Importance of having a working Carbon Monoxide Detector

Importance of having a working Carbon Monoxide Detector

MACOMB, IL  – Emmet – Chalmers Firefighters saw this story as a good reminder of the importance of having a working Carbon Monoxide (CO) detector in your home.

WGEM-TV in Quincy recently had a couple of stories about a Quincy family that was treated at the hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning after feeling ill and their CO detector alarmed.

Check out the stories here:

http://www.wgem.com/story/27899182/2015/01/20/quincy-mother-warns-others-after-carbon-monoxide-leak

http://www.wgem.com/story/27884901/2015/01/19/mother-daughter-taken-to-hospital-after-carbon-monoxide-leak

 

More information on Carbon Monoxide can be found here:

http://www.nfpa.org/safety-information/for-consumers/fire-and-safety-equipment/carbon-monoxide

http://www.nfpa.org/safety-information/for-consumers/fire-and-safety-equipment/carbon-monoxide/carbon-monoxide-safety-tips

http://www.nfpa.org/safety-information/for-consumers/fire-and-safety-equipment/carbon-monoxide/symptoms-of-co-poisoning