Kingston Fire & Rescue Hosts Safety Experts Online To Help Educate Area Residents About The Silent Killer cfrc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cfrc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Author of the article: Elliot Ferguson
Publishing date: Mar 16, 2021 • March 16, 2021 • 2 minute read
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KINGSTON With more people staying home because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever to be aware of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning, a panel of local firefighters and national safety experts say.
In an online forum Tuesday morning, Kingston Fire and Rescue Deputy Chief Kevin Donaldson, carbon monoxide safety advocate John Gignac, Bonnie Rose and Stu Seaton from the Technical Standards and Safety Authority, and John Ward from alarm manufacturer First Alert gathered for a virtual discussion about what has been called “the silent killer.”
Safety panel discusses dangers of the silent killer pembrokeobserver.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pembrokeobserver.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Publishing date: Mar 12, 2021 • March 12, 2021 • 1 minute read
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KINGSTON Moving the clocks ahead this weekend should be a reminder to city residents to check the batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, the fire department says.
Daylight time is to start Sunday morning and clocks are to be set an hour ahead.
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“We might be ‘losing’ an hour, but this weekend is a great opportunity to gain confidence in our smoke and carbon monoxide alarms by ensuring they have new batteries,” Kingston Fire and Rescue fire inspector Delbert Blakney said.