Emergency Preparedness FAQ

       Nearly all fire protection and emergency services in Paraguay are organized through volunteer organizations. Local volunteer fire companies are linked by the National Corps of Voluteer Firefighters of Paraguay (CBVP).       CBVP coordinates communication, training and resources. About 150 volunteer companies scattered over an area the size of Kansas and Nebraska serve a population [...]

Students from Paraguay make Lawrence their (temporary) home

By Lindsey Slater February 4, 2009 Lawrence Journal World Newspaper A group of students from Paraguay has spent the last three weeks taking in the sites, sounds and language of the United States. This is the first time exchange students from the South American country have been to Free State High School and they like [...]