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Fire Prevention Week can be a Fire Prevention Life if you take smart steps to stay safe

From the National Fire Protection Association comes this important guidance: In a fire, seconds count. Seconds can mean the difference between residents of our community escaping safely from a fire or having their lives end in tragedy. That’s why this year’s Fire Prevention Week theme: “Every Second Counts: Plan 2 Ways Out!” is so important. It reinforces why everyone needs to have an escape plan. Here’s this year’s key campaign…

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Stopping Zika starts in the back yard: Here’s what you can do

For fast-growing Florida – and considering all the big things happening in Tampa – the Zika virus is more than just bad buzz: its terrible effects are impacting growing numbers of people and spreading fear around the world. Governor Scott has declared the state “ground zero” for the virus, and that bad buzz comes literally from mosquitoes, carriers of Zika. Yet local residents have the power to help stop it by looking around…

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Neighbors’ faces light up as TECO joins the Tampa Police Department in the community

You might think that in light – pun intended – of a recent honor for TECO’s Judy Robbins by the Tampa Police Department, Tampa Electric would have strong momentum to keep up efforts to ensure that Tampa residents have brighter, safer streets. You would be correct. TECO’s Light Up the Night program is a $2.2 million  five-year initiative with the City of Tampa to encourage residents to keep their porch…

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TECO Plaza hosts announcement of new downtown partnership

Partners in crime (and those working solo): beware. A new community partnership in crime prevention just made its debut at TECO Plaza. Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn joined city and community officials, members of the Tampa Police Department (TPD) and others on March 11 in a crowded TECO Hall to announce the launch of a new program called the Downtown Business Watch. The goal of the program is to help bolster…

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USF athletic trainers bring their A-game to Tampa Electric team members’ safety

A partnership between Tampa Electric’s safety team and athletic trainers from the University of South Florida’s Sports Medicine & Athletic Related Trauma (SMART) Institute is scoring points for accident prevention. The program came out of a series of presentations to Tampa Electric team members about ergonomics given by Dr. Barbara Morris, an adjunct professor of Athletic Training at USF. The enthusiastic response to the presentations among linemen got Morris and…

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