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Ontario\u2019s second annual Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week runs from November 1-7, 2015, and the Huntsville\/Lake of Bays Fire Department reminds you to install carbon monoxide (CO) alarms in your home if you have a fuel-burning appliance, a fireplace or an attached garage.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe law requires that you have a working CO alarm adjacent to each sleeping area of the home if your home has a fuel-burning appliance, a fireplace or an attached garage,\u201d said Huntsville\/Lake of Bays Fire Chief Stephen Hernen. Fuel-burning appliances can include furnaces, hot water heaters, gas or wood fireplaces, portable fuel-burning heaters and generators, barbeques, stoves and vehicles.<\/p>\n

If you live in a condo or apartment building with a service room, CO alarms must be installed in the service room and adjacent to each sleeping area of all homes above, below and beside the service room. In condo or apartment buildings that have a garage, CO alarms must be installed adjacent to each sleeping area of all homes above, below and beside the garage.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Ontario, more than 80% of injuries and deaths from CO occur in the home,\u201d said Chief Hernen. \u201cWe want to make sure everyone is safe from CO. Install CO alarms, and do everything you can to prevent CO in your home in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n

What is CO?<\/strong>
\n\u2022 CO is known as the silent killer because it is an invisible, tasteless and odourless gas that can be deadly.
\n\u2022 CO is produced when fuels such as propane, gasoline, natural gas, heating oil or wood do not burn
\ncompletely in fuel-burning appliances and devices such as furnaces, gas or wood fireplaces, hot water
\nheaters, stoves, barbeques, portable fuel-burning heaters and generators and vehicles.<\/p>\n

Prevent CO in your home:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Ensure all fuel-burning appliances in your home are inspected annually.
\n\u2022 Check that all outside appliance vents are not blocked.
\n\u2022 Never use a portable fuel-burning appliance inside (i.e. barbeques, portable heaters and generators).<\/p>\n

Know the symptoms of CO:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Exposure to CO can cause flu-like symptoms such as headaches, nausea, dizziness, as well as confusion,
\ndrowsiness, loss of consciousness and death.
\n\u2022 If your CO alarm sounds, and you or other occupants suffer from symptoms of CO poisoning, get
\neveryone out of the home immediately. Then call 9-1-1 or your local emergency services number from
\noutside the building.
\n\u2022 If your CO alarm sounds, and no one is suffering from symptoms of CO poisoning, check to see if the
\nbattery needs replacing, or the alarm has reached its “end-of-life” before calling 9-1-1.<\/p>\n

Know the sound of your CO alarm:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Your CO alarm sounds different than your smoke alarm. Test both alarms monthly and make sure
\neveryone in your home knows the difference between the two alarm sounds.
\n\u2022 Don\u2019t be confused by the sound of your CO alarm\u2019s low-battery warning. Follow your CO alarm
\nmanufacturer\u2019s instructions so you know the difference between the low-battery warning, the \u201cend-of-life\u201d
\nwarning, and the alarm alerting you to the presence of CO in your home.<\/p>\n

For more CO safety tips, visit ontario.ca\/firemarshal<\/a> and COsafety.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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