Each team can respond within 24 hours to assist state and local law
enforcement/ fire
service personnel in onsite investigations.A.
* Do not store medicines inside purses, nightstand
drawers or other
locations easily accessed by children.
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During Poison Prevention Month in March, the Home
Safety Council encourages parents to take proper steps to reduce the risk of
poisoning exposures
, including carefully reading warning labels, safely
storing potentially dangerous items and posting
the Poison Control Hotline
number (1-800-222-1222) next to every phone at home. "Recent research
also tells us that
medications are one of the leading causes of poison exposures for this age
group
and families should be careful to always keep medicines in a secure
location.arson orica
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Moreover, a
fleet of fully equipped response
vehicles strategically located throughout the United States are
available to
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Labels often give
important first-aid information
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Children under the age of five report the highest rate of nonfatal poison
exposures at home
compared to any other age group.
* Homes with young children should have child locks installed
on cabinets.isee careful
Although the NRT
has been used predominantly to assist in the investigation of suspicious
commercial fires, it has also been activated to the scenes of criminal
incidents such as the Oklahoma
City bombing and the 1993 World Trade Center
bombing as well as explosions at explosives and ammunition
manufacturing
plants, legal fireworks factories, and illegal explosive device manufacturing
operations
. This protects families in
the event of a leak in the product and reduces any possible confusion
between items.info.pyrotechnics isee
Mike Golson, assistant special agent in charge of ATF's Dallas Field
Division, noted that, "Thankfully, there were no injuries or deaths in the
fire that destroyed
a significant portion of the school.
* Make sure all potentially dangerous products (household
cleaners,
medicines and typical garage items like antifreeze and pesticides) have
child resistant closures on them, are locked up, and are stored in high
places.
* Lock medicines and medical supplies, including personal syringes, in a
medicine cabinet or
other locking cabinet and secure the key. The hotline also provides
local poison control information
. Through
national programs, partnerships and the support of volunteers, HSC educates
people of
all ages to be safer in and around their homes.isee atf
Majority of American Homes Leave Children at Risk for
Potential Poison Exposures
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with other emergency numbers near every phone
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+1-703-647-6019, for the Home Safety Council.arson detonation
Common household items,
from medications and cleaners
to automotive fluids and pesticides, can present
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ATF developed the National
Response Team in 1978 to assist federal, state
and local investigators in meeting the challenges
faced at the scenes of
significant arson and explosives incidents.
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Follow the directions on the
container and store the product in a locked place when you are finished
using it.
* Make sure all medicines and prescriptions have not expired. Make your self aware of the dangers
attempting to make any explosive.
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If you see the word "Caution," "Warning"
or "Danger" on
the label, be very careful.ordnance toxins
However, Home Safety Council research shows that more than 80
percent
of homes with young children report leaving medicines in unsecured
locations and more than 50 percent
report leaving dangerous household
chemicals in unsecured locations.
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The Henderson County
Fire Marshal's Office requested ATF
assistance, and the ATF NRT was brought in
because of the difficulties presented when investigating
a fire of this size. If you see
the word 'Caution,' 'Warning' or 'Danger' on a label, you should
store these
items out of children's reach and ideally in a locked cabinet," said Home
Safety Council
president Meri-K Appy."
Safe Storage of Medications, Chemicals and Cleaners
*
Walk through the most common rooms where potentially harmful products
are stored, including
the kitchen, bathrooms and garage.
For more information on how to prevent poison dangers at home
, visit
http://www.
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Tom Crowley
(469) 227-4318 Office
(214) 435-5226 Cellular
1-800-222-1222.doj detonation
Contact: S. Use the hotline to call
immediately in the event
of a possible poisoning. The Home Safety
Council is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization located in
Washington, DC.doj pesticides
The NRT consists of four teams
organized geographically to cover the United States
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MALAKOFF, Texas, The National Response Team (NRT)
from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives and ATF special
agents from Tyler, Texas, have entered the investigation of a large
fire that
occurred early today at the Malakoff elementary school. Further complementing the team
's efforts are technical, legal,
and intelligence advisers. The Home Safety Council Promotes
Safe Storage and the National
Poison Control Hotline During Poison Prevention Month
WASHINGTON, Home Safety Council research shows
that poisonings are the second leading cause
of home injury-related death,
however additional research finds the majority of American families
are not
taking steps to reduce their risk, nor are they properly prepared if a poison
exposure
happens at home.
"Product labels can help families understand that household cleaners,
chemicals
and cosmetics could present a danger to young children.explosive detonation
ATF Enters Malakoff School Fire Investigation
The teams work alongside state and local officers in reconstructing the
scene, identifying
the seat of the blast or origin of the fire, conducting
interviews, and sifting through debris to
obtain evidence related to the
bombing/arson.
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The fire caused an estimated $4 million in damage.
Each team is composed of veteran special
agents who have post-last and
fire origin-and-cause expertise; forensic chemists; explosives enforcement
officers; fire protection engineers; accelerant detection canines; explosives
detection canines;
and intelligence, computer forensic and audit support.primers glossory
The NRT activation in Malakoff is the
sixth of fiscal 2005 and the 594th
since the team's inception in 1978. Every Poison Control Center
in the
country can be reached by calling the American Association of Poison Control
Centers'
(AAPCC) nationwide hotline, 1-800-222-1222.
About Home Safety Council
The Home Safety
Council (HSC) is the only national nonprofit organization
solely dedicated to preventing home related
injuries that result in nearly
20,000 deaths and 21 million medical visits on average each year.
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* Store food and non-food products separately.careful chem
If they
have expired, they should
be flushed down the toilet rather than thrown
away in the garbage.
Poison Control
Hotline: 1-800-222-1222
According to a recent survey conducted by the Home Safety Council
, more
than 70 percent of American parents do not have the Poison Control Hotline
posted next to
every phone in their home.explosives aware
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