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Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
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Warrick Co. firefighter warning about dangers of carbon monoxide after run-in with deadly gas
14 News WFIE Evansville
One Warrick County firefighter experienced that firsthand when the colorless, odorless, poisonous gas crept into his home, and he and his family had no idea they were in danger… Scott Smith and his wife Crimson were at home with their dog Boone when they found out a deadly amount of carbon monoxide was in their home… "It bothered me that I was naive enough to believe that we were safe, and anything can happen. I mean, even if you're trained," Smith says. "You have no way of knowing it's there other than you start getting a headache, and you get a little nauseous, and you go to sleep, and that's it. So, it was scary."…
Fire department rescues carbon monoxide victim
Bremerton Patriot
KITSAP COUNTY – On Jan. 15 at approximately 12:30 a.m., Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue crews responded to a carbon monoxide incident… The generator was located in a shed attached to the house…
Farewell to another hero
GC firefighter dies of breathing difficulties during training exercise
Hutchinson News
GC firefighter dies of breathing difficulties during training exercise ... died Thursday evening from breathing complications during a training exercise…
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We have all been CO poisoned, some more than others
The following link takes you to a site with views from those who have been poisoned. The seriousness of carbon monoxide poisoning, the grief, suffering and disorientations experienced are clearly portrayed with the intent to help others and prevent future poisonings. With respect, please visit:
What is in the air you are breathing right now?
What will you be doing today; walking into poison?
Who will be responsible for the air you breathe?
You may be the only person who can prevent your own poisoning.
Everyone has been poisoned by CO and will be poisoned again. The degree of the poisoning depends upon allowing yourself to be in a situation where someone else controls the air you breathe and the mechanisms for alarming notification.
Please read the alarm information on the package and in the instructions that come with the carbon monoxide alarm. Know that if it is a U.L. 2034 Listed product (or CSA 6.19 Listed), it is a high level alarm that has been tested to alarm no sooner than 70 PPM at the lowest (the alarm must resist for one hour when above this level) and when over 400 PPM before 15 minutes at the highest concentration, after resisting alarming for 4 minutes when over this level.
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 as soon as the gas is present in your presence. Pregnant women, infants & children, people with heart & respiratory struggles, those suffering depression or chronic headaches and all people of vulnerable health should be alerted as soon as the gas begins to concentrate, around 10 PPM (parts per million) or lower.
You most likely need a low level carbon monoxide detector to sound off when carbon monoxide hazards are just beginning, not after you’ve been exposed to levels that make you have headaches, flu-like symptoms, increased tiredness, heart stresses or worse.
Do not take risks with carbon monoxide. Take responsibility for the air you breathe and the combustion systems you are responsible for. If you don’t do it for yourself, do it for others, unless you think $45.00, high level protection is good enough.
Help prevent injuries and deaths; don’t guess about carbon monoxide. Measure carbon monoxide for safety and knowledge. The more you test the more you learn.
GET BUSY
Measurement is continuing education at its best. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
Man found dead in fish house on Waseca's Clear Lake
Southernminn.com
Ice houses are small, and in a heated, confined space, carbon monoxide poisoning can set in within a few minutes, according to Hennepin County ...
Baby recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning in Flint
ABC 12 – WJRT – Flint, MI
Flint Police tell us the baby was overcome by carbon monoxide, Thursday night. It happened in the 2900 block of Oklahoma Avenue. There's no word ..
Carbon monoxide safety this winter
Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) is reminding people to be aware of the dangers from carbon monoxide (CO) during the winter season ...(NOTE: within this news story you will find the following link, a well put together booklet regarding carbon monoxide safety, thank you. http://www.hseni.gov.uk/co-booklet-small-nov-2014.pdf )
Unhappy home pollution is rife.
The Earth Times
It is simply the danger is there, and just look how often someone dies simply because their stove produced carbon monoxide!...
EDITORIAL: Cost of CO detectors small price to pay
Brampton Guardian
The Staybridge Suites in nearby Oakville was evacuated for several hours after a carbon monoxide leak sent a mom and her seven-year-old daughter ...
Who is responsible for the air you breathe?
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 package and 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:
- 70 PPM to 149 PPM –resist one hour, must alarm before 4 hours
Please read the alarm information on the package and 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:
-Alcoa Eagle Nest Camera
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- American Red Cross
- Air Quality Guide for Particle Pollution
- Heart Rescue using an (AED)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- American Red Cross
- Air Quality Guide for Particle Pollution
- Heart Rescue using an (AED)
- Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive
- 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
· Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.
National Conference of State Legislatures
Carbon Monoxide Detectors State Statutes
Twenty-Nine U.S. states have statutes that require carbon monoxide detectors in certain residential buildings. Updated Nov. 2014
Alaska | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Florida |
Georgia | Illinois | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts| Michigan |
Minnesota | Montana | New Jersey | New Hampshire | New York |
North Carolina | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island |Tennessee
Texas | Utah |Vermont | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin |
West Virginia
Texas | Utah |Vermont | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin |
West Virginia
Red Cross - Disaster Relief to safely assist law enforcement, fire department, utility company, city, county and state authorities as repair and rebuilding moves forward. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
Nationally, the Red Cross provides food and shelter to people affected by as many as 70,000 fires annually, or about one fire every eight minutes.
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