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Date Labeling on Foods

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Except for infant formula and some baby foods, product dating is not generally required by the federal government.  Dating of some foods is required in over 20 states but there is no uniform accepted dating system in the U.S.  There are some areas where almost none of the food is dated.

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Keeping Food Safe During an Emergency

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Did you know that a flood, fire, national disaster, or the loss of power from high winds, snow, or ice could jeopardize the safety of your food? Knowing how to determine if food is safe and how to keep food safe will help minimize the potential loss of food and reduce the risk of food borne illness. This fact sheet will help you make the right decisions for keeping your family safe during an emergency.

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Dog Head Entrapment (Fence/Rails)

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Dogs can get their heads stuck easily because the back of their head is wider than the front. Head entrapment is usually not a medical emergency unless your pet has trouble breathing. However your dog can become frantic and hysterical from being stuck and injure themselves further.

Symptoms:

Scrapes

Swelling

Cuts

Steps:

  1. Calm your dog down to prevent him from struggling further
  2. Place yourself behind the dog and push him closer to the object that he’s trapped in to avoid him backing up further and strangling himself
  3. You may want to muzzle him to prevent him from biting you while you try to free him
  4. Grease the fur on his neck and the top of his head with KY Jelly or Petroleum Jelly
  5. While someone holds his from the back you should gently take the dogs muzzle and turn his head sideways and slide him through the fence or rails

Warnings:

Make sure that you muzzle your dog as he may try to bite you when you have to push him through the fence or rails

Tips:

It helps if someone stays behind him the entire time to prevent him from backing up while you try to free him

A dog’s head is narrower from top to bottom than side to side

(source: Gotoaid.com)

Cat Paw Cuts

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Cats may occasionally get laceration injuries to their paw pads from gravel, glass, wire, tree limbs & foreign bodies. It is important to seek veterinary care to prevent furtherdamage.

Symptoms

  • Licking at Paw
  • Wound
  • Difficulty Walking
  • Pink Flesh
  • Bleeding
  • Discomfort
  • Laceration

Steps

  1. Muzzle your pet because they might bite you if they are in pain
  2.  Put a gauze pad against the wound and slip a cotton sock over the foot
  3.  Tape a plastic bag over the sock
  4.  Once the bleeding has stopped use blunt scissors to trim the fur around the wound
  5.  Wash the cut with mild soap and water then pat dry with a clean, soft cloth
  6.  Apply Neosporin or Bactine to help prevent infection
  7.  Watch for swelling, fever, or discharge which would indicate an infection
  8.  If bleeding continues or the cut appears deep call your veterinarian immediately
  9.  Provide direct pressure on the wound as you drive to the Vet’s office

Warnings

If your cat goes outside make sure to cover the injury with a temporary bandage and then remove it within a couple hours

Never apply an ice pack directly to the wound

Tips

The paw has huge concentrations of blood vessels and they may bleed a lot

The wound heals better when left to open air

(source:gotoaid.com)

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The Prophet’s Warning

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To the Boys and to the Men

President Gordon B. Hinckley

Ensign, Nov. 1998

Gordon B. Hinckley

I am suggesting that the time has come to get our houses in order.

I wish to speak to you about temporal matters.

As a backdrop for what I wish to say, I read to you a few verses from the 41st chapter of Genesis.

Pharaoh, the ruler of Egypt, dreamed dreams which greatly troubled him. The wise men of his court could not give an interpretation. Joseph was then brought before him: “Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river: Continue reading →

Wild Fires and Evacuation

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Number of Fires and Acres Burned in California:

NUMBER OF FIRES AND ACRES:

INTERVAL FIRES ACRES
January 1, 2019 through July 7, 2019 2,108 19,144
January 1, 2018 through July 7, 2018 2,893 149,059
5-Year Average (same interval) 2,757 58,925
2019 Combined YTD (CALFIRE & US Forest Service) 2,451 23,911
Interval Fires  Acres
January 1, 2009 through September 26, 2009 7,198   54,109
January 1, 2008 through September 26, 2008 5,007 357,903
5 year average (same interval) 6,689 172,848
(All statistics are for CDF jurisdiction fires only and are subject to change until final fire season reports are completed and tabulated.)

Evacuations save lives and allow responding personnel to focus on the Continue reading →

Which are You?

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Are you preparing for a siege? You probably grew up during the 50s and 60s and remember the Cold War, fallout shelters, and martian invasions. You worried about Y2K, and now you worry about terrorist attacks, biological weapons, chemical spills, floods, fires, earthquakes, and ants in your pantry. You buy basic food storage items and put them in the garage. Now you can relax and forget about it because you are ready for any disaster. And that is Continue reading →