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Celebrate Independence Day Safely With These Fireworks Tips

Jul 2, 2015

Sioux Falls Fire Rescue urges citizens to leave fireworks to the professionals. Each year across the United States, firework-related incidents are responsible for multiple injuries, fires, and significant property loss.

“Sparklers are the biggest danger to children,” says Sioux Falls Fire Rescue Chief Jim Sideras. “A tip temperature at the end of the sparkler reaches

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FREE Teen Driver Training Program Coming in July

Jun 23, 2015

ATTENTION PARENTS of a newly-licensed teen driver:

A FREE Teen Driver Training Program is coming to Sioux Falls on July 25 and 26. Ford Driving Skills for Life is a program developed in 2003 in conjunction with the Governors Highway Safety Association and a panel of safety experts to address the leading cause of death among teenagers in the United States – vehicle

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Free Workshop on June 24 to Discuss Smoke-free Multi-unit Housing

Jun 17, 2015

The Sioux Empire Tobacco-Free (SET-Free) Coalition, Live Well Sioux Falls, the American Lung Association, and the Carroll Institute are hosting a free workshop on June 24 for owners and managers of multi-unit housing properties to learn how to implement a smoke-free policy.

The workshop will take place from 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the Downtown Hilton Garden Inn,

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