NEWS
Williams Bay FD Annual Chicken Roast will be held on July 21st 2018
Williams Bay FD Annual Chicken Roast will be held on July 21st 2018
NEWS
Governor Scott Walker has declared Saturday September 27th as “First Responder Day”. He has designated this day as a day to recognize and show appreciation for our EMT’s, law enforcement officers, fire fighters and all others who provide service to their communities.
Governor Scott Walker has declared Saturday September 27th as “First Responder Day”. He has designated this day as a day to recognize and show appreciation for our EMT’s, law enforcement officers, fire fighters and all others who provide service to their communities.
Everyone should have a Carbon monoxide alarm in your home.
With the cold weather upon us and we are heating our homes, please use CO detectors in your home.
What is carbon monoxide? Carbon monoxide (CO) is a poisonous gas that kills approximately 500 people in the United States alone every year. Consumer products like a stove or water heater that emit CO kill about 200 people of that number. You cannot hear, taste, see or smell carbon monoxide, giving it the nickname the "silent killer," because it sneaks up on its victims and can take lives without warning.
What should I look for when I buy a CO alarm?
Rather than looking for specific features, look for the UL Mark with the
adjacent phrase "Single Station Carbon Monoxide Alarm."
UL Listed CO alarms are designed to detect elevated levels of CO and sound an
alarm to alert you and your family of a potential poisoning risk. Although CO indicator cards and other devices on the market are also intended to detect elevated levels of CO, most are not designed with an audible alarm. The presence of an audible alarm is significant especially while you and your loved ones are asleep.
UL Listed CO alarms are required to have a manually operated alar reset/silence button that will allow you to silence the alarm signal. If
elevated levels of CO continue to exist, the alarm will sound again in six minutes.
What is carbon monoxide? Carbon monoxide (CO) is a poisonous gas that kills approximately 500 people in the United States alone every year. Consumer products like a stove or water heater that emit CO kill about 200 people of that number. You cannot hear, taste, see or smell carbon monoxide, giving it the nickname the "silent killer," because it sneaks up on its victims and can take lives without warning.
What should I look for when I buy a CO alarm?
Rather than looking for specific features, look for the UL Mark with the
adjacent phrase "Single Station Carbon Monoxide Alarm."
UL Listed CO alarms are designed to detect elevated levels of CO and sound an
alarm to alert you and your family of a potential poisoning risk. Although CO indicator cards and other devices on the market are also intended to detect elevated levels of CO, most are not designed with an audible alarm. The presence of an audible alarm is significant especially while you and your loved ones are asleep.
UL Listed CO alarms are required to have a manually operated alar reset/silence button that will allow you to silence the alarm signal. If
elevated levels of CO continue to exist, the alarm will sound again in six minutes.
News
Williams Bay Rescue Squad has received a generous contribution from Kikkoman Foods Foundation
which has allowed the department to purchase a Masimo RAD 57. This non invasive medical
device will help improve the survival of victims of Carbon Monoxide poisoning and Firefighters by detecting dangerous carbon monoxide levels in the field.
Prior to the Rad-57, CO poisoning at a residence or on the fireground could only be identified through signs and symptoms after exposure levels had reached dangerous levels. CO levels could only be measured from blood drawn by blood gas analysis in the hospital. This process took precious time and was limited to clinical settings. The Rad-57 brings CO measurement to firefighters and patients in the field, in a painless, non-invasive device that delivers readings in seconds. We wish to send a big thank you to the Foundation for there support to
our community.
which has allowed the department to purchase a Masimo RAD 57. This non invasive medical
device will help improve the survival of victims of Carbon Monoxide poisoning and Firefighters by detecting dangerous carbon monoxide levels in the field.
Prior to the Rad-57, CO poisoning at a residence or on the fireground could only be identified through signs and symptoms after exposure levels had reached dangerous levels. CO levels could only be measured from blood drawn by blood gas analysis in the hospital. This process took precious time and was limited to clinical settings. The Rad-57 brings CO measurement to firefighters and patients in the field, in a painless, non-invasive device that delivers readings in seconds. We wish to send a big thank you to the Foundation for there support to
our community.