Glendale, WI – “North Shore Fire says four people were treated on scene with two rushed to the hospital…’I’m not sure how long each of those employees was here but obviously progressing over the entire shift, being exposed to those levels could be fatal,’ Capt. Dan Tyk said….Firefighters said the highest levels of carbon monoxide […]
Just published in Preventive Medicine Reports…The Jenkins Foundation’s spreadsheet of hotel CO incidents helps add to 30 years (1989-2018) of published, publicly accessible data regarding CO poisoning in U.S. hotels. Thanks to leading CO researchers Dr. Neil Hampson, Dr. Lindell Weaver, and Kayla Deru, victims of these incidents now have a collective voice in the […]
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania https://pennrecord.com/stories/513476421-woman-alleges-improperly-installed-heater-at-waymart-camping-resort-caused-carbon-monoxide-poisoning?fbclid=IwAR2rPeTdIuclCcFHBHLd6khLfpYeFocVcR1Q-F5H0R5GAm8Oi6C5zVPyNcM#.XXw9CctKHpc.facebook
Hampton Inn – Myrtle Beach SC https://www.wbtw.com/news/broadway-at-the-beach-hotel-evacuated-again-after-carbon-monoxide-leak-reported/?fbclid=IwAR0NLcVKn8we4-f_JxRB06e8SuZg8s3L3jj-CxJw0HWhf48BXDbl4jyviNo
Great story! https://www.journalinquirer.com/towns/ellington/ellington-kid-inventor-wins-awards-for-carbon-monoxide-fan-alarm/article_dd370c1c-cf26-11e9-a90f-b7b8d75e2962.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share&fbclid=IwAR0ePQ60mwfxEoGsUyainn_j4f9-bBKY-cr7vLfPdCsNJRDoKCV_U8RBR84
Chicago, IL – NEVER USE PORTABLE GAS TOOLS INDOORS https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/2/20845418/chemical-reaction-marquette-park?fbclid=IwAR07O2lHo2yN87YylDLcWDWPiCELysicg0LjM6y3S4vDXKmu4JHdci3GvIs
Lees-McRae College – Banner Elk, NC https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/dozens-of-students-hospitalized-after-suspected-gas-leak-at-banner-elk-college/980906477?fbclid=IwAR0kUj36sc4WsT1dvN1dMZTDQaW2fFmHQEzA-P7Ma9UGinx2mV0cuQkk_2M
https://www.consumerreports.org/portable-generators/new-safety-feature-on-portable-generators-could-save-lives-consumer-reports-tests-show/?fbclid=IwAR2WE0m944N5f8Hs4hEAnYI7Uo90YT2LRmUdnJXUdwayWFS5ie-5SQ-jzYw
Hampton Inn – Myrtle Beach, SC https://www.wmbfnews.com/2019/08/27/guests-evacuated-myrtle-beach-hotel-due-hazmat-situation/?fbclid=IwAR1TRG1w3kPQnVxQMmMI1B3yUZQdXVYOfRo0lVoPY8M8MR7FlXHfPLYfAmA
Several businesses were evacuated, and four people evaluated, after carbon monoxide was detected Monday afternoon at Columbia Square, the strip mall anchored by Chuck’s Produce in east Vancouver. Emergency crews were dispatched at 4:25 p.m. to 13215 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd. Readings revealed carbon monoxide levels were above normal, Vancouver firefighter-spokeswoman Eva Scherer said. The […]
Cresskill, NJ – running lawnmower in trailer https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/local/2019/08/19/cresskill-nj-landscaper-fined-after-workers-die-carbon-monoxide/2053584001/?fbclid=IwAR0KGmOGHpN1uPTzOwhJwdV7OguOjL6YF9QVkygg3s90ooWwKaUPkFpK7U0
Chicago, IL – condominium pool https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190817/suburban-heroes-lincolnshire-couple-saved-teens-lives-during-gas-leak-at-pool?fbclid=IwAR1js3_9yNepIKjrtPrSPQUpbL0HO6mGT1AiwUYpZ0_PY1Nt1XZWM9txzVg
Sturgis, South Dakota https://www.kotatv.com/content/news/Carbon-monoxide-kills-two-rally-goers-in-Sturgis-543070861.html?fbclid=IwAR0y5L9vU0is7xp7b5K9Snq2e8edosClKKk8tT4cVldfGLFXyUY6_32Au9w
The PARK IT Act…an acronym for ‘Protecting Americans from the Risks of Keyless Ignition Technology’ Act https://www.wymt.com/content/news/Deaf-community-urges-lawmakers-to-pass-bill-preventing-carbon-monoxide-deaths-530937591.html?fbclid=IwAR0DnXH_n_QfibBOUtEE2MoW4fxfjdpwIlnIddqrumv_HbHCMMLlUNJ6tkU
Kicking off year two of our pilot project with the Longview School District: Alarm Yourself in CPR/First Aid! Continuing this school year, Longview School District employees attending district-provided CPR/First Aid classes will be learning about the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning along with receiving a free CO alarm to take home and/or to use when […]
https://www.koin.com/news/washington/wsp-troopers-sue-ford-over-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/?fbclid=IwAR0gpS8ZszXlyIKKfkGGB_9dcn4Dhcp6zwZA9Yju8Tf0-AL07YBCUvI3fdg
Brooklyn, NY – WILLIAMSBURG, Brooklyn (WABC) — One person is dead and four others were sickened after apparent carbon monoxide exposure in a Brooklyn building. Emergency responders were called to 211 Jackson Street in East Williamsburg around 6:10 a.m. and found five people unconscious. One person was pronounced dead at the scene, and four others were […]
Hilton Garden Inn – Estero, FL https://www.nbc-2.com/story/40844520/hilton-garden-inn-is-evacuating-for-a-carbon-monoxide-leak?fbclid=IwAR1rQuC9pB5NQXbL5fHyH3Wzb1Cwx94Yb-L1PmTDOwUGbBKvf3TTY0pb3HM
Carter’s bill to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning passes House subcommittee
Insignia Hotel, Brooklyn, NY – another example of how CO exposure is not always related to a fuel burning appliance https://abc7ny.com/hotel-evacuated-power-outages-after-manhole-fires-in-nyc/5403170/?fbclid=IwAR2GSPDwHOIqjIK9ymwcKrky9kBW71yZLPaEsTJltH_TGy_TEAwVHslHNeI
http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/news/ci_32733850/fire-chiefs-raise-concerns-schools-lacking-carbon-monoxide
Quality Inn & Suites – Butte, Montana https://www.abcfoxmontana.com/butte/update-people-sent-to-hospital-following-butte-hotel-gas-leak/article_36646cc2-a591-11e9-9869-dfa963cedc93.html
San Joaquin County, California – a tragic reminder of the lifesaving necessity of having a CO alarm on board your boat… https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/video/4121332-houseboat-tragedy-father-daughter-found-dead/
“…construction at a store inside the mall caused the leak…Amy Towne, the manager at the luggage store Tumi, said she was rushed to the emergency room after falling ill at work. ‘Around noon-ish I wasn’t feeling well. I was feeling really tired, dizzy, lightheaded, and nauseous,’ Towne explained. ‘It wasn’t until the fire department showed […]
Best Western hotel, Asheville, North Carolina https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/2019/06/26/asheville-best-western-deaths-police-look-carbon-monoxide-possibility/1568933001/
Cody Ware Doing Much Better After Suffering Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at Sonoma
“…with the advances in technology, there’s no reason for every one of these cars and trucks to go out there with a sensor in the cockpit that will alert the driver and send a signal to NASCAR when carbon monoxide levels get too high…” 4 Burning Questions: Is There a Safety Issue Brewing?
“Case Studies in Hotel Carbon Monoxide Poisonings: How Safe is Your Hotel Room?” http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nfpa/journal_20190506/index.php?startid=72#/74
Carbon Monoxide Poisonings – Is a Silent Killer Lurking in Hotel Rooms? NFPA Conference & Expo – June 2019 For more information about the Jenkins Foundation, please visit our website and Facebook page: https://thejenkinsfoundation.com/ https://www.facebook.com/thejenkinsfoundation/ Spreadsheet – U.S. Hotel/Motel Carbon Monoxide Incidents 1967 – to date https://thejenkinsfoundation.com/hotel-co-incidents/ Interactive map of spreadsheet data https://www.insightrisk.com/resources/carbon-monoxide-hotels/ […]
CRYSTAL LAKE, IL — “One person was taken to the hospital after exhaust from a Zamboni machine lead to elevated carbon monoxide levels at the Crystal Lake Ice House on Saturday, fire officials said. Authorities initially responded to the ice rink, at 320 E. Prairie Street, for an EMS call at about 1:40 p.m. While […]
Unresponsive male and another victim taken to the hospital from Days Inn in Erie, PA… https://www.goerie.com/news/20190525/carbon-monoxide-leak-sickens-2-forces-evacuation-of-hotel
Sad story out of Canada…and an important reminder to NEVER BRING A BBQ OR FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT INTO YOUR TENT… https://www.kamloopsmatters.com/local-news/community-comes-together-following-death-of-kamloops-woman-1468251
Missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dead in Mexico City
Travelodge by Wyndham in Gillette, WY… The Campbell County Fire Department responded to the following incidents:
This is an update to the story about the Reitter family of 4 who were fatally poisoned in their Genoa Township, OH, home earlier this month…source of CO determined to be a recently installed water heater… https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/investigators-hot-water-heater-led-to-high-levels-of-carbon-monoxide-in-reitter-home/1998915287
This is an update to story of Sarasota, FL, couple found dead in home…source of CO determined to be a vehicle left running in attached garage…CO ALARMS SAVE LIVES – do you have them to protect you in your home? https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/05/12/first-woman-lead-umass-system-found-dead-friday-florida-home/wuUGCKj7YWNgxXOm8iMEBI/story.html
http://www.fox13news.com/news/local-news/hazmat-response-to-sarasota-home
Comfort Inn Suites in Omaha, NE…. https://www.3newsnow.com/news/local-news/omaha-hotel-evacuated-due-to-carbon-monoxide-concerns
Important info if you are a boat owner…CO is a danger while boating and swimming nearby… https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/safe-t-alert-sounds-the-alarm-on-old-carbon-monoxide-co-detectors-300845666.html
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nascar/news/nascar-at-dover-denny-hamlin-suffered-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/17ddaw8kg8w8b1020ny2oxcr8g
NEVER use gas tools in an enclosed area – they emit high levels of CO that can incapacitate and kill within minutes… https://www.1380kcim.com/news/2019/two-men-exposed-to-high-concentration-of-carbon-monoxide-while-using-chainsaws-in-a-basement/
Heartbreaking story…CO symptoms mimic the flu…CO alarms alert you as soon as you are in danger… https://www.10tv.com/article/officials-no-carbon-monoxide-detectors-home-where-family-was-found-dead-2019-may
Bronx, NY – “People living in a building on the Grand Concourse got an early morning wakeup call they didn’t expect or want – a carbon monoxide evacuation. Firefighters evacuated 1750 Grand Concourse around 2:30 a.m. for high carbon monoxide levels. Con Edison was on scene and working to resolve the issue. Authorities told News 12 no one […]
https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/05/01/alexis-arrieta-carbon-monoxide-commerce-city-poisoning/
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2019/viessmann-recalls-boilers-due-to-carbon-monoxide-hazard
Powerful video and story of how quickly CO can overcome an entire family if there’s no CO alarm to give an early alert…https://www.wsls.com/news/virginia/highlands/family-survives-after-poisonous-gas-fills-home?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar
A family from Ft. Washington, MD, are thankful their old CO alarm – discarded in a box – alerted them to CO leak after a security company replaced it with only a smoke alarm…https://wjla.com/features/7-on-your-side/family-close-call-carbon-monoxide-leaked-into-home
School closed as students test positive for carbon monoxide at Crestview Elementary School in Waldport, Oregon…https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2019/04/classes-canceled-at-oregon-coast-school-after-students-test-positive-for-carbon-monoxide.html
Six years ago today, Daryl and Shirley Jenkins lost their lives to CO poisoning in a hotel room while on vacation in Boone, NC. In memory of them and the thousands of other victims who have been injured and/or died in U.S. hotels of this very preventable cause, we shared a series of four posts […]
Holiday Inn Express – Saugus, MA https://patch.com/massachusetts/melrose/saugus-holiday-inn-express-evacuated-carbon-monoxide-reports
Quality Inn Suites – Norfolk, VA https://wtkr.com/2019/04/07/floor-evacuated-one-person-in-hospital-after-carbon-monoxide-exposure-in-norfolk-hotel/
An interactive map of the data contained in our spreadsheet of U.S. Hotel/Motel Carbon Monoxide Incidents (1967-to date) can be found at Insight Risk here. Thank you to Patrick Smith, PhD, for creating this map – it’s a great resource to see the incident information from a visual perspective.
Baymont Inn & Suites – Pierre, SD https://www.capjournal.com/news/pierre-fire-department-called-to-baymont-inn-by-elevated-carbon/article_436ca46a-4746-11e9-8862-439f76b11e84.html
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2019-ford-explorer-owners-say-suvs-making-them-sick/
https://www.meadvilletribune.com/news/carbon-monoxide-detector-likely-saves-meadville-clergyman-s-life/article_ec8d4b2c-45f6-11e9-9c59-6741c872d5aa.html
https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/nearly-70-nursing-home-patients-evacuated-after-carbon-monoxide-leak
Pershing Elementary School in Lincoln, NE, evacuated for CO leak… Read here. (Lincoln Journal Star)
CO leak at National Cleaners in Crest Hill, IL, initially reported as a gas leak…https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/hazmat-closes-larkin-avenue-fire-department
Rainbow Elementary School in Madison, AL, evacuated for high CO levels related to broken boiler…https://whnt.com/2019/03/07/rainbow-elementary-closed-after-boiler-malfunction/
CO incident at Noble Correctional Institution in Caldwell, OH, poisons 29 inmates and 4 staff…http://www.timesleaderonline.com/news/local-news/2019/03/carbon-monoxide-incident-at-caldwell-prison-leads-to-changes/
CO came from riding lawn mower left running in basement shop…https://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/03/06/sterling-neighbor-carbon-monoxide-rescue/
NEVER IGNORE YOUR CO ALARM WHEN IT GOES OFF…https://www.wesh.com/article/pet-cat-credited-with-saving-deltona-couple-from-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/26632025
CO poisoning can happen anywhere. Are your loved ones protected with CO alarms where they live? Kansas City, MO, nursing home evacuated for high CO levels…https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/nearly-70-nursing-home-patients-evacuated-after-carbon-monoxide-leak
Nowata County Jail in Nowata, OK, evacuated after CO exposure of inmates and staff…https://ktul.com/news/local/nowata-county-sheriffs-office-releases-update-after-carbon-monoxide-leak-at-jail
KUDOS to General Motors for backing this lifesaving legislation and to Senator Richard Blumenthal (CT) who introduced the bill! https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/business/carbon-monoxide-keyless-cars.html
NO CO alarms at a Hendersonville, TN, preschool where children were poisoned…https://fox17.com/news/local/at-least-28-treated-for-carbon-monoxide-exposure-at-hendersonville-preschool
CO POISONING CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE…exposure incident at Hudson MA…https://www.boston25news.com/news/carbon-monoxide-incident-at-hudson-strip-mall-sends-3-people-to-hospital/925533923
BEWARE EXHAUST LEAKS IN YOUR CAR – sad story from Springfield, MO…https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2019/02/26/two-found-dead-vehicle-likely-died-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/2994811002/
Evacuation of Owings Mills, MD, school…https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019/02/25/owings-mills-carbon-monoxide-leak-evacaution/
BEWARE OF VEHICLE BLOCKED EXHAUST – men killed after getting vehicle stuck in 2 feet of water while hunting in Alberta, VA…http://www.nbc12.com/2019/02/25/men-killed-freak-accident-by-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/
Do you have a student living a college dorm? This is a scary example of why they should be sure to have a working CO alarm in their room. Many colleges are not required to provide them…http://www.woffordoldgoldandblack.com/2019/02/22/shipp-carbon-monoxide-catastrophe/
CO poisoning from malfunctioning forklift in Rock Falls, IL…https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/02/22/carbon-monoxide-scare-in-rock-falls-sends-two-workers-for-treatment/a77r0n2/
CO leak at a KinderCare in Tinley Park, IL…https://wgntv.com/2019/02/21/high-levels-of-carbon-monoxide-make-students-teachers-sick-at-suburban-kindercare/
CO ALARMS SAVE LIVES – make sure you have them in your home…don’t let this happen to your family…https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/02/21/melville-carbon-monoxide/
CO alarms alerted to a car left running in garage below in an apartment complex in Grand Traverse County, MI…https://www.9and10news.com/2019/02/20/firefighters-credit-carbon-monoxide-detectors-for-saving-lives-at-apartment-complex/
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/carbon-monoxide-snowed-in-car/
https://www.wlwt.com/article/routine-furnace-maitenance-leads-to-discovery-of-family-suffering-from-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/26411743
CO ALARMS SAVE LIVES – two examples of how…https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/carbon-monoxide-leak-makes-two-sick-at-gardner-home
ALWAYS CARRY A CO ALARM WHEN TRAVELING – Friendship Motor Inn in Carneys Point, NJ, evacuated for CO…https://www.nj.com/news/2019/02/child-dies-at-south-jersey-motel-guests-evacuated-as-authorities-investigate.html
https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2019/02/14/carnegie-mellon-university-carbon-monoxide-alarm-dorm-evacuated/
Fleetwood Area Middle School in Fleetwood, PA, CO leak poisoned 2 adults and 6 children…http://www.wfmz.com/news/berks/fleetwood-area-middle-school-closed-friday-after-carbon-monoxide-sickens-several/1005712549
NEVER USE A GENERATOR IN A CONFINED SPACE – CO poisoning can happen anywhere…https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/FDNY-Carbon-Monoxide-Rescue-Construction-Site-Midtown-East-29-Street-505379371.html
CO ALARMS PREVENT INJURIES FROM CO – Mayfield, KY, woman sick for over 10 years from what she thought was a mysterious illness…https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/article225506490.html
CHARCOAL GRILLS AND BBQ’S PUT OFF LETHAL AMOUNTS OF CO – NEVER USE THEM INSIDE YOUR HOME/GARAGE/TENT…https://www.local10.com/news/florida/hialeah/2-taken-to-hospital-for-carbon-monoxide-exposure-after-super-bowl-party
NEVER NEVER NEVER RUN A GENERATOR INDOORS…https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/2-Boys-2-Men-Dead-After-Carbon-Monoxide-Poisoning-in-Dallas_Dallas-505276272.html
A CO leak forced the evacuation of students and staff at Sugarloaf Elementary School in the Florida Keys…https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/florida-keys/article225335180.html
Aurora Fire Dept responded TWICE this week to high CO levels at this Colorado resort…https://www.denverpost.com/2019/01/31/gaylord-rockies-carbon-monoxide-levels/
NEVER USE A CHARCOAL GRILL INDOORS – family poisoned using charcoal grill to heat their home…https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/cobb-county/family-of-5-including-3-children-pregnant-woman-suffer-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/909943437
CO leak at a Fort Worth, TX, shopping center… https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/20-People-Being-Treated-After-Carbon-Monoxide-Exposure-504777212.html
NEVER NEVER NEVER RUN A GENERATOR INDOORS – 5-month-old found alive inside house where his parents died from CO poisoning…https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/23/parents-die-but-baby-survives-carbon-monoxide-pois/
CO alarms alert to danger and prompt the safe evacuation of more than 70 children from KinderCare in Cedarburg, WI…https://www.wisn.com/article/day-care-center-evacuated-because-of-carbon-monoxide/26030691
A compelling news investigation about how keyless start vehicles are resulting in people dying of CO – does your key fob have this simple safety device installed? https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/silent-killer-keyless-ignitions-linked-to-more-than-2-dozen-carbon-monoxide-deaths/67-613076384
NEVER USE A GENERATOR OR GAS POWERED HEATER INSIDE YOUR HOME…https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/01/23/parents-die-baby-survives-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/38943675/
https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2019/01/24/carbon-monoxide-poisoning-death-sacramento-apartment/
Students and staff at elementary school in Elizabeth, NJ, are safe thanks to early alert of CO leak by alarm…https://www.tapinto.net/towns/elizabeth/articles/update-elizabeth-fire-department-called-to-elementary-school-for-elevated-carbon-monoxide-levels
NEVER USE A GAS FIRED HEATER IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE…https://kfgo.com/news/articles/2019/jan/22/police-identify-man-found-dead-in-box-of-pickup/
“The building did not have a carbon monoxide detector, which is not uncommon in commercial buildings”…https://www.capjournal.com/news/firefighters-evacuate-from-state-dot-building-filled-with-carbon-monoxide/article_8599b5ce-1e03-11e9-8e3d-6b94ca3f4622.html
Partial evacuation at Union-Endicott High School in Endicott, NY…no injuries thanks to early alert by CO alarm…https://wbng.com/news/local-news/2019/01/16/carbon-monoxide-alarm-forces-partial-evacuation-at-u-e-high-school/
No CO alarms present in this Springfield, Ohio, senior apartment high rise building…high levels of CO were detected by medics who were responding to a resident who had fallen…https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/carbon-monoxide-leak-forces-mass-evacuation-in-springfield/1706569154
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