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MB – Fire Safety PSA
Fire Safety – Public Service Announcement from celebrity George Anton www.firesafety.gov Get a Smoke Alarm Make an Escape Plan Practice Fire Safety Residential Fire Sprinklers What to Do After a Fire Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Statistics
Fire Chief Jack Parow
Change Your Clock Change Your Battery® November 1, 2009. International Association of Fire Chiefs Celebrates 22 Years of a Life Saving Reminder: Change Your Clock Change Your Battery® International Association of Fire Chief’s Vice President Fire Chief Jack Parow from Chelmsford Fire & Rescue (Massachusetts) Twenty-two years ago, the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and Energizer came up with an idea that has likely saved thousands of homes and perhaps as many lives. On average, 40 percent of home fire deaths result from fires in homes without working smoke alarms. In fact, a home fire death occurs somewhere in the nation approximately every three hours. Because hardly anyone neglects to change their clocks during Daylight-Savings Time, the International Association of Fire Chiefs and Energizer decided to urge Americans through the Change Your Clock Change Your Battery® program to use the extra hour to change their smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detectors batteries. This year, the day to set your clocks back and change batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors is November 1st. The Change Your Clock Change Your Battery program has more than 6200 fire departments nationwide participating in the program. And as a result, many Americans have gotten into the habit of changing their batteries at the same time they change their clocks. Each year we urge Americans to adopt this life-saving habit in hopes of saving just one life, said Chief Jeff …
3 Women Found Dead In Car Near Squaw Valley
Three women were found dead in a car near Squaw Valley USA ski resort Tuesday, possibly of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Families Devastated By Squaw Valley Deaths
Family members were devastated to hear that three young women were found dead in a car at Squaw Valley USA ski resort.
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Carbon Monoxide: Silent Killer
Carbon Monoxide is the number one cause of poisoning deaths in the US and is especially prominent during the winter months. Consumer correspondent Susan Koeppen shares some important information to help us stay safe.