Pocono Record editorializes about carbon monoxide safety; supports SB 920

Writes the Pocono Record in an editorial published October 11, 2011:

A simple detection device just might have saved the lives of three Northumberland County residents who instead died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

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Carbon monoxide detectors are widely available, and every homeowner who uses fossil fuel — coal, kerosene, oil, wood or fuel gases — for heating or cooking should use them. But there’s little awareness or conscience about the danger of carbon monoxide poisoning, and as a result, public safety suffers. The federal government offers no public education program, revenue-starved states are little better and local fire departments, which in the Poconos are 100 percent volunteer, struggle for funds and time to promote carbon monoxide detectors.

Every new home should include home carbon monoxide detectors to help protect the occupants from illness and possible death. Homes that are sold should be equipped with them before the buyer takes ownership.

Read the rest of the piece at the Pocono Record.