Building a Prepared Community   A community-based emergency preparedness plan is vital for building a resilient community, empowering individuals, families, and neighborhoods to take proactive steps in preparing for and responding to emergencies. By fostering collaboration, communication, and capacity building, community-based emergency preparedness plans can significantly reduce the impact of disasters and promote long-term community resilience.  ...

Spring brings refreshing weather, but it also comes with its fair share of unpredictable storms. For those in the emergency medical services (EMS) field, such as private ambulance drivers, these seasonal weather events can pose serious hazards while on the road. Whether it’s a torrential rainstorm, high winds, or a lightning storm, ambulance operators face...

Spring is the perfect time to refresh and revitalize not only your home but also your business. While many use the season to declutter and reorganize, it’s also an ideal opportunity to focus on a different kind of cleaning: enhancing your fire safety and risk management strategy. McNeil & Co.'s FireWatch program emphasizes the importance...

Why We Train:  Training plays a large role in our jobs as first responders. Training should not only be provided when a person enters this job field, but also every year.  By keeping our skills honed, we can provide better safety and patient care. Although training can seem repetitious, it is a vital aspect of...

How often do we look at animals with their owners or within a rescue and just want to run up to either pet or hug them? When our family decided to adopt a dog for the first time, this was my first instinct. I wasn’t thinking about the environment the animal was in, any history...

LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Indeed, Reddit— the list of social media platforms goes on and on. We have these platforms at our fingertips, communication with the touch of a keystroke, instant connection, constant networking. It is convenient to connect so easily for work purposes, fundraising, information gathering or even getting to know one another and dating,...

Ambulance drivers in private companies play a crucial role in providing emergency medical services to communities across the globe. Whether responding to medical emergencies, accidents, or disasters, these professionals are often the first line of support for individuals in need. Despite their vital role, ambulance drivers employed by private companies face unique challenges that can...

What are you doing for Valentine’s Day? Many first responders and their families will use this day to celebrate each other with special gifts, flowers or a meal out. But what happens when you’re just not in the mood to celebrate because that last call of your shift is still weighing on your mind?  While...

Check washing is a type of fraud where an individual steals a handwritten check, removes the ink from the check, rewrites the payee and dollar amount and cashes or deposits it. Checks are usually stolen from the mail. The prevalence of check washing has increased over 350% since the pandemic. The US Postal Service recovers...