LONG BEACH - The Long Beach Fire Department kicked off Fire Prevention Week on Tuesday by handing out carbon monoxide detectors to three local community groups to distribute to residents. And while the roughly 150 detectors are a mere drop in the sea of need for such devices, Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Reeb said he hoped the community groups would use them to help raise awareness among residents.
In this action, EPA is notifying the public of its finding that the new motor vehicle emissions budget (MVEB) in the Anchorage, Alaska, Carbon Monoxide (CO) Maintenance Plan, submitted by the State of Alaska on September 20, 2011, is adequate for conformity purposes. EPA made this finding pursuant to the adequacy process established at 40 CFR 93.118(f)(1). As a result of this finding, the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, and the U.S. Department of Transportation will be required to use this motor vehicle emissions budget for future transportation conformity determinations.
After the death earlier this week of a man who apparently was overcome by fumes when a portable generator was running inside the abandoned house in which he was seeking shelter, Topeka Fire Department officials have released safety tips related to carbon monoxide poisoning. Often called the "silent killer," carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas created when such fuels as gasoline, wood, coal, natural gas, propane, oil or methane burn incompletely.
MEBANE, N.C., March 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- While brighter, warmer days are on the horizon, the risk of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning still looms in Oregon homes. Even after gas furnaces and fireplaces are retired for the summer months, other natural gas- powered appliances such as water heaters, clothes dryers, stoves and ovens continue to serve as a source of carbon monoxide. Kidde, the leading manufacturer of fire safety products, urges all Oregon homeowners to take action as part of their spring home improvement projects and install CO alarms in your home. Kidde is part of UTC Fire & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX). The Lofgren and Zander Memorial Act goes into effect April 1 for Oregon families, requiring all one- or two-family dwellings, multifami...
How can you protect yourself from carbon monoxide poisoning? Regular inspection and maintenance of all fuel-burning appliances (stoves, furnaces, water heaters, dryers, etc.) should be conducted by a qualified technician. Metal flues and heat exchangers should be inspected for signs of rust or cracking. Follow recommendations in owners' manuals to ensure proper use of all appliances. Gas ranges, ovens, and clothes dryers are not intended to be used to heat the home.
HACKENSACK -- A visit from relatives saved three Gamewell Street residents from almost certain death when they were poisoned by carbon monoxide from a faulty furnace flue on Monday afternoon. The mother, father and 14-year-old son living at the home were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center and were in serious condition after their relatives, in town for a wedding, found them unconscious and unresponsive around noon, fire Lt. Stephen Lindner said.
AUGUSTA In the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has received reports of carbon monoxide poisonings from improperly run generators. With several thousands of Maine households still without power, health officials on Tuesday issued safety warnings for people using gas-powered generators as alternate power supplies. People may be tempted to run their generators in their garages or very close to their homes, but this is extremely dangerous, said State Toxicologist Andrew Smith. In addition to the recent cases in Maine, there have been several reports of carbon monoxide poisonings across the east coast since the hurricane passed through, including at least one death. All of these poisonings were caused by improper use of generators.
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