Common sense isn’t common when you’re faced with a life-threatening situation like getting lost or stranded in the woods with minimal gear as daylight dwindles and the temperature drops. That’s when a solid understanding of survival essentials and the order in which to tackle them will enable you to stay calm and think clearly. In our new SMART Tips & Tricks: Cold Weather Survival YouTube video series, primitive skills instructor Jason Smith shares the skills that will keep you alive to one day tell stories about that long, cold night you spent in the wilderness. Check Out the Video [...]

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Per nationaltoday.com, “National First Responders Day on October 28 recognizes the heroic men and women who make it their business to take immediate action when disaster strikes.” They continued with the history, “Congress designated October 28th as National First Responders Day in 2017. The resolution honors the firefighters, police officers, EMTs, and all those who are first on the scene in stressful situations.” I.U.P.A. Locals and LEO departments from all over the country recognized first responders this National First Responders Day! I.U.P.A. Local Milwaukee Police Association, #21 posted on social media, “Every day, first responders put their lives on the line [...]

Eight Tips on Picking the Best Moving Company When hiring a mover, the last thing you want to happen is get ripped off. That’s certainly a legitimate fear - moving scams are so well-known because they happen so often. But you don’t have to live in fear when you hire a moving company. You just have to know the right way to approach it. Let’s get the bad part out of the way. These are the types of things you want to avoid: The mover doesn’t show up when they say they will show up. The mover [...]

I.U.P.A. Local Lawton Police Officers Assn., #24 Members participated in the Cops N Kids Picnic at the community park! Lawton Police Department posted about it on social media, “THANK YOU to everyone who came out for the Cops n Kids Picnic this weekend in Elmer Thomas Park! We hope you had an amazing time! 😀” The event was sponsored by local businesses who wanted to support officers and children in their community spending quality time together! [...]

Lawnmowers, leaf blowers, snowblowers, power trimmers are equally to blame as industrial machinery, construction work, or large concerts. Noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) occurs when we are exposed to harmful noise levels such as sounds that are too loud or loud sounds heard for too long. This results in damage to the hair cells that convert the sounds we hear into electrical signals that get sent to our brain. NIHL can be caused by an extreme impulse sound, such as an explosion, or a continuous exposure to loud sounds over a period of time. A good rule is to avoid [...]

I.U.P.A. Local Virginia Beach Police Benevolent Association, #34 donates annually to the Commonwealth Attorney’s Victim Witness Fund and this year was no exception. I.U.P.A. Local 34 donates $25 for every home run hit at Harbor Park for a grand total of $1,850 this year! I.U.P.A. Local 34 posted on social media, “Last night during the final home-stand of the Norfolk Tides, the leadership of PBA34 continued the tradition of our on-field check presentation! Each year we donate $25 for every Tide's home run hit at Harbor Park to the Commonwealth Attorney's victim witness fund charity. This year we will be donating [...]