Following the events of the horrendous Valley Fire not too far away from here in recent times, the irrepressible Judy Long, President of the AV Volunteer Firefighters Association, made a presentation to our local ICW (Independent Career Women’s) organization last week with this in mind. These are some of her suggestions on preparedness in case a similarly awful event occurs in the Valley, along with some ideas from ICW members who were present.
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