Category Archives: News

Boil Water Notice-Tampa

2/24/13 UPDATE: Precautionary Boil Water Notice Lifted

 

Tampa, FL February 22, 2013 – A power failure affecting the City of Tampa David L. Tippin Water Treatment Facility resulted in either temporary low pressure or loss of water service for customers. TECO and City of Tampa crews are on-site and working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.

All customers within the City of Tampa water service area are reminded to follow precautionary boil water for a minimum of the next 48 hours. Additional information and details will be provided as they become available on tampagov.net/water.
A Precautionary Boil Water Notice fact sheet is available online at www.tampagov.net/dept_Emergency_Management/files/Boil_Water_Notice_FactSheet.pdf

Built in Alarm System

Put your car keys beside your bed at night.

Tell your spouse, your children, your neighbors, your parents, your Dr’s office, the check-out girl at the market, everyone you run across. Put your car keys beside your bed at night.

If you hear a noise outside your home or someone trying to get in your house, just press the panic button for your car. The alarm will be set off, and the horn will continue to sound until either you turn it off or the car battery dies.

This tip came from a neighborhood watch coordinator. Next time you come home for the night and you start to put your keys away, think of this: It’s a security alarm system that you probably already have and requires no installation. Test it. It will go off from most everywhere inside your house and will keep honking until your battery runs down or until you reset it with the button on the key fob chain. It works if you park in your driveway or garage.

If your car alarm goes off when someone is trying to break into your house, odds are the burglar/rapist won’t stick around. After a few seconds, all the neighbors will be looking out their windows to see who is out there and sure enough the criminal won’t want that. And remember to carry your keys while walking to your car in a parking lot. The alarm can work the same way there. This is something that should really be shared with everyone. Maybe it could save a life or a sexual abuse crime.

Send this to everyone you know because it is useful for any emergency, such as a heart attack, where you can’t reach a phone. You can even carry your car keys you in case you fall outside. You can activate the car alarm and then people will know there’s a problem. Thanks to April Welsh for this safety tip!

This Weekend, Change Your Clocks And Your Smoke Alarm Batteries

In anticipation of daylight-saving time ending on Sunday, Nov. 4, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue is urging everyone to Change Your Clock — Change Your Battery in both smoke alarms and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors in their homes.

Already this year, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue has responded to more than 450 residential fire calls. Recognizing that working smoke alarms and CO detectors double a family’s chance of surviving a home fire and/or an unsafe carbon monoxide level, Hillsborough County Fire Marshal Steve Kendrick said the resetting of clocks is a great opportunity for families to install fresh batteries. Continue reading