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Fire is Smoke and Gas (Video Parts 1 & 2)

HomeSafe — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:52:52 +0000

While home sick from work today, I was channel surfing the local cable stations, and stopped when I found a compelling fire safety video concerning the dangers of smoke inhalation during a house fire. I’ve seen a number of fire safety videos, but none as well done as this one. It was so good I actually watched [...]

Seven people taken to local hospital due to carbon monoxide exposure in Green Bay, WI

HomeSafe — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:47:47 +0000

Source: WFRV News GREEN BAY, Wi–(WFRV) The Green Bay Fire Department responded to a carbon monoxide call on Saturday evening at 10:42 pm. The home residence, 1600 Farlin Avenue, recorded very high levels of CO. Five children and two adults were transported to the hospital for CO exposure. The Green Bay Fire Department says the CO was ventilated [...]

Carbon Monoxide Detector Saves Seven Lives in Howard County, MD

HomeSafe — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:38:13 +0000

Source: Oct 25, 2010 - Washington Examiner Howard County fire officials say a home where seven Elkridge residents suffered carbon monoxide poisoning had a working carbon monoxide detector. Fire officials say several residents had made their way out of the home by the time Howard County and Baltimore County rescue units arrived just before midnight Saturday. [...]

Home Invasion and Burglary is on the Rise in Fairfax, VA

HomeSafe — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:49:09 +0000

Home invasion and burglary is on the rise. With unemployment still hovering around 10% and an economy struggling to rebound, some are turning to drastic measures. One community in Fairfax, VA has been hit over 90 times in only a couple of months. Citizens must remain viligent and aware. The police and home owner associations will [...]

Carbon Monoxide - A Clear, Odorless Gas That Goes Virtually Undetected

HomeSafe — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:25:27 +0000

Author: Maria Richmond for HomeSafe.com It has no smell, nor can you see carbon monoxide, yet it is very dangerous and kills several hundred people each year. Carbon monoxide is produced by fuel burning appliances such as, gas space heaters, gas furnaces, wood burning stoves, fireplaces, gas dryers, gas ranges, ovens, even your car. If your appliance is [...]

Carbon Monoxide Detectors - Proper Placement of Carbon Monoxide CO Detectors Important

HomeSafe — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:30:18 +0000

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ — Proper placement of a carbon monoxide (CO) detector is important, reminds the makers of home-safety and security website HomeSafe.com (http://www.homesafe.com/coalert). Each fall the sad news of another family that has one or more of its family members perish in their sleep from carbon monoxide poisoning repeats itself. The real tragedy is that [...]

HomeSafe.com Open Request for Articles

HomeSafe — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 12:30:36 +0000

We are currently seeking freelance writers with experience/expertise in a variety of home safety fields (home safes, home safety, home security, baby-proofing, carbon-monoxide poisoning, fire safety, gun storage safety, etc) for paid or “link-in-trade” freelance writing work, contributing blog posts or articles to the HomeSafe.com group of sites (www.homesafe.com/articles, www.homesafe.com/coalert, blog.homesafe.com) . Must have expertise in the chosen [...]

Summer Time Chore - Check Your Furnace Chimney

HomeSafe — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:58:16 +0000

With record-breaking heat waves baking much of the country, it seems like an odd time to be thinking about your furnace or it’s chimney, but this is the season to get your furnace chimney checked by a qualified chimney sweep or furnace maintenance company. Failing to do so could cause carbon monoxide poisoning problems in [...]

Create a Teen Driving Contract With Your Soon-to-be Drivers

HomeSafe — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:20:22 +0000

Every year nearly 5,000 young drivers are killed in automobile accidents in the US, and a staggering 300,000 more are injured or maimed. Car accidents account for nearly 40% of the total number of deaths for teens ages 15 to 19, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. The National Institute of Child Health has [...]

Protecting Your Home From Fires

HomeSafe — Thu, 06 May 2010 15:18:40 +0000

Despite people feeling safest in their homes, this is where most people get injured or die in fires, according to the NFPA (National Fire Protection Agency). Nobody imagines there will be a fire in their house until it happens, so it’s vital to take all the precautions, first of all to prevent a fire from [...]