Carbon monoxide (CO) is an invisible, odorless, colorless gas created when fuels, such as gasoline, wood, coal, natural gas, propane, oil and methane, burn incompletely.

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Heating and cooking equipment that burn fuel are potential sources of carbon monoxide. Vehicles or generators running in an attached garage can also produce dangerous levels of carbon monoxide.

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Called the “silent killer” because you can’t see or smell it, CO enters the body through breathing. CO poisoning can be confused with flu symptoms, food poisoning and other illnesses.

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DID YOU KNOW?

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A person can be poisoned by a small amount of CO over a longer period of time or by a large amount of CO over a shorter amount of time.

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In 2005, U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated 61,100 non fire CO incidents in which carbon monoxide was found, or an average of seven calls per hour.

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Protect your business with a carbon monoxide detector connected to your security system that will contact the monitoring station when the poisonous gas is detected. Considered a “life safety device,” the police will immediately be dispatched.