Yvette Baxley’s been answering 911 calls for 27 years — heart attacks, shootings, domestic violence, accidents. She knows just what to ask to keep people safe and calm.
It’s all different now.
The script has changed.
Now, she must also protect the first responders against COVID-19…
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While we are all struggling with the anxiety and work- and life-changes caused by COVID-19, it?s more important than ever to be kind to ourselves and practice self-care. When your job is to help others, sometimes helping yourself takes a back burner. That may be ok for a short time, however it will not serve anyone in the long term. During this passionate and fun…
Law enforcement officers, first responders and local leaders are banding together for a reading initiative for Bedford County students who are finishing the school year outside a traditional classroom setting — and with no, or limited, access to book stores and libraries.
The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with Bedford County Fire and Rescue, several Bedford County supervisors, and the Bedford County public school system, launched a reading program for students in their community starting April 13. Each day, a video of a member of local law enforcement, a first responder or local government official reading a book is posted online. The videos are pre-recorded and posted on the county sheriff’s YouTube channel…
People classified as essential workers, or those who go to work each day despite the novel coronavirus pandemic, received thanks from the Harford County government in the form of a banner posted on the county administration building in Bel Air on Thursday.
“Thank you to Harford County’s essential employees,” says the banner, which is on the rear wall of the building at 220 S. Main St., facing the parking lot. County Executive Barry Glassman’s name is under the message of thanks…
The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office last week honored its public safety dispatchers and those throughout the United States.
“This is a very special time to celebrate and thank the truly outstanding public safety dispatchers that dedicate their lives to serving the public and the law enforcement agencies they so faithfully, courageously and compassionately support 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Siskiyou County Sheriff Jon Lopey…
