Western Springs Medical Reserve Corps

07/09/2016

Our hearts go out to the police and first responders of Dallas and their loved ones.

http://interactives.dallasnews.com/2016/ambush-victims/

Five officers were killed and seven were injured when two gunmen opened fire during a rally and march in downtown Dallas Thursday night. Read about each of the victims who have been identified.

06/17/2016

Mike and Cindy Blaszak were among the MRC members who volunteered at the Cook County Strategic National Stockpile exercise at the Cook County Oak Forest Health Center Campus on Wednesday. It was a helpful simulation and great practice to prepare for emergencies. We got to ride in Humvees on the way back to the parking lot!

05/28/2016

Such fun helping out with the Tower Trot again this year handing out water to the runners! Congratulations and good job to all participants in this year's races!

01/11/2016

A Guide for Extreme Cold

http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/pdf/extreme-cold-guide.pdf

07/20/2015

http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/heat_guide.asp

Information on extreme heat. Provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

06/25/2015

06/23/2015

With all of the devastation in the Chicagoland area due to tornados, the West Suburban MRC would like to remind everyone to have a family prepardness plan in place!!! See the below link for a guide on making a plan. Our thoughts are with the citizens of Coal City and the Sublette area. Responders to these areas stay safe!

Tornadoes are nature’s most violent storms. Spawned from powerful thunderstorms, tornadoes can cause fatalities and devastate a neighborhood in seconds. A tornado appears as a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground with whirling winds that can reach 300 miles pe…

01/10/2015

Cold temps are hazardous! Stay safe!!

https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2015/01/05/stay-safe-during-bitterly-cold-temperatures-and-dangerous-snow-conditions

08/20/2014

Please Like and Share this great ALS awareness video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_1labt-eVQ&feature=share

How do you make an NFPA compliant fire engine out of a wheelchair? Hopefully you will enjoy our sense of humor as we try to answer this question in this shor...

08/20/2014

CDC Ebola Podcast

11/17/2013

Please take a moment to check out these websites if you have time. Great site to see the weather and also another link that is a great tool to help you with your preparedness. Stay Safe!

04/20/2013

ComEd Offers Safety Tips on Flooded Basements