Walmart Recalls General Electric® Coffee Makers Due to Fire Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: General Electric®-branded 12-cup digital coffee makers - Units: About 900,000
Importer: Walmart Stores Inc., of Bentonville, Ark.
Hazard: The coffee maker can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: Walmart has received 83 reports of overheating, smoking, melting, burning and fire, including three reports of minor burn injuries to consumer’s hands, feet and torso. Reports of property damage include a significant kitchen fire and damage to countertops, cabinets and a wall.

Description: This recall involves General Electric®-brand 12-cup coffee makers sold in white or black. The digital coffee maker has programmable functions and plastic housing. The GE logo is printed on the base of the coffee maker and the model number is printed on the bottom of the base. Model numbers included in the recall are:

Picture Model Number Color       169164 Black           169165 White
No other models are included in this recall.

Sold exclusively at: Walmart stores nationwide from March 2008 through January 2010 for about $30.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled coffee makers and return the product to any Walmart for a full refund.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Walmart at (800) 925-6278 between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s website at www.walmart.com

CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054. To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC's Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov./

RED WOLF DONATES $12K AFTERBURNER 2000 UNIT TO LEE COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES

SANFORD, N.C. - Lee County Emergency Services received one of the first Afterburner 2000 smoke generators ever produced, thanks to a donation from Red Wolf, the Sanford-based company manufacturing the revolutionary new product.


Red Wolf, a contract manufacturer, donated the Afterburner 2000 along with a high-capacity backpack and portable recharging station, a package sold nationally for about $12,000.

The donation was announced May 25 following a product demonstration attended by more than 40 area leaders working in industry and emergency services.

"We understand how effective this product is and how important it will be for law enforcement and emergency services everywhere," says Kim Sutton, president of Red Wolf. "It's manufactured here, so we want our own community to be the first to have all of the benefits it offers."

Developed by MSI Delivery Systems Inc. of Rocky Mount, N.C., and manufactured in partnership with Red Wolf, Afterburner 2000 is described as a "man-portable, multi-mission aerosol delivery system" capable of rapidly blanketing large areas with dense smoke.

Afterburner 2000 is designed to generate smoke for fire and rescue emergency training as well as emergency response for police and military operations. It has many other wide-ranging uses, from generating special effects in the entertainment industry to leak testing.

Though the product is just entering production, it already has been demonstrated to rave reviews in on-site simulations recreating situations as diverse as aircraft accidents and prison riots.

Felix Batts, chairman and CEO for MSI Delivery Systems Inc., says those initial demonstrations have resulted in orders being received now from military bases, federal and state prison bureaus and a variety of other customers.

Shane Seagroves, director of Lee County Emergency Management, accepted the donation and believes it will have a wide range of benefits for the community.

"The uses of the Afterburner 2000 are unlimited," says Seagroves. "It will be used as a tactical tool for the Lee County Sheriff's Office and for training purposes for law enforcement, the fire department and EMS. The ongoing support of Red Wolf in our community will enable emergency services to be better prepared to handle the many emergencies we face daily."

24 Hour Rainfall Totals Ending May 24, 2010 8 AM EDT

Attached you will find a 7 day rainfall total image for central NC for rainfall which has fallen over the last 7 days ending yesterday morning.



We plan to update the map to capture yesterday's rainfall as well. You can see daily rainfall and temperatures maps online as well as links to other very useful links for weather data on our new website http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/dailymaps/

The recent rainfall has gone a long way to improve the dry conditions across the region greatly reducing rainfall deficits and improving inflow to local lakes.


Jeff Orrock

NWS Raleigh, NC

Remote-Controlled Helicopters Recalled by Imagine Nation Books Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: “Fly Dragonfly” (also called “Queen Bee”) Remote-Controlled Helicopters

Units: 46,000

Distributor: Imagine Nation Books Ltd./Books Are Fun, of Boulder, Colo.

Hazard: The rechargeable battery inside the helicopters can overheat, igniting the helicopter and posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received 49 reports of the helicopters overheating, including six reports of flames coming from the helicopters, and one report of minor property damage. No injuries have been reported.
Description: This recall involves the “Fly Dragonfly” (also called “Queen Bee”) remote-controlled helicopters. The helicopters are black and yellow plastic, measure about 19 inches long by 6 ½ inches high. The helicopters have a rounded front yellow cockpit with bee decals and a narrow black plastic tail assembly. They were sold with a remote-control unit and a separate charger. “Fly Dragonfly” and SKU #51727 are printed on the packaging.

Sold at: Book/gift fairs held in schools, hospitals and office buildings nationwide from August 2009 through January 2010 for about $38.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled helicopters and contact Imagine Nation Books Ltd/Books Are Fun to receive a full refund.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Imagine Nation Books Ltd./Books are Fun at (800) 917-0213 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday, visit the firm’s website at www.booksarefun.com/helicopter.php

CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054. To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.

“LEE COUNTY GOVERNMENT ARRIVES ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA FRONT”

 

"Lee County Government now has a central Facebook page where departments post information.  See the latest parks and recreation, library, public health and tax information by becoming a fan of the new multi-departmental Lee County Government Facebook page at the following link or visit the county website at leecountync.gov for links to all the social media sites used."

 

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sanford-NC/Lee-County-Government/118046918218008?ref=ts

For Immediate Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 10, 2010

Kiwanis Family Park

Exercise Trail

 

Lee County Parks & Recreation announces that trail maintenance work will be performed at Kiwanis Family Park on Tuesday 5/11/2010 and Wednesday 5/12/2010. Some or the entire exercise trail may be closed during this time. Park patrons will still be able to access the paved greenway trail during this time.

 

Questions or comments are welcome by calling Lee County Parks & Recreation at 775-2107.

 

 

Lee Linked is up and running!

Exciting news! 


As you may know, Lee County has been working to develop a social media presence.  I am happy to report that the initial sites have been developed and designed.  The sites and access information are listed below.  Currently five Lee County departments will post to the central Lee County social media sites.  Those departments include: tax office, library, parks and recreation, health department and senior services.  As this initiative proves successful, more county departments may begin posting to the new sites.  The same information will be available on each site, but I recommend to at least "Like" us on Facebook.  Facebook is our one-stop shop for not only news and information in word format, but relevant videos as well.    



To receive automatic updates, please consider subscribing to or following us on one or more of these sites, and tell your friends and family to do the same.  In the coming days, departments will begin posting important announcements and news through this media, but not too much to become overwhelming for our audience.  Information is powerful and we want to pass along relevant news and information.



**Important Note** -- the current Lee County departmental pages on Facebook will be phased out, except for Emergency Services.  Fans of Lee County tax office, Health Department and Senior Services on Facebook or Twitter, please transition to our new and improved Lee County Government page.  

TWITTER –               Click Here

Choose to "follow us" on Twitter and receive automatic news updates.  See attached picture with red arrow.

YOUTUBE –             Click Here

"Subscribe" to our YouTube channel and receive notifications when new videos from Lee County Government are available.  See attached picture with red arrow.

BLOG –                     Click Here

The blog allows us to provide lengthy posts when needed.  The circle of information begins here and is feed to Facebook and Twitter.  "Follow" our blog to receive notifications of new posts.  See attached picture with red arrow.

FACEBOOK -            Click Here



Follow the above link and click the "Like" button at the top of the page.  Doing so will allow news feeds from Lee County Government to post to your home page, just as your "friends" news and status updates do.  For security, our page does not accept "friends".  Rather, we allow people to "Like" our page.  This provides a level of privacy for our fans meaning no one from our page can view your profile.   See attached picture with red arrow.



Something unique to our Facebook page is a tab that incorporates our YouTube government channel into Facebook.  Therefore, Facebook is a one-stop shop for news and videos under this setup.

We need to evaluate the effectiveness of this media so please provide us with constructive feedback.  Looking forward to interacting with you through social media.

Sanford Resident Deployed to Tennessee

Dear Red Cross supporters,

The Triangle Area Chapter of the American Red Cross deployed Lee County resident James Annis to Tennessee Tuesday morning for 2-3 weeks. He will be traveling with a group from Raleigh and will be driving an ERV (Emergency Response Vehicle) and assisting the citizens of Tennessee with food, medical supplies and water. Please join us in wishing him well and praying for his safe return to us here in Sanford. Also, we would like to thank James' wife Alma for her continued support of James while he unselfishly helps others in need. If you would like to send an e-mail of support to James and/or his wife the address is je3941@msn.com .



Shane Seagroves
Director

Lee County Emergency Services Director

FIRE APPARATUS SHOW

FIRE APPARATUS SHOW Hosted by SPENCER FIRE DEPARTMENT AUXILIARY Saturday, August 28, 2010 North Carolina Transportation Museum Spencer, North Carolina	SPENCER
	FIRE DEPARTMENT

Greetings fellow fire truck fanatics! You are invited to attend the second annual show in this area dedicated only to fire apparatus. We will be focusing our show and contest strictly on pumpers, tankers, aerials, and brush trucks.

The pre-registration entry fee is $25 per apparatus. The cut-off date for pre-registration is August 21, 2010. Anything entered after that date up to and including the day of the event will be $50. Please fill out an entry form for each vehicle you plan to bring, make your check payable to Spencer Fire Department Auxiliary, and send to: Spencer Fire Department Auxiliary, Post Office Box 426, Spencer, North Carolina 28159.

We'll start the day off right with a parade. Only trucks that are registered for the event will be allowed to participate. If you want your truck in the parade, you're asked to have it at the Lee Street Staging Area (see map) by 9:30 a.m. The parade will start promptly at 10 a.m. The gates to the museum will also open at 9 a.m. The judging will start around 11:00 a.m., so if you're not planning to be in the parade, please plan to arrive before 10 a.m. so that we can place your apparatus. The awards ceremony will begin promptly at 4:00 p.m.

Categories

Trophies will be awarded to first place in each of the following:

Category I     Pre - 1900

Category II	1900- 1949	Category VI	1980 –1989
Category III	1950 –1959	Category VII	1990 –1999
Category IV	1960 –1969	Category VIII	2000 – present
Category V	1970 –1979	Category IX	Brush Trucks

There will also be a People's Choice Award and a Best in Show Award.


Directions

COMING FROM CHARLOTTE

I-85 North to Exit 79. At the end of the exit ramp (stop sign),

turn left onto Old Union Church Road. At the second traffic light, turn left onto Salisbury Avenue. At the bottom of the hill you'll see the entrance to the North Carolina Transportation Museum on your left. Follow the signs once inside.

COMING FROM GREENSBORO

I-85 South to Exit 79. At the end of the exit ramp (stop sign), turn right onto Old Union Church Road. Continue as stated above.

Questions: E-mail us at 75auxiliary@carolina.rr.com


On behalf of the Spencer Fire Department Auxiliary, we THANK YOU and look forward to having you with us on August 28th for what promises to be a great show, rain or shine. Bring your friends and family (along with any lawn chairs you may need) and join us. There will be food vendors, and some fire vendors on site. We look forward to seeing you there.

FAMILY DAY @ the jetport makes its return on October 9

SANFORD, N.C. - After attracting 3,500 people in its inaugural run, FAMILY DAY @ the jetport is poised to become even larger this year.

The festival will return on Oct. 9 with another full day of aviation-related activities and special events at Raleigh Exec: The Raleigh Executive Jetport at Sanford-Lee County.

Dan Swanson, airport manager for Raleigh Exec, says the governing board recently approved this year's event and intends to make Family Day an annual fixture on the local calendar.

"This year's Family Day will be even bigger and better than before," says Swanson. "By the time we decided to do it last year, we were fairly close to the date. For it to be as successful as it was is a testament to the people working on the project.

"We've been planning this one ever since last year's ended. Now, we're working on getting commitments from organizations that are already enthusiastic about participating."

Swanson says visitors can expect a similar mix of plane rides, aircraft on display and children's activities.

Last year's inaugural run turned the airport grounds into a full-fledged happening - with free airplane rides sponsored by the Experimental Aircraft Association's Young Eagles program for children ages 8 to 17, food vendors, bounce houses for children and special exhibits sponsored by many local and regional organizations.

Best of all, festival admission and parking will remain free.

One goal of Family Day was to draw area residents to an airport they may not know much about. Based on the reaction of last year's guests, it's working.

"We heard great comments nonstop, all day," Swanson says. "I can't tell you how many times we heard people say they didn't even know we had an airport in Lee County and they couldn't believe how nice it is. We want everyone to see the airport, have plenty of fun and maybe even get interested in flying themselves."

More details about FAMILY DAY @ the jetport - including the exact time, sponsors and major attractions - will be announced early this summer.

Raleigh Exec: The Raleigh Executive Jetport at Sanford-Lee County is located at 700 Rod Sullivan Road, just off of U.S. Highway 1 at Exit 76 (Farrell Road), about 20 miles southwest of Cary.