Holiday Safety Facts and Tips

1 out of every 3 Christmas tree fires is caused by electrical problems. Make sure to inspect your lights for exposed wires and broken bulbs. DO NOT connect more than 3 strands of mini light sets together. DO NOT connect more than 50 screw-in-bulb lights (not sets,...

Turkey Dynasty

While they may have built a dynasty around duck hunting, the Robertson family also knows a thing or two about deep-frying a Thanksgiving turkey. Based on data from State Farm, more cooking fires occur on Thanksgiving than any other day of the year. The good news is...

Turkey Fryer Hazards and Safety Tips

Many turkey fryers easily tip over, spilling the hot oil from the cooking pot. If the cooking pot is overfilled with oil, the oil may spill out of the unit when the turkey is placed into the cooking pot. Oil may hit the burner or flames, causing a fire to engulf the...

The Difference Between a Hurricane, Cyclone and Typhoon

HURRICANE? CYCLONE? TYPHOON? They’re all the same, officially tropical cyclones. But they just use distinctive terms for a storm in different parts of the world. Hurricane is used in the Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, central and northeast Pacific. They are typhoons in the...

Ocean City Today’s article on the “X Zone”

“There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit...