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8 Lakeshore Advance • Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Cold damp spring extends Carbon Monoxide Poisoning risk for cottagers
QMI Agency
Lakeshore Advance
The 5th annual "Peace of Mind for Your
Piece of !leaven" cottage safety campaign is
launching into full gear and, new this year, is a
special focus on carbon monoxide awareness.
'ihmugh smoke and carbon monoxide alarm
giveaways, public service announcements and
alerts on a digital TV network in marinas,
campgrounds, tourism centers and hardware
retailers, campaign organizers hope to Cut
through the complacency that can lead to fire
or carbon monoxide tragedy.
According to the Federation of Ontario
cottagers' Associations (FOCA) , cottagers can
be among the most vulnerable to deadly
carbon monoxide leaks. That's why FOCA,
which represents 500 cottager associations
totalling 50,000 families throughout Ontario,
has joined in the "Peace of Mind for Your Piece
of I leaven" campaign for 2011.
FOCA is joined by the Fire Marshal's Public
Fire Safety Council, the Canadian Association
of Fire Chiefs, Kidde Canada smoke and carbon
monoxide alarms, and 15 cottage country fire
departments.
'Ilrry Rees, executive director of FOCA, says
the risks of carbon monoxide have escalated
due to this year's cold and damp Spring
temperatures.
Adds Rees, "When cottagers tire up their
wood stoves or fireplaces or gas heating
systems or appliances - some of them for the
first time in months - they can be subject to an
increased risk from accidental fire or CO. Our
cool and damp Spring can mean earlier and
longer use of seasonally utilized home heating
equipment - the source of potentially deadly
carbon monoxide"
Rees says, "Ontario laws give cottagers early
warning from fires by requiring working smoke
alarms on every storey of the cottage, but, in
most parts of the province, cottagers are left to
their own vigilance when it comes to installing
carbon monoxide alarms."
Art Pullan, executive director, Fire Marshal's
Public Fire Safety Council, says, "It's a good
practice to protect yourself with a CO alarm at
the cottage if it has fuel -burning appliances,
whether they use wood, gas, oil, propane or
kerosene.'
For many cottage owners, carbon monoxide
alarms are not even on the radar according to
Rees. This is something his organization hopes
to change by partnering in the "Peace of Mind
for Your Piece of Ileaven" campaign. FOCA
has also spoken out in support of Bill 69, which
would make carbon monoxide alarms manda-
tory for all types of dwellings, province -wide.
Carol Heller, a fire and carbon monoxide
safety expert with Kidde Canada, the leading
manufacturer of safety products in Canada,
says cottages need protection with the latest
smoke and carbon monoxide detection
technology to provide the early warning that is
essential to avert a tragedy. Kidde's digital
readout carbon monoxide alarm, for example,
lets cottagers see any changes in the air quality
of their cottage and also offers battery back-up,
which is vital in cottage country where power
failures are common.
Heller adds, barbeques should never be
used indoors for any reason or as a source of
heat in the cottage, and extreme care must be
taken when using portable heaters - they are
highly volatile and flammable. Cottages with
carports or attached garages must also have a
CO alarm, as the deadly gas is emitted in car
exhaust.
"On average, cottagers have under 3 minutes
to escape a fire," says 1 iellc•r. "Carbon monox-
ide is just as dangerous. It can build up to
deadly levels in the blood stream in very little
time. Symptoms mimic the flu, so often people
are unaware of CO exposure until it is too late
for then) to react. Often people lay down, since
they feel tired, They often do not wake up.
Carbon monoxide is known as the silent killer
because you can't see it, smell it or taste it"
The "Peace of Mind for Your Piece it
I leaven" campaign provides these tips:
'beat the cottage as you would your home
Smoke alarms must he replaced every 10
years, while carbon monoxide alarms need to
be replaced every 5 to 7 years depending on
manufacturer
Never use a fuel -burning appliance in the
cottage without a carbon monoxide alarm.
Ilave fuel -burning appliances and heating
systems inspected and cleaned annually by a
licensed professional.
Check the expiry dates on alarms as part of
the cottage opening ritual. Properly dispose of
alarms that have passed their lifespan.
Remember, batteries exposed to colder
temperatures lose their power quickly and
should be replaced each season.
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