04/02/2026
🚨 Community Emergency Preparedness Course – June 20th 🚨
Be ready when it matters most. Join WRVA and Upper Valley Medical Reserve Corps for a FREE upcoming Community Emergency Preparedness Course featuring Stop the Bleed training—designed to give you the lifesaving skills needed to control severe bleeding in an emergency before professional help arrives.
☀️ Summer is a time for outdoor fun—but it’s also peak tick season. This engaging and interactive class will also teach you how to stay safe while enjoying the outdoors and protect yourself from tick bites and tick-borne illnesses.
Through hands-on activities, discussions, and real-life scenarios, participants will:
✔️ Identify common tick species and where they live
✔️ Understand how diseases like Lyme disease are spread
✔️ Practice prevention strategies, including proper clothing and repellents
✔️ Learn how to check for and safely remove ticks
✔️ Discover ways to share tick safety tips with family and friends
🗓 Date: June 20th
📍 Don’t miss this opportunity to build skills that could save a life—maybe even your own.
Stay safe. Stay prepared. 💪