Barbecue Safety Tips from MFD

Summer is the perfect time to barbecue, so follow these safety tips from the Montclair Fire Department to make sure you're grilling safely.

Barbecue Safety Tips from MFD

Avoid injuries with a safe barbecue. Summertime is packed with vacations and barbecues, but a fun day in the backyard can turn dangerous if you’re not careful while cooking on a grill. The Montclair Fire Department recently released some important grilling safety tips to make sure all celebrations this summer are safe and fun for […]

Remedies for Irritated Summer Skin

Try these at-home remedies to soothe your sun-burnt, irritated or dry skin from the summer season. The ingredients can be easily found in your home!

Remedies for Irritated Summer Skin

 At home summer remedies With the hot weather and barefoot evenings comes dry skin, cracked feet and countless itchy bug bites. There are some awesome in-store products that can take care of these warm-weather-woes, such as Benadryl insect bite sticks or Lush products (which are some of my personal favorites). But, before you dish out the […]

Picnic Safety: Food Borne Illnesses

Food borne illnesses can be common, especially in the warm weather and eating outside at picnics. Here are some tips to keep you safe.

Picnic Safety: Food Borne Illnesses

Keeping food safe at spring picnics. It is the warm season of spring that brings picnics and barbecues. Throughout Montclair, the number of people who enjoy their lunch outside is increasing. However, the warm weather also brings potential dangers because of the increase in temperatures poses a danger in food safety. Even though many people take measures […]

Tick Safety Tips

Don't let ticks ruin your summer! As we enjoy the gorgeous weather and spend more time outside, we should keep these tips in mind for tick safety.

Tick Safety Tips

Helpful tips to check for ticks! Deer population is prevalent in Montclair  due to the woodlands and mass amounts of plants and gardens. Although deer are seemingly harmless, it is crucial to avoid contact with them because they are home to ticks. Residing ticks may carry B. Burgdorferi, which is a bacterium that causes Lyme disease. Specifically, […]