Chicago Ridge Emergency Management Agency

Winter Weather Preparedness Week:
Winter weather related Warnings, Watches and Advisories are issued by your local National Weather Service office. Each office knows the local area and will issue Warnings, Watches or Advisories based on local criteria. For example, the amount of snow that triggers a “Winter Storm Warning” in the Midwest is typically much higher than the amount needed to trigger a “Winter Storm Warning” in the Southeast.
You can view our (NWS Chicago's) local criteria here:
weather.gov/chicago/winterprepare
weather.gov/safety/winter

Winter Weather Preparedness Week:
As we look ahead to the winter season, are you prepared for a winter storm? If the forecast calls for winter weather, begin preparing right away. Don’t wait until the last minute.
weather.gov/chicago/winterprepare
weather.gov/safety/winter

Our officers are receiving equipment training and training on the hooking and towing of trailers today.

Yesterday, we hosted our first Stop the Bleed class for the public. Based on injury, the body can suffer a fatal amount of blood loss in 2-5 minutes while the average EMS response time is 7-10 minutes. This makes severe blood loss the #1 cause of preventable death. This class teaches the ABCs of bleeding control:

A: Alert 911
B: Identify Bleeding
C: Compress the bleeding until it stops

All participants also received a free tourniquet from Chicago Ridge Emergency Management Agency that they were trained on how to use.

Chicago Ridge Emergency Management located at 10655 So. Oak Ave will serve as a cooling center for those looking to and or needing a place to escape the heat.



The hours for our building being open as a cooling center on Friday, September 4th will be 10:30am to 5pm.