Saturday, March 12, 2011

March 12, 2011

If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?” John Wooden 1910 -

Time to change batteries in smoke, carbon dioxide detectors
 Mercury-Register Note incorrect published headline referencing carbon dioxide
Local fire officials are reminding citizens to change smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector batteries when they change their clocks this weekend for daylight savings time. Carbon monoxide detectors are rare in this area, but under a new state law ...

Carbon Monoxide Detectors Soon Required by Law KHSL
Chico Fire Department Information Officer Marie Fickert says, “Daylight savings time occurs every six months, and that's when the Chico Fire Department recommends that everyone change their smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector batteries. ...

Protect yourself and your family from carbon monoxide poisoning
Wetaskiwin Times Advertiser
With the proper precautions, you can greatly reduce your risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. But, despite your best efforts, unanticipated dangerous incidents may still occur. A good safety precaution is to install at least one carbon monoxide detector ...

Keeping watch on CO poisoning
 Abbotsford Times
Now that spring is starting to show its face, there's one danger we can't just wait to disappear: carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. CO is a by-product of burning gas, oil and other fuels. Everything from a blocked chimney to an improperly installed gas ...