Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Worried your kid might be in danger and not be able to get help? Here's how mom is teaching her kids to call 911. (Image: Getty; ...

We recently had an emergency in the family. It got me thinking that if something happened to me or my wife when we're at home, my kids would have no idea what to do. When I was growing up, I was ...

David Hession crosses his arms in front of a group of 23 squirmy sixth-graders at Chicago’s Mark T. Skinner School and waits for the answer to his question: “When you call 911, what are some things ...

We have all been there: you’re committed to picking up the kids, attending a ballgame or meeting with a teacher when disaster strikes and your role as emergency manager requires you to respond to the ...

I was cleaning up the bathroom just a few steps away from my toddler son while he bathed when he slipped below the surface. As I raced toward him, reaching over the edge to scoop him up, I slipped on ...