{"id":568,"date":"2018-04-23T18:13:12","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T22:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reynoldsfire.com\/site\/?page_id=568"},"modified":"2018-04-23T18:15:34","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T22:15:34","slug":"co-monitors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reynoldsfire.org\/site\/fire-and-life-safety\/co-monitors\/","title":{"rendered":"Co Monitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-569\" src=\"http:\/\/reynoldsfire.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/51jVwEKz8ZL._SL1000_-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reynoldsfire.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/51jVwEKz8ZL._SL1000_-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reynoldsfire.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/51jVwEKz8ZL._SL1000_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/reynoldsfire.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/51jVwEKz8ZL._SL1000_-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reynoldsfire.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/51jVwEKz8ZL._SL1000_-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/reynoldsfire.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/51jVwEKz8ZL._SL1000_.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Reynolds Volunteer Fire Department takes a active stance on Fire and Life Safety. Should you have questions or need assistance with a\u00a0 Carbon Monoxide Alarm please contact us. If you should suspect a hazards environment please exit the structure and call 911 immediately!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Safety tips<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CO alarms should be installed in a central location outside each sleeping area and on every level of the home and in other locations where required by applicable laws, codes or standards. For the best protection, interconnect all CO alarms throughout the home. When one sounds, they all sound.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow the manufacturer\u2019s instructions for placement and mounting height.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose a CO alarm that has the label of a recognized testing laboratory.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Call your local fire department\u2019s non-emergency number to find out what number to call if the CO alarm sounds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Test CO alarms at least once a month; replace them according to the manufacturer\u2019s instructions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the audible trouble signal sounds, check for low batteries. If the battery is low, replace it. If it still sounds, call the fire department.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the CO alarm sounds, immediately move to a fresh air location outdoors or by an open window or door. Make sure everyone inside the home is accounted for. Call for help from a fresh air location and stay there until emergency personnel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you need to warm a vehicle, remove it from the garage immediately after starting it. Do not run a vehicle or other fueled engine or motor indoors, even if garage doors are open. Make sure the exhaust pipe of a running vehicle is not covered with snow.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During and after a snowstorm, make sure vents for the dryer, furnace, stove, and fireplace are clear of snow build-up.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A generator should be used in a well-ventilated location outdoors away from windows, doors and vent openings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gas or charcoal grills can produce CO \u2014 only use outside.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Symptoms of CO poisoning<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CO enters the body through breathing. CO poisoning can be confused with flu symptoms, food poisoning and other illnesses. Some symptoms include shortness of breath, nausea, dizziness, light headedness or headaches. High levels of CO can be fatal, causing death within minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The concentration of CO, measured in parts per million (ppm) is a determining factor in the symptoms for an average, healthy adult.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50 ppm: No adverse effects with 8 hours of exposure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 ppm: Mild headache after 2-3 hours of exposure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">400 ppm: Headache and nausea after 1-2 hours of exposure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">800 ppm: Headache, nausea, and dizziness after 45 minutes; collapse and unconsciousness after 1 hour of exposure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1,000 ppm: Loss of consciousness after 1 hour of exposure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1,600 ppm: Headache, nausea, and dizziness after 20 minutes of exposure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3,200 ppm: Headache, nausea, and dizziness after 5-10 minutes; collapse and unconsciousness after 30 minutes of exposure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6,400 ppm: Headache and dizziness after 1-2 minutes; unconsciousness and danger of death after 10-15 minutes of exposure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12,800 ppm: Immediate physiological effects, unconsciousness and danger of death after 1-3 minutes of exposure<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Information provided from the NFPA Website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reynolds Volunteer Fire Department takes a active stance on Fire and Life Safety. 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