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Get Informed - All Seasons

 
Carver County is a wonderful place to live and work. We have quiet urban neighborhoods, small towns and rural family farms, all free of the hustle and bustle of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. While this may seem like a safe and peaceful place to live, emergencies and disasters do happen in our county. Historically, we have faced tornadoes, floods and other weather related emergencies. As a farming community, we face the possibility of accidents involving ammonia, which is a vital tool for our farmers. We even face threats like pandemic influenza and acts of terrorism. For more information on emergencies that could strike Carver County and Minnesota, visit Minnesota's codeReady website.
 

Minnesota Poison Control

 
Don't let accidental poisoning happen to anyone you love. More than half of poison exposures happen to children five years old or younger, like drinking windshield washer fluid, which is severely toxic.
 
In case of a suspected poisoning, call the Minnesota Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 for treatment recommendations. Or for more information about poison in the home, go to Minnesota Poison Control's website at http://www.mnpoison.org/.
 

Emergency and Community Health Outreach - ECHO Translations

 
As Carver County becomes more culturally diverse, we welcome residents for whom English may not be a familiar language. To give limited-English speakers a source for life-saving safety and emergency information in their native tongues, Emergency and Community Health Outreach (ECHO) offers telephone and internet help. ECHO is accessible online at www.echominnesota.org or by phone at 1-888-883-8831.
 
English:
DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU CAN GET LIFE-SAVING INFORMATION TO PROTECT YOURSELF? YOUR FAMILY?

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