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Emergency Responders Train at Local Elementary School
At Canopy Oaks Elementary School, the Leon County Sheriff’s Department, the Big Bend Regional Bomb Squad and other groups worked together to locate and eliminate a pretend bomb. Fire Department spokesman Mike Bellamy said the exercise gave all of the groups a chance to work together while training to deal with chemical weapons and explosives.
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Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Discontinues 'DNR' Wristbands
Rita Stevens’ mother was in the emergency room of Capital Regional Medical Center when alarms started going off. In a panic, Rita hit the button to call for help. As doctors and nurses filled the room, Rita realized they were preparing to revive her mother, and she stopped them. Rita’s mother had made it clear that, if her heart stopped, she didn’t want to be resuscitated. Rita was prepared to honor her mother’s wishes.
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Sheriff's Camp Helps Officers Bond With Kids
The scene is Tallahassee’s Leon High School. Right now, it’s also the Leon County Sheriff’s Adventure Camp. Students from the Leon County school district are learning CPR and getting lessons on operating an automatic external defibrillator, or AED. Deputies also give lessons on leadership skills, as well as drug abuse and gang prevention. And students build positive relationships with the officers—even calling them by nicknames.