March 14, 2011

"Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.”
Robert Frost (1874-1963)

All responders should wear personal carbon monoxide monitors on every 911 building entry. Please do not enter buildings unprotected from carbon monoxide. We cannot afford to harm or lose those that are trying to save and assist us. The use of personal CO monitors has also been known to aid in the random discovery of automotive leaks that put those that spend hours of time driving or in idled traffic at risk from being poisoned and affected by various carbon monoxide levels.
Senior and police officer treated for carbon monoxide poisoning 
Red River Valley Echo, By Greg Vandermeulen
ALTONA- An Altona woman is still in hospital after carbon monoxide poisoning, due to a vehicle left running in her garage early March 11. Police say the 79-year-old woman returned home with her vehicle at about 8:30 pm on March 10, ...

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Forces Evacuation of Local Hotel
WKBW-TV
Once on location, fire investigators found high levels of carbon monoxide in the lower levels of the hotel. The hotel was evacuated. A total of 12 hotel guests reported feeling ill. Nine people were transported by ambulance to Millard Gates Hospital ...

Carbon monoxide exposure hospitalizes 5 workers at Atlantic County farm
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com By AP
HAMMONTON — Five workers at a southern New Jersey farm were hospitalized today after being ...

The New Tyranny: Carbon Monoxide Detectors? 
FrumForum
A Montana representative introduced a bill to repeal a local law requiring landlords to install carbon monoxide detectors in rental properties. Republican Representative Wayne C. Stahl explained that he is philosophically “opposed to mandates. ...