{"id":38,"date":"2017-02-02T10:17:57","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T15:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2017-04-04T17:02:49","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T21:02:49","slug":"carbon-monoxide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/safety-information\/carbon-monoxide\/","title":{"rendered":"Carbon Monoxide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless gas that kills without warning. It claims the lives of hundreds of people every year and makes thousands more ill. Many household items including gas- and oil-burning furnaces, portable generators, and charcoal grills produce this poison gas. Following these important steps can keep your family safe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CO DETECTORS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Install battery-operated or battery back-up CO detectors near every sleeping area in your home.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Check CO detectors regularly to be sure they are functioning properly. CO detectors need to be replaced between 5 and 7 years. Refer to manufacturers recomendations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OIL &amp; GAS FURNACES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Have your furnace inspected every year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PORTABLE GENERATORS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Never use a generator inside your home or garage, even if doors and windows are open.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Only use generators outside, more than 20 feet away from your home, doors, and windows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless gas that kills without warning. It claims the lives of hundreds of people every year and makes thousands more ill. Many household items including gas- and oil-burning furnaces, portable generators, and charcoal grills produce this poison gas. Following these important steps can keep your family safe. CO DETECTORS  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":19,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-38","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-14 16:41:00","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}