DNR relaxes CWD crisis regulations
ESCANABA — I do a lot of work in emergency management. My primary function is that of a paramedic, working though an advanced life support agency. Those of us licensed to provide first response medical care go through retraining every three years to maintain our licensure. Included with that is criteria developed to handle crisis and/or disasters. I have also spent time as an EMS representative in the Emergency Operations Center for disasters. Delta County, where I reside and work, has a central dispatch system and a local emergency preparedness program coordinator. They work hand-in-hand to roll out the appropriate level of response to any given situation. It is all part of what is commonly referred to as the “chain of survival.” One of the common practices of this program is the deployment of enough equipment, personnel and affiliate operations to match the need.
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ESCANABA — Rearing and stocking of walleye fingerlings from the Thompson State Fish Hatchery is back underway in a reduced capacity for 2008.
» Full StoryRGS hosting fund-raiser dinners
ESCANABA — The Mid-U.P.and Superior Chapters of the Ruffed Grouse Society will host their annual sportsmens’ banquets this month.
The Mid-U.P. banquet will be Sept.
UPFT winners
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Local knives a cut above
ESCANABA — A pair of knives with U.P. roots were named among Field and Stream magazine’s “20 Best Knives Ever Made” in their May 2008 issue.
» Full StoryWho is the DNR?
ESCANABA — A new term is being presented in testimony before the Natural Resources commission: critics want them to have better “transparency.
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