Carbon Monoxide News September 17, 2013 - posts updated frequently

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The quality of combustion is quite dependent upon the quality of the fuels burned. In a structural fire there are many different types of materials and composites that are oxidized at various speeds. Hazardous gasses can be expected; be alerted to them early in the event.

A low level carbon monoxide health monitor might be the early warning device that alerts you at the beginning of an accidental fire in your home or building before the smoke alarm sounds.

In combustion, the fuel & air mixtures in heat always converts to carbon monoxide before more heat and flame temperatures accelerate the processing chemicals into carbon dioxide. If the air/fuel mixtures and temperatures of the flames are not in correct proportions and hot enough to generate complete combustion, carbon monoxide is an unwanted and deadly by-product. In structural fires, the air & fuel ratios and uncontrolled heat generation do not compliment complete combustion, and carbon monoxide and other poisonous gasses will rule the event.

Get notified early during an accidental fire. Get a low level carbon monoxide health monitor; one that can alert you to the levels of the poison as soon as it begins to develop. Levels between 10 and 25 parts per million (PPM) are good notification points as soon as the levels are reached, not after some mandatory delay in response. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety

CO and Air Quality News Links
Fire Chief: Carbon Monoxide Scare Sends 3 To Hospital
Patch.com
Dangerously high levels of carbon monoxide were detected at the Starbuck's in Bridgehampton on Monday afternoon, sending three employees to the hospital, ...

Carbon Monoxide - The Silent Killer in Rutherford County, TN
wgnsradio
It's a silent killer you cannot see, smell or taste. Carbon monoxide, or CO, is a gas that can be produced by use of portable heaters and generators, and is…

Huddersfield MP Barry Sheerman reveals scale of emergency ...
Huddersfield Examiner
Concerns have been raised by Huddersfield MP Barry Sheerman after one man died and 14 others had emergency help for suspected carbon monoxide ...

Orange fire department gets grant to give out CO detectors
New Haven Register
The fire department may respond to some 60 calls of carbon monoxide leaks in any given year, saving residents from the deadly and dangerous ...

Autopsy confirms Perry County man died of carbon monoxide ...
Patriot-News
A Perry County man who was killed early Saturday morning in a house fire just outside Duncannon died of carbon monoxide poisoning, County Coroner Michael ...

Who is responsible for the air you breathe? Take control inside your homes.

-Link to: → CO alarm standards –  

The lowest U.L. 2034 & CSA 6.19 carbon monoxide alarm test point is:
- 70 PPM to 149 PPM –resist one hour, must alarm before 4 hours
Please read the alarm information on the packageand in the instructions. Know when your fire department and emergency responders begin wearing their breathing apparatus and what their civilian evacuation levels are for carbon monoxide; it may be before 70 PPM. It is for pregnant women, infants & children, the elderly and all people of vulnerable health. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety

Consider low level protection for carbon monoxide and smoldering fire detection problems; don't leave anyone behind.

These following links may be of some use to you:
- The World Clock - Time Zones
- Google Maps-
- Earthquake Map

- American Red Cross
- Air Quality Guide for Particle Pollution
- Heart Rescue using an (AED)

- Current Data for Atmospheric CO2
- Federal Aviation Administration CO warning
- Carbon monoxide toxicity-Emergency Medicine Ireland
- Carbon Monoxide Survivor- Views from those who have been poisoned.
- Carbon Monoxide detection- National Fire Protection Association

Increased education, awareness can prevent carbon monoxide poisoning
Minnesota Department of Commerce

Carbon monoxide kills, founder sends warning Carbonmonoxidekills.com

· Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.

National Conference of State Legislatures
Carbon Monoxide Detectors State Statutes
Twenty-seven U.S. states have statutes that require carbon monoxide detectors in certain residential buildings. Updated Nov. 2011
Alaska | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Florida | Georgia | Illinois | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts| Michigan | Minnesota | Montana | New Jersey | New Hampshire | New York | North Carolina | Oregon | Rhode Island | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin | West Virginia

The following companies are acknowledged for their continued support of carbon monoxide safety education and this daily news blog. They may just have what you are looking for.
Fieldpiece Instruments
The Energy Conservatory
IntelliTec Colleges
CO Experts CO-Experts Model 2014 Brochure
Masimo (See the non-invasive RAD-57)
Mahugh Fire & Safety
ESCO Institute
TPI - Test Products International

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