The City hosts the annual dinner to thank the more than 70 members and alternates for their many hours of hard work throughout the year. All board and commission members are appointed by the City Council and receive no salary. The best defense against carbon monoxide poisoning is the proper installation, use, and maintenance of household cooking and heating equipment. The installation of a carbon monoxide detector inside your home will provide an early warning of the accumulation of dangerous levels of carbon monoxide. Just how sick people get from carbon monoxide exposure varies greatly from person to person, depending on age, overall health, the concentration of the exposure, and the length of exposure.
Higher concentrations are dangerous even for a short time.
Household carbon monoxide detectors sound an alarm when the concentration of carbon monoxide in the air corresponds to 10 percent carboxyhemoglobin level in the blood. Since 10 percent COHb is at the very low end of carbon monoxide poisoning, the alarm may sound before people feel particularly sick. Carbon monoxide detectors are not substitutes for smoke detectors. Smoke detectors react to fire byproducts. Before carbon monoxide detectors will sound off, smoke detectors will give an earlier warning of a fire, providing more time to escape.