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Change your clocks, and change your batteries! Polk County Public Health and Norman-Mahnomen Public Health encourage community members to change their smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detector batteries when turning ahead of the clock on Sunday, March 12, 2023. Smoke and CO detectors save lives every day, but many families do not check their detectors
With the winter season in full swing, a few fire hazards and safety concerns have become more prevalent. One of those is Carbon monoxide poisoning, as Carbon monoxide is odorless, invisible, and cannot be tasted. Crookston Fire Fighter Brian Hanson urges the public to be mindful of how deadly and dangerous Carbon monoxide is. “It
A person can be poisoned by a small amount of Carbon Monoxide (CO) over a longer period of time or by a large amount of CO over a shorter amount of time. Because the only way to know if there is carbon monoxide present in a home is to have a detector, Minnesota State Statute
The Crookston Fire Department wants to remind the public about the dangers of carbon monoxide, often called the invisible killer. Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas created when fuels (such as gasoline, wood, coal, natural gas, propane, oil, and methane) burn incompletely. In the home, heating and cooking equipment that burn fuel are potential sources
