by Billie Nicholson | Dec 1, 2015 | Carbon Monoxide, Emergency Preparations, First Aid, Preparedness, Severe Weather, winter storms
Mayo Clinic “Carbon monoxide poisoning occurs when carbon monoxide builds up in your bloodstream. When too much carbon monoxide is in the air, your body replaces the oxygen in your red blood cells with carbon monoxide. This prevents oxygen from reaching your tissues...
by Billie Nicholson | Dec 1, 2015 | Calling 9-1-1, Carbon Monoxide, Emergency Escape, Emergency Preparations, Family preparedness, Severe Weather, winter storms
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service Safety is of prime importance in a heating emergency Your chances of freezing to death in your home are small. Fire, asphyxiation from lack of oxygen and carbon monoxide poisoning are much greater dangers. Carbon...
by Billie Nicholson | Dec 1, 2015 | Carbon Monoxide, Cube Stove, Emergency Preparations, Food Storage, Heating, Solar cooking, Sun Oven
About the time you decide how to keep your family warm without electricity, stomachs will begin to growl. What to do and how? Deal with water first. Now you get to use that stored water you’ve put aside. When the power goes off, you may lose access to well water...
by Billie Nicholson | Dec 1, 2015 | Carbon Monoxide, Electricity, Emergency Preparations, Family preparedness, Fire, Food Storage, Heating, Preparedness, Severe Weather, Survival skills, Water, winter storms
7 “C’s” for Keeping Warm – Last month’s article on preparing your home for winter reminded us of the importance of repairing doors and windows to eliminate drafts. Now we’ll address ways to stay warm during an extended electrical power outage where no generator...
by Billie Nicholson | Nov 10, 2015 | Carbon Monoxide, Gardening, Heating, home safety, Household Tips, Preparedness, smoke alarms, Tool Kit
Have you taken time to give your home a winter-prep review? If you get to these projects before the weather gets nasty, you will enjoy the work more and help extend the life of your home’s components and make your property safer as well. Here are a few suggestions....
by Paul Eident | Dec 2, 2013 | Carbon Monoxide, Emergency Preparations, Fire, Preparedness
Keeping warm in cold weather without electricity may mean burning wood. This can be done in a fireplace directly or by using a wood burning stove. These are designed to safely burn wood fuel and provide heat for your shelter. They are connected to chimneys responsible...
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