From: Subject: CPSC Warns of Deadly Fire and Carbon Monoxide Hazards with Winter Home Heating Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:14:05 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; type="text/html"; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0000_01C98202.B2579700" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C98202.B2579700 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Location: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09109.html CPSC Warns of Deadly Fire and Carbon Monoxide Hazards = with Winter Home Heating

NEWS from CPSC

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 28, = 2009
Release=20 #09-109

CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media = Contact: (301)=20 504-7908


CPSC Warns of Deadly Fire and Carbon Monoxide Hazards with Winter = Home=20 Heating

WASHINGTON, D.C. - According to the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), = there=20 have been more than 150 residential fires that resulted in more than 200 = deaths=20 since Thanksgiving. These statistics have led the USFA and fire chiefs = to=20 declare the holiday season and start of the new year as one of the = deadliest in=20 recent memory.

As families look for ways to save money in these tough economic = times, the=20 concern over additional fire deaths and carbon monoxide poisonings from=20 alternative heating sources is heightened. The U. S. Consumer Product = Safety=20 Commission (CPSC) is urging consumers to keep safety in mind when it = comes to=20 heating their homes this winter.

Home heating equipment is among the top causes of fires and CO = poisonings.=20 From 2003 through 2005, there was an annual average of 57,300 fires and = 270 fire=20 deaths associated with portable heaters, central heating systems, and = fireplaces=20 and chimneys. There were also 68 deaths, on average, from carbon = monoxide=20 poisoning each year associated with these products.

CPSC urges consumers to:

2009 is just weeks old, yet there have already been dozens of deaths = from=20 fires in the home. Reports of residential fire deaths in January = include:

CPSC urges consumers to follow these home heating safety = tips:

Space=20 heaters:=20 Fireplaces:=20 Stoves=20 and Ovens:=20

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Send the link for this page to a friend! = The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting = the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from = thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. = The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from = products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. = The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as = toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - = contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and = injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 = years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, = call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) = 638-8270, or visit CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To = join a CPSC email subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist= .aspx. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at = CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov. =

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