The history of Storm King Fire Engine Company No. 2 is proudly on display in the Museum, detailing the early days of the company, which was founded in 1868. Bob Gosda who was a member of the fire company for 51 years had taken a special interest in preserving the company’s historical records, … Read More..
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This past weekend members of the engine company took advantage of the unseasonably warm weather and did some training down at our riverfront. Members practiced drafting, pumping and deployment of hand lines. The members of the company are constantly training and fine tuning their skills to better protect the community in which we serve. If you would like to know more about what we do stop down on any Wednesday evening at 7pm
Carbon Monoxide Alarms Save Lives!
1/13/2020 - A very close call tonight. We were dispatched to a carbon monoxide call with ill effects just after midnight. At least six family members were transported to the hospital earlier by another family member for feeling sick and other symptoms. The hospital staff determined that CO poisoning could be the cause of their symptoms at which point we were dispatched.
There were readings of over 300ppm in the breezeway and over 500ppm on the first floor but when we went to the basement the meter read +++ which means over 2,000ppm. There was no CO detector in the house that we could find. If they ignored the symptoms and went to bed thinking they would feel better in the morning, the results would have been catastrophic.
The problem turned out to be a poorly assembled power vent system where the vent pipe became disconnected from the condensing water heater (on-demand).
The takeaway for everyone is to make sure you have working smoke detectors in your house AND working carbon monoxide detectors. Both are required by law but the BIGGEST REASON IS FOR THE SAFETY OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. If you don’t have both in your house, now is the time to act and get them installed.
Please plug any appliance that produces heat (space heaters, toasters, air fryer, insta-pot, irons, etc) DIRECTLY into OUTLETS.
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