Star Journal

Top Menu

  • Contact Us
  • Hodag Star Journal E-Edition
  • Subscribe

Main Menu

  • Local
    • News
    • Business
    • Schools
    • Law & Order
    • Arts & Ent
    • Wedding Planner
    • Viewpoint
    • Sports
      • Sports News
      • High School Sports Scores
  • Covid 19
  • Outdoors
  • Wellness
  • Classifieds
    • View Ads
    • Place Ads
  • Our Legals
    • Legal Ads
    • Statewide
  • Obits
  • Lake View
  • Northwoods NOW
  • Living On The Lake
  • Contact Us
  • Hodag Star Journal E-Edition
  • Subscribe

logo

Star Journal

  • Local
    • News
    • Business
    • Schools
    • Law & Order
    • Arts & Ent
    • Wedding Planner
    • Viewpoint
    • Sports
      • Sports News
      • High School Sports Scores
  • Covid 19
  • Outdoors
  • Wellness
  • Classifieds
    • View Ads
    • Place Ads
  • Our Legals
    • Legal Ads
    • Statewide
  • Obits
  • Lake View
  • Northwoods NOW
  • Living On The Lake
Outdoors
Home›Outdoors›Be prepared for winter

Be prepared for winter

By StarJournal
October 29, 2013
461
0
Share:

Nov. 4 through 8 is Winter Awareness Week in Wisconsin. The annual campaign, sponsored by Oneida County Emergency Management, Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM), its ReadyWisconsin preparedness program and NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS), is to remind people to be prepared for winter conditions that could threaten their safety.

ReadyWisconsin will air television and radio public service announcements in November, urging viewers and listeners to keep emergency kits in their vehicles. Starting Nov. 1, Wisconsin residents may sign up for a chance to win a winter survival kit online at readywisconsin.wi.gov.

Winter storms are considered deceptive killers because most deaths are indirectly related to storms. For example, in the last five years, Wisconsin has averaged 50,000 motor vehicle crashes during winter months. On average, 45 people are killed and more than 5,000 injured on icy or snow-covered roads.

Carbon monoxide poisoning is also a danger. According to the Centers for Disease Control, carbon monoxide is the leading cause of accidental poisoning deaths in the U.S., with more than 20,000 people visiting the emergency room and nearly 500 killed each year from overexposure to the gas.

Now is the time to winterize cars and homes, and to gather items for emergency kits in cars. Each household should also have a NOAA weather radio with fresh batteries.

Additional winter tips and information on putting together a winter emergency kit are available at readywisconsin.wi.gov. There are also numerous winter storm maps and a history of Wisconsin’s winter weather, produced by the National Weather Service.

Previous Article

Obituary: Wallace ?Wally? E. Towne

Next Article

DNR looking for input on walleye stocking

0
Shares
  • 0
  • +
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Related articles More from author

  • Outdoors

    WPS receives commission approval for project to improve electric reliability

    July 26, 2013
    By StarJournal
  • Outdoors

    Walk MS raises nearly $1.3 million in Wisconsin

    July 5, 2013
    By StarJournal
  • Outdoors

    State reps listen to area veterans? concerns

    August 30, 2013
    By StarJournal
  • Outdoors

    Baldwin Leads Bipartisan Support For Rural Hospitals

    August 30, 2013
    By StarJournal
  • Outdoors

    54th Annual Colorama set for Sept. 21 in St. Germain

    August 30, 2013
    By StarJournal
  • Outdoors

    Fall Color Run Flea Market and Craft Sale

    August 30, 2013
    By StarJournal

Leave a reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

About Us


Star Journal is published by Multi Media Channels LLC, N2919 County Road QQ Waupaca, WI 54981.

  • Contact Us
  • Hodag Star Journal E-Edition
  • Subscribe
Copyright © 2020 Multi Media Channels LLC.
All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication or any of its contents may be reproduced, copied, modified or adapted without the prior written consent of Multi Media Channels LLC.
×