37 Million Fire Extinguishers Recalled After Failure To Discharge On November 2, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of about 37.8 million plastic handled fire extinguishers made by Kidde. The recall claims the fire extinguishers, “can become clogged or require excessive force to discharge and can fail to activate during a fire emergency. In addition, the nozzle can... read more
Kentucky Ranks 15th For the Most Deer Vehicle Collisions in U.S. Deer are now on the move across the Bluegrass state making it likely that Uncle Buck and his white-tailed mates will be sharing your local highway or rural county road with you and your family this month. And according to new claims data from... read more
Child Athlete Safety Checklist Sports injury occurs when excessive stress is placed on tendons, joints, bones and muscle. And, although a University of Connecticut report has ranked Kentucky as one of the safest states for high-school athletes, there are still several important injury prevention tips that can help parents (and Kentucky coaches) promote a safe sports... read more
Visitors Assume A Certain Amount of Risk For Haunted Venues Many people love spending their money on spooky attractions this month. In fact, each Halloween, more than $7 billion is spent on entertainment activities like haunted houses and related spooky attractions across the country. If you are one of those people currently rallying your friends... read more
Homeless Man Dies In Fayette County Pedestrian Car Crash Lexington police have recently reported a pedestrian death after a homeless man was struck and killed at Winchester and Elkhorn roads in the Hamburg area. A 25-year-old Winchester woman, was the operator of the inbound vehicle that caused a blunt force trauma to the pedestrian after... read more
Child Passenger Safety Week is Sept. 17-23, 2017 Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death and disability for children nationwide. On average, two U.S. children under age 13 were killed and 308 were injured every day in 2014 while riding in vehicles. In 2015, 31 children age 15 and under were killed in motor... read more
Car Accidents Can Cause Serious Whiplash Whiplash occurs when the neck and head are suddenly forced backward and then forward, putting the cervical spine through too fast motions and extreme, quick stresses. Most cases of whiplash occur as a result of rear-end car crashes but can also happen from a side-impact or T-bone collision. Less... read more
Kentucky Near Top of 2017 List For Safest High School Athletes More than half of Kentucky kids are participating in athletic events and sporting activities this year and now their parents and coaches have something additional to cheer about. A University of Connecticut report ranked Kentucky as one of the safest states for high-school athletes.... read more
Without Proper Training, ATVs Can Be Dangerous and Deadly Kentucky has miles of ATV (All-Terrain Vehicles) trails, calling fast riding enthusiasts from all parts of the state to enjoy a thrilling ride on nearly any kind of terrain. ATVs are intended for off–road use only, and mostly used as recreational vehicles to experience the outdoors but... read more
Firearms and Home Fires Knock Down Kentucky’s State of Safety Report Scores Although Kentucky ranked overall in the No. 16 slot on the National Safety Council’s annual State-of-Safety Report, the summary concluded that the Commonwealth state has two main areas to improve on when it comes to home and community safety areas out of the... read more
