by TSS, Inc. | May 3, 2023 | Community Safety, Featured, Substance Use
Over the last months, we have repeatedly shared information about xylazine or “tranq”, a powerful non-opioid veterinary sedative that is emerging as a deadly threat in the illicit drug scene in the United States, and caused the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency...
by TSS, Inc. | May 3, 2023 | Community Safety, Featured
| By Ginny Clay, TSS Operations Manager To me, the most important message you should take away from National Safe Boating Week each year is: WEAR YOUR LIFEJACKET. In March, I, as the Flotilla Commander, for U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 170-01-05, had the...
by TSS, Inc. | Apr 3, 2023 | Community Safety, Featured
We see it on our roads every day: Drivers looking at their phones, eating or drinking, putting on their make-up, or turning around to talk to their kids while in traffic or as they’re speeding down the highway. While distracted drivers are often just an annoyance to...
by TSS, Inc. | Mar 7, 2023 | Community Safety, Featured, Substance Use, Teen Drug Use
Did you know? More than 106,000 people in the U.S. died from drug-involved overdoses in 2021, including illicit drugs and prescription opioids. The synthetic opioid fentanyl is 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin and is...
by TSS Safety | Jan 9, 2023 | Community Safety, Featured
For many of us, winter is synonymous with shoveling snow. It’s one of those chores that seems to come at the most inconvenient times, and you want to get it over with as quickly as possible. But shoveling is an extremely strenuous, labor-intensive task, and should not...
by TSS, Inc. | Dec 6, 2022 | Community Safety, Featured, Substance Use
Did you know that in December an average of 25 people a day die in impaired driving accidents? Holidays are about celebrating the season with loved ones. However, the festivities also increase the chances that a driver will get behind the wheel under the...
by TSS, Inc. | Dec 5, 2022 | Community Safety, Featured, Home Safety
There is no good time to have a fire in your business or home. Every year, we read about fires that occur during the holiday season. Many of those fires are caused by improper usage of holiday lighting, overloading of outlets or trees that have gotten too dry. Heating...
by TSS, Inc. | Oct 31, 2022 | Community Safety, Featured, Wellness
TSS is pleased to continue the annual tradition of inviting our neighbors, clients and friends to the Ketchikan Community Health Fair. This year’s Health Fair runs Mondays through Fridays, starting November 1 to Friday, November 18, 7:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m....
by TSS, Inc. | Aug 8, 2022 | Community Safety, CPR/First Aid, Featured
With Labor Day coming up and many families trying to squeeze in the last moments of summer fun, we just want to remind you about how important it is to take safety precautions around water, especially when children are involved. The American Red Cross has three safety...
by TSS, Inc. | Aug 8, 2022 | Community Safety, Featured
American’s love their motorcycles and summer is a time when many of the more than 8 million motorcycle riders in the United States take to the open road. But the rising number of accidents and fatalities in recent years shows just how vulnerable motorcyclists...
