CBS Mornings Family fights for carbon monoxide safety after personal tragedy: “Tremendous hole in our heart”

Posted May 20, 2025

“In 2023, John Heathco and his girlfriend, Abby, were supposed to be enjoying a long weekend by the beach in Mexico, but within hours of getting to their hotel, they felt like something was off.

‘They had a couple tacos and some guacamole by the pool, went back to the room and started feeling awful,’ said Chuck Heathco, father of John.

They thought it was food poisoning, but John Heathco’s family said the couple’s hotel room had been filled with a silent killer: carbon monoxide….The Heathco family is speaking for the first time as they launch the John Wesley Heathco Legacy Foundation, an effort to legally require hotels to have working carbon monoxide detectors in each room. Currently, only 14 states mandate it, including: California, Florida, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.”

Family fights for carbon monoxide safety after personal tragedy: “Tremendous hole in our heart” – CBS News

NFPA Podcast: The Hidden Risks of Long-Term CO Exposure

Posted April 23, 2025
“Carbon monoxide is often called the silent killer, but its dangers go beyond what most people realize.
On the latest NFPA podcast, we talk with Charon McNabb, founder and president of the National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Association, about the hidden risks of long-term CO exposure. Learn how even low levels—undetectable by standard alarms—can cause lasting health effects, and why this issue is so often overlooked.
Hear Charon’s story, what every household needs to know, and the efforts underway to reduce this under-the-radar health hazard.
Listen to the podcast: nfpa.org/podcast  ” 

CO safety resources for school staff

Posted September 4, 2024

This is an interactive resource for educators, school staff members, and those who work with/in school systems – as well as the parents who send their children into their care. It is customizable to fit your unique school – and can be used for any school you may rotate to throughout your education, career, or job roles.

Making your school safe against carbon monoxide | CO Safe Schools (carbonmonoxideinschools.org)