An Indiana board has approved proposals from two local governments to require carbon monoxide detectors in residential properties after blocking those efforts over the past few months. The state Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission voted Wednesday to let the …
A state board dominated by construction industry representatives has been blocking efforts by some local governments in Indiana to require carbon monoxide detectors in residential properties. The Indiana Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission voted unanimously last week to reject …
An increase in carbon monoxide poisoning calls last year could prompt Nebraska lawmakers to require alarms in homes and apartments. A bill set for a legislative hearing Thursday would add Nebraska to a growing list of states that require the …
Restaurants and commercial buildings statewide will be required starting next June to install and maintain carbon monoxide detectors. The two laws signed this week apply to New York City and the rest of the state. Sponsors say they are intended …
The fire chief in Ogunquit, Maine, says a time-share resort where guests were sickened by carbon monoxide won’t be fined, and it plans to install carbon monoxide detectors in all 77 of its rooms. Fire Chief Mark O’Brien told the …
Stamford, Conn., firefighters have redoubled their efforts to prevent fires since three sisters and their grandparents died in a Christmas Day house fire in 2011. The Advocate of Stamford reports that Public Safety Director Ted Jankwoski says firefighters have inspected …
Smoke detectors frequently produce more headaches than useful warnings. The devices have an irritating habit of shrieking when there’s no cause for alarm, and always seem to wait until the middle of the night to chirp when their batteries run …
The Atlanta Public Safety Committee has voted to install carbon monoxide detectors in all public buildings and schools. WSB-TV reports the committee unanimously voted to pass the ordinance Tuesday. The vote comes more than a month after a carbon monoxide …