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PREVENTING CARBON MONOXIDE
POISING
IAFF FRONTLINE BLOG, 4/6/2017
A
carbon monoxide leak claimed the life a 13-year-old boy and sent 12 other people to the hospital in Niles, Michigan. The incident happened at a local hotel pool that did not have a carbon monoxide detector.
These are two examples of recent tragedies that demonstrate the deadly consequences of carbon monoxide poisoning - the silent killer.
It's the number-one cause of poisoning in the world.
Fire fighters and paramedics are at risk of exposure to carbon monoxide poisoning every day. Exposure to carbon monoxide can increase the risk of heart attack and strokes. Nearly 50 percent of line-of-duty deaths among fire fighters are a result of heart disease and stroke.
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SUPER FLOODS CANNOT BE UNDERESTIMATED, MAY WASH OVER WEST'S AGING DAMS: SCIENTISTS WARN
SCIENCE TIMES, 3/7/2017
Oroville Dam, nation's tallest dam nearly buckled under the pressure of record rainfall in early February. That proves that dams aren't built to resist every calamity and it can be damaged by super floods.
Many Western dams were built in the mid-20th century. As written in
High Country News, today, technology allows scientists to reconstruct thousands of years of natural history that gives a much clearer picture of how often super floods occur.
As written in
Newsweek, by carbon-dating the results of sediment deposits and other flood evidence of Colorado river, Green river and other rivers in Southwest, the short-term record severely underestimates the size and frequency of super floods. On the Upper Colorado near Moab and Utah, the estimated average 500-year flood is roughly 246,000 cubic feet per second that are more than double of 112, 000 cubic feet per second that scientists estimated.
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CAL FIRE TO OPEN RAMONA AIR ATTACK BASE HEADING INTO SUMMER
NBC SAN DIEGO, 4/16/2017
As San Diego once again heads into its summer season, firefighters across the county are preparing for another potentially destructive wildfire season.
Despite the heavy rains San Diego County received this past winter, there are still chances for strong wildfires, Cal Fire officials said.
Dead fuel is not affected by water, so even with lingering moisture, it is still important to cut down dead weeds on your property, firefighters said.
The new patches of green mark a new concern: what firefighters call "light flashy fuel."
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DID YOU
KNOW?
That CAL FIRE Local 2881 has new retired members? Please welcome:
Daniel Dinneen, TCU
Kevin Guerra, BEU
Matthew Sisneros, TGU
That Nevada-Yuba-Placer is having a reunion?
That retired members have get to-gethers?
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CalPERS Benefits Education Events
The CalPERS Benefits Education Events are coming to Fresno and Eureka! Find full details including schedules by visiting the CalPERS Benefits Education Events page on our website. We look forward to seeing you there.
April Webinar
CalPERS will host the 30-minute webinar Power of Attorney on April 26, at 11:00 a.m. What would happen if you became unable to act on your own behalf? A CalPERS Special Power of Attorney allows you to designate a representative to perform important duties as it relates to your CalPERS business. In this webinar, we'll cover the reasons a Power of Attorney is beneficial as well as the duties and limitations your representative may have as relates to your benefits.
Visit our Member Education page and scroll down to Upcoming Events to register for this webinar.
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