NBH offers CPR and first aid classes

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Northern Berkshire Healthcare has scheduled a Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) class and a first aid class in March.

Heartsaver First Aid is scheduled on Wednesday, March 11, from 5 to 8 p.m. Heartsaver AED is scheduled on Saturday, March 21, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Both classes will be held at the VNA & Hospice of Northern Berkshire Community Room on Curran Highway in North Adams. To register, please call 413-664-5404.

Heartsaver AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) was designed to prepare a wide variety of people who want or need to learn CPR. Reasons for certification include a need to perform CPR in the workplace or similar setting, knowing how to use an AED and knowing how to help someone who is choking.

The Heartsaver First Aid class will cover the basics of first aid and is designed for anyone who needs to learn basic first aid.

Cardiac arrest can result from heart attack, drowning, electric shock, and other problems. Studies show that effective CPR, quickly administered, improves survival from cardiac arrest.

Staff from REACH for Community Health, the community health education arm of North Adams Regional Hospital, are certified by the American Heart Association to conduct the community classes.

The course uses a “practice while watching” method. The student will be given a workbook that includes a CD prior to the class. The cost for the class is $40. The fee covers the cost of the student workbook and certification card.

Upon demonstration of the skills taught in the course, the student will receive a Heartsaver AED course completion card. For more information or to register for an upcoming CPR class, please call 413-664-5404.
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Multiple Departments Respond to Lanesborough Structure Fire

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Multiple fire departments responded to a structure fire off Narragansett Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. 

The Fire Department received a call from the owner of 6 Bangor St. reporting a smoke and flames at around 1:44 p.m.

Firefighters arriving on scene reported heavy smoke emanating from the the 1940s single-family ranch home in the thickly settle neighborhood.

The blaze was brought under control in less than an hour and there were no civilian or firefighter injuries. 

"The homeowner was outside doing some work, evidently, opened the door when she came back in the house, and there were flames and smoke, so she backed out and called us, and that's all we know right now," Deputy Fire Chief Glen Storie said around 2:35 p.m. 

The fire was out at that time, and first responders observed "quite a bit of damage" to the home. The cause is still under investigation. 

Lanesborough, Cheshire, and Pittsfield departments responded to the scene, and Hancock covered the station during the call. 

"The first crew in knocked the fire right down with the first engine," Storie said. 

Smoke could be seen coming from the back of the home. Part of Narragansett Avenue and Bangor Avenue were blocked off while firefighters battled the blaze. 

 

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