Thursday, November 24, 2011

November 24, 2011

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”
John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)

Davenport couple suffer from carbon monoxide
Quad City Times
A Davenport couple are being treated at University Hospitals, Iowa City, for a life-threatening exposure to carbon monoxide, police said. John and Donna Christiansen were found unresponsive Tuesday in their northwest Davenport home and were taken to a ...

Firemen save life of painter exposed to fumes
The Hour By STEVE KOBAK hour staff writer
NORWALK-- Norwalk firefighters rescued a painter who was exposed to potentially lethal levels of carbon monoxide while working in the basement of a West Rocks Road residence Wednesday afternoon. ...

Families thankful for surviving carbon monoxide scare
WFMZ Allentown
Several families are certainly thankful, a day after a carbon monoxide scare sent several people to the hospital. The extremely high level of gas was discovered Tuesday night inside a home in the 500 block of Green St. in Allentown, officials said. ...

Fire prevention enforced at event
Green Bay Press Gazette
Families were chosen randomly to be visited by a fire department and have their smoke and carbon monoxide detectors checked. Children were asked how often the detectors were to be checked and whether the family had an escape plan and a meeting place ...