An emergency response Thursday night has led to the Bath Volunteer Fire Department issuing a reminder to residents to have functional carbon monoxide detectors in their homes.
The reminder follows a response by Bath Volunteer Ambulance Corps and the fire department to 19½ Rumsey Street, Apt. 201.
According to BVFD spokesman John Conrad, the ambulance was called after an unidentified tenant called a friend to say they had fallen and hit their head. The friend came to the residence to find the tenant had passed out.
Conrad said the emergency medical crew found the tenant conscious but noted a high level of carbon monoxide in the patient’s blood.
Firefighters helped remove the patient and Bath Electric, Gas & Water Systems crew conducted a search of the premises, locating a natural gas fired heater in the room responsible for the high level of carbon monoxide, Conrad said.
The unit was shut down and the landlord notified of the malfunctioning heater, he said.
BVFD officials said carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas and can lead to tragedy if undetected. The department reminded residents it is now law to have a carbon monoxide detector properly installed and working.
An emergency response Thursday night has led to the Bath Volunteer Fire Department issuing a reminder to residents to have functional carbon monoxide detectors in their homes.
The reminder follows a response by Bath Volunteer Ambulance Corps and the fire department to 19½ Rumsey Street, Apt. 201.
According to BVFD spokesman John Conrad, the ambulance was called after an unidentified tenant called a friend to say they had fallen and hit their head. The friend came to the residence to find the tenant had passed out.
Conrad said the emergency medical crew found the tenant conscious but noted a high level of carbon monoxide in the patient’s blood.
Firefighters helped remove the patient and Bath Electric, Gas & Water Systems crew conducted a search of the premises, locating a natural gas fired heater in the room responsible for the high level of carbon monoxide, Conrad said.
The unit was shut down and the landlord notified of the malfunctioning heater, he said.
BVFD officials said carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas and can lead to tragedy if undetected. The department reminded residents it is now law to have a carbon monoxide detector properly installed and working.
