a major holiday — Lariat Bowl, Tehama County Department of Social Services and the Red Bluff and Antelope wards of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Three groups received certificates for hosting six or more blood drives in 2009 — First Church of God and Red Bluff Community. Calvary Chapel of Red Bluff was recognized for its new blood drive in 2009. The Daily News and Lariat Bowl were recognized as Community Partners for their special support. Babysitter training Babysitter safety training will be held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 22, at Corning City Hall, 794 Third St. The training is presented by the American Red Cross Cost is $35 for the course and material fee. For more information or to register, call 673-1460 or visit three- rivers.redcross.org. Awards enter final year SACRAMENTO — Sen. Sam Aanestad, R-Grass Valley, will honor and pay tribute to the top academic performers at all Northern California schools as his Aca- demic Achievement Awards Program enters its final year. All public, private and charter schools in the 4th Senate District are eligible to take part in the awards program, which recognizes the top performing students. All schools in Tehama County are eligible. Each student will be nominated by local administrators during the month of May and the top two performers from each campus are recognized during graduation ceremonies or end-of-school-year functions in June. Each winning stu- dent will receive a certificate of recognition as well as a per- sonal letter from Aanestad. Administrators that wish to take part in the program are urged to call 530 470-1846.