FIREWORKS SAFETY Stay Safe As always, this most American of holidays will be marked by parades, fireworks and backyard barbecues. Know the risks with fireworks and stay safe with these safety tips.   Safety Tips • Always read and follow label directions • Always have an adult present  • Only buy from reliable fireworks […]

Work Zone Safe Driving Tips: Always buckle up. Always slow to posted work zone speed limits. Pay full attention. Normal speed limits may be reduced, traffic lanes may be changed and people and vehicles may be working near the road. Minimize distractions, such as cell phone use. Keep consistent with traffic flow. Make any necessary […]

Thanksgiving Cooking Tips: Serving Up a Side of Safety Thanksgiving is a day full of enticing smells, good company and lots of laughs – but along with the enjoyable chaos is the reality that cooking fires are three times more likely to occur on Thanksgiving than any other day of the year. In addition to […]

How Much Water? June 6, 2012 | USGS “If you took all the water on earth – in oceans, ice caps, lakes, rivers, groundwater, the atmosphere, and living things – and wrapped it into a sphere, it would have a diameter of about 860 miles. That 860-mile-high sphere is represented by the largest bubble in […]