Duluth offers free carbon monoxide alarms, program ends July 9
Duluth firefighters still have free carbon monoxide alarms to install, but requests close July 9. The program is first-come, first-served inside city limits.
Firefighters are installing free carbon monoxide alarms in qualifying homes inside Duluth city limits. The city’s program ends July 9.
The fire department has 300 alarms for the effort through a grant from the Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s office. Residents can still request installation by emailing fireinspector@duluthmn.gov or calling (218) 730-4401 and leaving a voicemail, but those requests need to be made by July 9 or earlier. At launch, Duluth Fire Marshal Lisa Consie said, “We’re excited to offer this free service to a limited quantity of residents this year.”
Carbon monoxide cannot be seen, smelled or tasted. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety calls it an invisible or silent killer. The Minnesota Department of Health says unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning kills an average of 14 Minnesotans each year and sends about 300 people to emergency departments annually for symptoms linked to exposure.
Common sources include vehicle exhaust, gas-powered furnaces, portable generators, gas stoves, leaking furnaces, car exhaust from attached garages and space heaters. State guidance also points to furnaces, water heaters, fireplaces, grills and other fuel-burning appliances. Minnesota law requires approved, operational carbon monoxide alarms in every single-family home and every multifamily dwelling unit within ten feet of each sleeping room.
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