The Illinois State Fire Marshal (ISFM) is working to raise awareness during November of carbon monoxide poisoning.
They are urging Lawrence County residents and others to recognize the silent and invisible danger of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, which claims hundreds of lives and sickens thousands each year across the United States.
IN 2024, Illinois fire departments responded to over 9,800 CO related calls across the state. Each year, hundreds of people are treated in emergency rooms due to CO exposure and over the past 10 years, an average of 20 people per year have died from accidental CO poisoning in Illinois.
Carbon monoxide is a silent and deadly gas that is odorless and can strike without warning and the threat increases with colder weather as people turn on their furnaces to stay warm. The ISFM says that every home and business should have a working CO alarm and ensure that all fuel-burning appliances are properly maintained.
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