HomeMy Public PortalAboutAB 14-53 McCall Fire District Carbon Monoxide Intro
McCALL CITY COUNCIL 216 East Park Street
AGENDA BILL McCall, Idaho 83638
Number AB 14-53
Meeting Date March 27, 2014
AGENDA ITEM INFORMATION
SUBJECT:
Introduction to the Carbon Monoxide
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City Manager
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
St. Luke's McCall, area fire departments, and some concerned citizens have formed a carbon monoxide prevention committee. Their goal is to increase the use of carbon monoxide detectors
in homes and business with fuel burning appliances. Every year at least 430 people die in the U.S. from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. In the McCall area, there have been two
incidents effecting over 30 people this past winter and some required medical attention at St Luke’s McCall Hospital. Local fire and EMS agencies deal with carbon monoxide issues weekly.
Carbon Monoxide, (also known as CO), is found in fumes produced by such sources as gas heat, wood/pellet stoves, gas water heaters, idling automobiles in attached garages or any other
source that produces combustion. CO from these sources can build up in enclosed or partially enclosed spaces. The most common symptoms of CO poisoning are headaches, dizziness, weakness,
nausea, vomiting, chest pain and confusion. People who are sleeping or who have been drinking alcohol can die from CO poisoning before ever having symptoms. Nicknamed “the silent killer”,
CO is totally undetectable by human senses. Detection of CO is impossible without the use of CO detectors. The good news is that carbon monoxide poisoning is preventable.
People who come to the McCall area and stay in a hotel, or rent a vacation home expect to be safe. The support from the City of McCall would be very beneficial in their endeavor of increasing
awareness of CO. With the adoption of the 2012 international building and fire codes, new buildings should have CO detectors installed. The fire code allows the fire department to enforce
the use of CO detectors retroactively in type I (institutional) and R (residential) occupancies. The code would be applicable in McCall to hotels, vacation rental houses, camp dormitories,
etc. The requirement has already been added to the City of McCall business license application, which should help compliance over the years. If the city passed a resolution supporting
the CO detector requirements, this would be advantageous for the campaign.
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Informational only- no action necessary.
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