Cold Weather Safety - Fond du Lac Human Services - Polar Vortex
Channel: JP Rennquist
Date: 07/01/2014

The northern "polar vortex" a cyclone that generally resides in and around the Arctic Circle has moved south, wreaking havoc on the middle and eastern United States for the last several days (Jan 2014). People in northeastern Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin are accustomed to cold temperatures, but the region has not seen temperatures this cold since 1996 when the state's all-time cold weather temperature was set in Embarrass, MN. 

With the temperature at -24 degrees Fahrenheit, much colder with the wind chill factored in, I stopped by Fond du Lac Human Services for an impromptu interview with some health and safety professionals.  
Here are some health and safety tips from Christine Davis, RN; Chuck Ells, Associate Director of Fond du Lac Human Services and Nate Sandman, Community Health Coordinator for the human services division of  Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa