Fire Prevention

Safety tips when using portable generators:

Use portable generators outdoors in well-ventilated areas away from all doors, windows, vents, and other building openings to prevent exhaust fumes from entering the home.

Install battery-operated or plug-in (with battery backup) carbon monoxide alarms in your home, following the manufacturer’s instructions.

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC):

• From 1999 to 2010, nearly 600 generator-related carbon monoxide (CO) deaths have been reported to the CPSC.
• In recent years, an annual average of 81 deaths have been caused by Carbon Monoxide poisoning from generator use. The majority of the deaths occurred as a result of using a generator inside a home’s living space, in the basement or in the garage.

One generator produces as much Carbon Monoxide as hundreds of cars.

Carbon Monoxide from a generator is deadly and can incapacitate and kill you within minutes.

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