Be aware of carbon monoxide risks [Video]

Windsor Fire and Rescue Services is reminding the community to stay safe and recognize the danger of carbon monoxide (CO).

Nov. 1 to Nov. 7 marks CO Awareness Week.

“Having a working carbon monoxide alarm in your home is the surest way to know you and your family are protected from exposure to and injury from a carbon monoxide leak,” said Fire Chief Stephen Laforet.

“Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless and tasteless gas, making it impossible to detect without a working carbon monoxide alarm.”

According to the City of Windsor, CO exposure can cause headaches, nausea, dizziness, breathlessness, collapse, loss of consciousness and death.

“The importance of having a carbon monoxide alarm installed outside all sleeping areas and the role it plays in preventing deaths cannot be stressed enough,” said Jon Pegg, Ontario’s Fire Marshal.

“The law is in place to save lives and only a working carbon monoxide alarm will identify the presence of a carbon monoxide …