Wonderful Chicken Barbecue at Ruckersville Volunteer Fire Company
A great big shout out to RUCKERSVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY and its 4th Annual Fall Chicken Barbecue, held last Saturday, October 8, 2011, in Ruckersville, Greene County, Virginia.
The food (catered by Blue Ridge Cafe) was delicious – especially the blueberry cobbler), the bluegrass music (Gary Shifflett and the Shenandoah shakers, and Tommy Wood and the [...]
October 15th – Annual Open House for Local Fire and Rescue Stations
Can you imagine being a child and waking up to the confusion of a fire? Then through the smoke filled room seeing a gigantic, masked, creature coming through your window, perhaps carrying some type of equipment and telling you to come towards it? SCARY!
Oh wait – that’s just a firefighter!
Most every child knows the excitement of [...]
Burns Hurt!
Burns hurt! And, burns REALLY hurt a young child.
A few years ago, I represented the family of a two-year-old boy who died from the infection he got after suffering scalding burns over much of his body when boiling water on the stove fell on him. (The injury was especially devastating to the boy’s parents. He [...]
Burn and Scalding Injuries – Major Thanksgiving Threat to Children
Lots of people prepare Thanksgiving dinner and worry about burning the turkey — or the pumpkin pie.
But, please, worry about the children. Thanksgiving Day can be dangerous to your child’s health.
Cooking fires are the #1 cause of home fires and home fire injuries in the United States. On average, there are about three times more [...]
Can you get your child out of the house if it is burning?
I was recently in a hotel room in Norfolk, Virginia, where I was staying while attending a conference of lawyers and judges from all over Virginia. As I often do in the morning when I’m out of town, I turned on the local TV news while I was getting dressed.
The images of a burned-out house [...]
Child Burn Injuries – Resources
Burn Resources
International Society for Burn Injuries – hosts conferences and supports organizations in burn research
Camp Susquehanna – A camp for survivors of burn injuries of all ages in Lancaster, PA
Burn Resource Centre – Provides information and links to resources for burn survivors
American Burn Association – Information about advocacy, prevention and other aspects of burn injuries [...]