http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bedford-County-Department-of-Fire-Rescue/160295024019218?ref=ts

 Also some valuable information about social media do's/don'ts:

http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-department-management/articles/859991-Dont-get-fired-for-Facebook-10-ways-to-use-social-media-safely/

 Region 2000 Hazard Plan

Every week Bedford County Department of Fire & Rescue will post a trivia question related to fire or rescue services and give Bedford County Department of Fire & Rescue Volunteer Members an opportunity to WIN a GIFT CERTIFICATE to a local restaurant.  To answer the question, the participant must go to our facebook page http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001958457204 and inbox "Firefighter Bedford".  The first volunteer member (not employeed by Bedford County) to answer the question right will receive a gift certificate.  Check back every week to see the new question and the name of the winner from the previous week.  Good luck! (Only one answer per person, per question)

This week's question has been answered correctly! Please check back next week for a new question!

A major concern in caring for a patient with an impaled object to the cheek is:

a) dressing the wound      

b) maintaining an open airway

c) checking to see if the tongue is cut

d) positioning the head for drainage

  Be sure to inbox your answer to FIREFIGHTER BEDFORD on Facebook !

The Commonwealth’s 4 p.m. Burning Law went into effect Feb. 15, 2013 – the start of spring fire season in Virginia.

This law prohibits burning before 4 p.m. each day (Feb. 15 – April 30) if the fire is in, or within 300 feet of, woodland, brushland or fields containing dry grass or other flammable materials. Burning of leaves, yard waste or trash continues to be the major cause of wildfires in Virginia. These "debris" fires can easily escape unless proper precaution is taken. Anytime you attempt to burn leaves or debris it is important that you notify the local fire department dispatch center at 540-586-7827 and plan to stay in attendance of your debris fire at all times. 

Click on this link to download a color poster about Debris Burning Safety:

http://www.dof.virginia.gov/fire/resources/Debris-Burning_poster-color.png

http://ens.geo-comm.com/bedfordva/Default.aspx?ck=A1

Click on the link to register for Emergency Notifications from Bedford County to come to your cell phone.  Bedford County, in partnership with Geo-Comm, will send telephone notifications to residents and businesses within Bedford County, when impacted by, or in danger of being impacted by, an emergency or disaster. The Bedford County Emergency Notification System will only be used by emergency response personnel in order to notify residential homes and businesses with information regarding the event and if/what actions should be taken.

The Bedford County Emergency Notification System utilizes the area’s 911 data and can contact all land-lines, whether listed or unlisted, in the event of an emergency. It is TTY/TDD capable. If you utilize a Voice Over IP (VoIP) phone service, such as MagicJack, Vonage or a cable company provided phone service, or cellular phone for your primary residential/business line and you would like to be alerted over that line with the Emergency Notification System then you must register that number through Bedford County’s Emergency Notification System Opt-In site.

To register your VoIP phone, cellular phone, or e-mail address with the Bedford County Emergency Notification System please click the link below. If you would like to see examples of getting email to SMS notifications on your cellular phone please scroll down.

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