Recognizing the need for increased education and prevention messages on CO, this year, California legislature declared the week of November 12-16 as Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week.

The measure urges the State Fire Marshal, fire departments, public schools, and other organizations to initiate activities during the week to help raise awareness about this silent killer, and ways families can help protect themselves.

For more information on causes and symptoms of CO poisoning, how to make sure your family is protected, or for materials to help educate the public, visit the links below.

CO Prevention and Safety Tips

Sources and Symptoms of CO

CO Safety Checklist

How to Choose a CO Alarm

CO Resource Center

Downloadable Brochure on CO

CA CO Awareness Week Resolution

What Other Organizations Are Saying About CO

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC)

American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC)

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)