Protect your home

There are a number of precautions you can take to help make your home safe from carbon monoxide:

Ensure fuel-burning appliances, including gas ranges, are properly installed, maintained and inspected.
Have chimneys and other heating/gas equipment serviced each year by a licensed gas contractor.
Ensure furnace/water heater vent pipes to the chimney are in good shape.
Keep furnace panels/grills in place and make sure the fan compartment door is closed.
Never run your car in the garage, and start lawn mowers and snow blowers outside.
Use barbeques outside, away from doors and windows.
Open a window to replace air before you light your fireplace or woodstove, and keep it open until the fire is completely out.
Keep flue vents and chimneys clear of debris and other blockages, including frost and snow.