Call the Cumberland County Fire Department With Smoke and CO Alarm Concerns

Press Release:

The Cumberland County Fire Department actively participates in the GetAlarmedTN program offered by the Tn State Fire Marshal’s Office.

Members of the department responded to a call in February for a CO alarm sounding to evacuate the occupants. At first the occupant was requesting assistance to reset the alarm that was installed by the department just a couple weeks before. The occupants were advised over the phone to vacate the home and wait outside for personnel. Upon arrival personnel used a gas monitor to read the air just inside the door and found CO levels over 100ppm. Personnel ventilated the home and when the levels were safe to enter the monitor was used to identify the source. The gas oven was turned on and within seconds the monitor read levels over 500ppm. It was also determined that the HVAC unit was also producing CO in the home. All appliances were turned off and the owner called a company to make repairs. Without the CO alarm the occupants would not have known that they were being poisoned most likely until physical symptoms appeared. CO poisoning is similar to flu symptoms and should not be ignored. Contact us today if you need assistance with alarms in your home.