Carbon monoxide insidiousness!

Carbon monoxide is an insidious poisoner. It imperceptibly and very quickly affects the human body, binding hemoglobin in the blood. The consequences of carbon monoxide poisoning are serious diseases of the nervous system and respiratory organs. And untimely assistance to the victims can lead to their death.

In order to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning, you need to be extremely careful when operating furnace equipment, observe fire safety requirements.

Before the start of the heating season, every homeowner should check the stove heating system. You should clean the stoves and chimneys from soot, repair and whitewash with lime or clay mortar so that you can see the black cracks that appear from the smoke passing through them. Since with a weak draft in the chimney and without air supply, there is a chemical underburning of the fuel, and as a result, the formation and accumulation of carbon monoxide.

Do not close the stove damper if the fire or coals in them are not completely extinguished. The operation of the fireplace or stove should be completed 2 hours before bedtime.

It is imperative that in winter, at least once a month, you need to inspect the chimney heads in order to prevent freezing and blockage of chimneys. You need to involve a chimney-sweep stove-maker at least 1 time in three months to clean the chimneys from soot.

If the stove or fireplace is properly operated and maintained, the amount of carbon monoxide produced during fuel combustion is usually not hazardous.

Remember! Dear residents and guests of the Kurchum district, compliance with fire safety requirements will allow you not to become a victim of carbon monoxide poisoning and reduce the risk of a threat to your life.

Department of Emergency Situations of the Kurchum region