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From the daily archives: Thursday, January 19, 2012
Washoe County Manager Katy Simon has declared an official emergency for Washoe County as a wildfire burns in the northern Washoe Valley area.
At approximately 1pm on Thursday, January 19, a swift moving brush fire, fueled by heavy fuels and high winds, began burning in North Washoe Valley, [...]
Washoe County | 19 Jan 2012
Galena High School is being evacuated at this time as is the Rolling Hills subdivision behind Galena High School. Additional evacuation points include Galena Country Estates, GalenaForest Estates, Montreaux, Fawn Lane, Joy Lake Road, Pleasant Valley, Saint James Place, Andrew Lane, Old Washoe, Callahan Ranch Road and the north [...]
5737 Electra Lane, Charlotte | 19 Jan 2012
Four people were injured, three critically, on Sunday January 15th, 2012 after a SUV slammed into an east Charlotte apartment building.
At 9:55 PM, Charlotte Firefighters responded to a single vehicle collision at 5737 Electra Lane. Firefighters from nearby Station 3 were first to arrive [...]
7609 Ivy Hollow Drive, Charlotte | 19 Jan 2012
Seven people narrowly escaped from a burning home in east Charlotte early Sunday morning January 15th, 2012.
Charlotte Firefighters were dispatched to a reported structure fire at 1:01 AM at 7609 Ivy Hollow Drive. Firefighters from nearby Station 23 arrived and reported heavy smoke [...]
Columbia | 19 Jan 2012
A Spartanburg County woman who was bitten by a stray cat is under the care of a physician after the animal tested positive for rabies, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported today.
“The stray cat tried to run inside the woman’s house, which is near Lyman,” said [...]
Trois-Rivières | 19 Jan 2012
Selon une étude menée par la Direction de santé publique (DSP) de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec au cours de deux dernières années, 40 % des arénas de la région ne disposent pas des moyens essentiels pouvant assurer un air de qualité pour les travailleurs et usagers. D’ici à ce [...]
Montérégie | 19 Jan 2012
La CETAM travaille actuellement sur un nouveau plan de déploiement des services ambulanciers dans ce secteur. « Les échanges que nous avons actuellement avec la direction de l’entreprise nous indique que celle-ci prévoit toujours une ambulance dans la zone de Rigaud », confirme M. Deschamps.
L’Agence de la Montérégie a [...]
Monteregie | 19 Jan 2012
On peut minimiser les effets néfastes du smog sur la santé en adoptant quelques mesures préventives :
- surveiller attentivement les avertissements de smog émis par Environnement Canada;
- éviter de pratiquer des exercices physiques intenses à l’extérieur en période de smog;
- suivre les conseils de son médecin en cas [...]
Vancouver | 19 Jan 2012
Vancouver Coastal Health is warning that toxic ecstasy is circulating in the Lower Mainland and has been linked to the death of five individuals, and possibly a sixth.
Toxic ecstasy contains PMMA
The ecstasy ingested prior to the individuals’ deaths contained paramethoxy-metamphetamine (PMMA). PMMA is much more toxic than MDMA, [...]
Fraser Valley | 19 Jan 2012
Fraser Health is asking healthcare professionals and the public in eastern Fraser Valley communities to be alert for the signs and symptoms of pertussis or whooping cough. Since August, there have been more than 80 cases of whooping cough reported in the Hope region. Recently, cases have been seen [...]
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