February 7, 2011

“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.”
Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890)

Family Being Treated For Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WHIO Dayton
MORAINE, Ohio -- A family of three is being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning early Monday morning. It happened around 2 am at their home on Clearview ...

Three homes evacuated due to carbon monoxide
My Fox Boston WEST ROXBURY (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) –
Two people have been rushed to the hospital following a carbon monoxide scare in West Roxbury. ...

Official: Carbon monoxide sickens 54 at Colorado hockey game
CNN International
(CNN) -- Fifty-four people suffered carbon monoxide poisoning during a youth hockey tournament in western Colorado, a hospital official said early Monday. ...

Gas leaks prompts condo evacuation
Calgary Sun, By DAVE DORMER, Calgary Sun
With carbon monoxide levels at 125 parts per million, a southwest condo complex was evacuated Sunday afternoon. ...

Carbon monoxide sickens dozens at fundraiser
Wall Street Journal, AP CHEEKTOWAGA, NY —
More than 150 people evacuated a western New York banquet hall and dozens were treated for flu-like symptoms after a carbon monoxide ...

Carbon Monoxide Clears Church
WFSB Hartford
Fire officials arrived to find everyone out of the building and measured elevated levels of carbon monoxide in the building. Firefighters determined that ...

Carbon monoxide giveaway Feb 19th
WIVB, TONAWANDA, NY (WIVB) –
A carbon monoxide scare in Cheektowaga is pushing more homeowners to take precaution. Sunday, Ken Hansen, founder of the Amanda ...

Season's hazards: Feeling under the weather? Exactly. Winter woes ahead
Ct Post
Carbon monoxide poisoning. Aches and sprains. These conditions, and others, can be brought on by a drop in the temperature and a coating of snow and ice on ...

February 6, 2011

“The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.” Thomas Kempis (1380-1471)

7 removed from Harrison Twp. home as carbon monoxide precaution
Dayton Daily News
... seven people were removed from a home on Neva Drive shortly before 1 pm after first responders found their residence had high carbon monoxide levels. ...

New Wisconsin law requires CO detectors in homes
Richmond-News
A new law requiring all residential homes to install carbon monoxide detectors have area fire chiefs smiling. A new law requiring all residential homes to ...

Oakhurst remembers carbon monoxide victims
ABC30.com
Alexis and Jayden Montoya died from carbon monoxide poisoning along with their grandmother and uncle. Jayden and Alexis were students at Oakhurst Elementary ...

Keep gas meters clear, Ameren advises
Jacksonville Journal-Courier
Blockages can cause a carbon monoxide build-up in a matter of hours. In the event of a power outage, do not use natural gas stove burners or ovens to heat ...

February 5, 2011

“Science never solves a problem without creating 10 more.”
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

Keyless ignitions linked to carbon-monoxide poisoning
WALB-TV
Mary Rivera of New York survived the carbon monoxide poisoning that killed her longtime partner, Ernie Codelia. The former school superintendent and college ...

Stark County: Plain Township man dies from carbon monoxide poisoning
WKYC-TV
PLAIN TOWNSHIP -- The Stark County Coroner and the Stark County Emergency Management Agency say a township man has died from carbon monoxide poisoning from ...

Palm Beach County fire-rescue paramedics get carbon-monoxide detectors
Sun-Sentinel, By Jerome Burdi, Sun Sentinel
Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue got 100 carbon-monoxide detectors this week for its paramedics to be able to react immediately ...

Family Suffers Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KFOX El Paso , Texas –
Carbon monoxide poisoning sent a northeast El Paso family to the hospital. Our media partners at the El Paso Times reported that family ...

Retired Texans survive carbon monoxide poisoning
Madison Daily Leader
Carol Hutson of Palestine, Texas, said her parents, Betty and Bill Fritz, are recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning. "Mom is doing remarkably well," she ...

February 4, 2011

“Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so.”
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)

Rockland Paramedic Services receives a $44640 federal fire grant
The Journal News | LoHud.com
Rockland Paramedic Services has received a $44,640 federal fire grant to pay for 11 portable carbon monoxide monitors used by first responders to diagnose ...

Storm May Have Played Part in Man's CO Poisoning Death
Cleveland News - Fox 8 By Dave Nethers, Fox 8 News Reporter
The death of a 69-year-old Plain Township man is attributed to carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator on his back ...

Trooper, wife found dead
WTAM.com
(GERMANTOWN, Ohio) - Investigators believe carbon monoxide poisoning is to blame for the deaths of an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper and his wife. ...

Madison apartment found to have dangerous carbon monoxide levels
UW Badger Herald, By Lucas Molina
A number of Madison residents were evacuated from an east side apartment duplex Thursday after the building's carbon monoxide reading was ...

Carbon monoxide problems increase along with snowfall
Chicago Sun-Times
Within the last 24 hours, the Elgin Fire Department has seen an increase in the number of carbon monoxide incidents and detector activations because of snow ...

Family taken to hospital for CO exposure
My Fox Boston
... children using their oven to keep warm when their home heat stopped working have been taken to the hospital for possible carbon monoxide poisoning

Tragedy prompts carbon monoxide education crusade
Calgary Herald, By Eva Ferguson, Calgary Herald February 3, 2011 10:01 PM
Retired Ontario firefighter John Gignac has been a crusader for carbon monoxide detector use ever ...

February 3, 2011

“In the clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade and he carries the reminders of every glove that laid him down and cut him till he cried out in his anger and his shame, ‘I am leaving, I am leaving.’ But the fighter still remains.” Paul Simon (1941

Bartlett fire district receives carbon monoxide calls
Suburban Life Publications, By Staff Reports
Over the last 24 hours, the Bartlett Fire Protection District reported that it responded to five carbon monoxide related incidents due to ...

Firefighters find high levels of carbon monoxide inside Lexington home
WKYT
When firefighters entered the home, they say they noticed an elevated level of carbon monoxide. They evacuated the house and contacted Columbia Gas. ...

Fire officials see rise in carbon monoxide issues
South Bend Tribune
Clay Township fire officials say they have seen an increase in the number of carbon monoxide incidents and detector activations because of snow accumulation ...

ARTICLE QUOTES: TAKE NOTE FIRST RESPONDERS!The need for the warning device is clear. In 2010, 13 fire rescue personnel were injured from exposure to carbon monoxide, said Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Chief of Training Thomas Tolbert. "They're going into houses not knowing what they're getting into," he said. All fire rescue units should be equipped with the monitors by next week......."It's well worth the value. It will help our employees immensely," Tolbert said. "It will keep them out of those bad environments."

 Fire rescue units in Palm Beach County soon getting carbon monoxide monitors
Palm Beach Post By Alexandra Seltzer
….. a carbon monoxide monitor that is being included in equipment for each of the county's 100 fire rescue units to ...

Seven Roxbury residents go to hospital after high carbon monoxide readings
Boston Globe, By Travis Andersen, Globe Staff
Four adults and three children went to the hospital tonight after their Roxbury apartment showed high carbon monoxide ...

Guard your home from fire, carbon dioxide emissions
Skokie Review
Some laws make more sense than others -- and those mandating smoke and carbon monoxide detectors would seem to fall into the ultra-sensible category. ...

Carbon monoxide leak forces Hastings residents out of apartments
KHAS-TV
Dangerous levels of carbon monoxide forced Hastings residents out of their home Tuesday night. A woman had to be taken to the hospital and 16 were evacuated ...

Snow can block furnace vents, creating CO danger
Kansas City Star
Some vents are near the ground and if they are blocked by snow, it can cause dangerous carbon monoxide buildup inside. “We just want people to take a few ...

VIDEO; GAS GENERATORS2 Go To Hospital With Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
NBC4i.com
As many people try to stay warm with generators or fireplaces, they face a silent killer: carbon monoxide poisoning. (more) Two people go to The Ohio State ...

Carbon monoxide, natural gas may pose threat
Northwest Herald
Firefighters in Wauconda, Island Lake and McHenry were busy Tuesday morning responding to reports of possible natural gas and carbon monoxide leaks in area ...

FIVE MORE CO CALLS Snow-Packed Vents Result In Multiple Carbon Monoxide Calls
WISC Madison
Firefighters responded to multiple calls for carbon monoxide poisoning overnight -- five calls as of Wednesday morning, according to fire officials. ...

February 2, 2011

“Never does one feel oneself so utterly helpless as in trying to speak comfort for great bereavement.” Jules Renard (1864-1910)

Father urges boiler death lessons
BBC News
The father of a woman who drowned in a bath after breathing in carbon monoxide from a leaking boiler has urged people to learn lessons from her death. ...

1 dead in East Oak Lane CO incident
6abc.com EAST OAK LANE - February 1, 2011
Officials are investigating a carbon monoxide report that has killed one person and sent another to an area ...

Space heaters can be deadly, fire officials say
Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com
In addition, “always make sure you have working smoke alarms” and with kerosene heaters, people should remember they “emit carbon monoxide…

IN BRIEF: Man exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide
Gwinnettdailypost.com
NORCROSS — A Norcross man was taken to the hospital Tuesday after being exposed to high concentrations of carbon monoxide inside his home, officials said. ...

Oceana County mother, three children treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com, By Heather Lynn Peters
OCEANA COUNTY — Three children and their mother were taken to a local hospital for carbon monoxide ...

City Utilities: Make Sure Snow Does Not Drift in Front of Vents ...
KSPR
If it's blocked carbon monoxide could build up inside the home. City Utilities recommends using carbon monoxide detectors. “You're looking at serious health ...

Blocked vent causes carbon monoxide scare in Marlborough
MetroWest Daily News, By Paul Crocetti/Daily News staff
Snow blocking a furnace vent at Lakeview Medical Associates caused carbon monoxide levels to rise in the basement Monday ...

5 Pa. apartments evacuated due to carbon monoxide
Centre Daily Times
AP PITTSBURGH — Five units on the top floor of a six-story Pittsburgh apartment building have been evacuated due to high levels of carbon monoxide. ...

Suspected Bethel YMCA gas leak turns out to be false alarm
Danbury News Times
Responders found only small traces of carbon monoxide in the building, according to Yankee Gas spokeswoman Ashley Duncan. Bethel and Stony Hill fire ... NOTE: There was still a hazard here due to the vent on the gas meter being iced over. This should be a cautionary reminder to “CHECK YOUR GAS METERS; MAKE SURE THEY ARE NOT COVERED WITH ICE OR SNOW.”

Firefighter disappointed in province on CO detector law
Winnipeg Free Press
WINNIPEG — A retired firefighter from ...John Gignac stopped in Winnipeg as part of a cross-country mission promoting the use of carbon monoxide detectors.

Storm Team 4: Carbon-Monoxide Dangers In Home Due To Snow
Today's TMJ4 By Jay Sorgi KENOSHA –
Many people have been experiencing issues of carbon monoxide in their home because of the snow. "That is an issue we had at our house ...

February 1, 2011

“Think simple as my old master used to say - meaning reduce the whole of its parts into the simplest terms, getting back to first principles.”
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)

A simple measure can avert a tragedy
Regina Leader-Post By John Gignac,
The Leader-Post February 1, 2011 3:02 AM
What more evidence do we need to sound the alarm on carbon monoxide -the silent killer? ...

Detector alerts residents to dangerous carbon monoxide levels
Calgary Herald
Evacuation - A carbon monoxide detector alerted residents to dangerous levels of the potentially deadly gas inside a northwest duplex Monday morning. ...

Carbon monoxide incidents increase
Yale Daily News By Preetam Dutta
Known as the silent killer, carbon monoxide has made its mark on the winter season in New Haven. Fire Marshal Joseph Cappucci said that New ...

Fire chiefs preach winter weather safety
Alton Telegraph
"Carbon monoxide in the body will slowly prevent oxygen from binding to the blood cells, causing headaches, nausea, vomiting, blurred vision and other ...

Winter power outages can lead to generator concerns
Bolivar Herald Free Press
Carbon monoxide (CO) can kill people in minutes. Don't use portable generators in the garage or in areas that are partially enclosed, even if the doors and ...

Builders donate carbon-monoxide detectors for Three Rivers-area families
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com By Mickey Ciokajlo
THREE RIVERS — One hundred carbon monoxide detectors donated by local contractors will be distributed to families in ...

EPA Proposes Closer Monitoring of Carbon Monoxide Emissions
Solar Home & Business Journal
One is carbon monoxide, a colorless, odorless gas that in high concentrations can kill. The effects of reduced concentrations on human health are still…