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3 <br />Winter 2022 <br />Lake Elmo Public Safety <br />Adopt a Fire Hydrant - Help Us Help You or Your Neighbors! <br />It will snow at some point this winter in Lake Elmo! If there <br />was an emergency in your neighborhood, could firefighters <br />locate the closest fire hydrant? We ask residents to help your <br />firefighters by clearing snow and ice a minimum of 3 feet <br />around fire hydrants and clear a pathway to the street. This <br />will allow firefighters to focus on fire department operations <br />during emergencies when every second is critical. <br />Put a FREEZE on Winter & Holiday Fires <br />Home fires occur more in winter than in any other season. As you stay cozy and warm and celebrate <br />this winter, be fire smart! <br />• Cooking fires are the number one cause of home fires and home injuries. <br />• The leading cause of fires in the kitchen is unattended cooking. <br />• Heating equipment is involved in 1 in every 7 home fires and 1 in every 5 home fire deaths. <br />• Keep anything that can burn at least 3 feet from any heat source like fireplaces, wood stoves, <br />radiators or space heaters. <br />• More than half of the home decoration fires in December are started by candles. <br />Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarms at Home <br />•Carbon monoxide (CO) is a gas you cannot see, taste, or smell. It is often called “the invisible <br /> killer.” It is created when fossil fuels such as kerosene, gasoline, coal, natural gas, propane,methane, <br />or wood don’t burn completely. CO gas can kill people and pets. <br />•Carbon monoxide poisoning can result from gas-, gasoline-, and diesel fueled vehicles idling inside <br />garages or from malfunctioning or improperly vented water heaters, clothes dryers, furnaces and other <br />heating appliances, and portable generators. <br />•lnstall and maintain carbon monoxide alarms inside your home to provide early warning and reduce <br />risk of death from carbon monoxide. <br />•Under Minnesota law, every home is required to have at least one operating CO alarm within 10 feet <br />of every room used for sleeping. Alarms shall be installed on each level containing sleeping areas or <br />bedrooms. The alarms can be hard-wired, battery powered or plug-in devices. Make sure that alarms <br />are UL listed and follow the package instructions for proper placement. For the best protection, have <br />CO alarms that are interconnected throughout the home. When one sounds, they all sound. <br />•Carbon monoxide alarms are not substitutes for smoke alarms and vice versa. Know the difference <br />between the sound of smoke alarms and the sound of CO alarms. <br />•Following is information to help make sure all carbon monoxide and smoke alarms have working bat- <br />teries, accounting for the multiple types of smoke alarms on the market and their varying battery re- <br />quirements: <br /> - Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms with non-replaceable 10-year batteries are designed to <br /> remain effective for up to 10 years. If the alarm chirps, warning that the battery is low, replace <br /> the entire smoke alarm right away. <br /> - Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms with any other type of battery need a new battery at least <br /> once a year. If that alarm chirps, warning the battery is low, replace the battery right away. <br /> - Replace all smoke and carbon monoxide alarms when they are 10 years old.