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Request for Council Action Continued page 2 of 3 September 6, 19% Carbon Monoxide Alarm Response that those persons are removed from the building as quickly as possible. It is also very important that those assisting take proper precautions to avoid carbon monoxide exposure. Th«c is the key element in the fire department response, since the fire department has the breathing apparatus to allow fire fighters to enter a building that has high levels of carbon monoxide. Although a fire department response is important in cases of carbon monoxide exposure, the vast majority of carbon monoxide alarms do not involve any carbon monoxide exposure or related physical symptoms. The alarms are either false alarms or an early indication of increasing carbon monoxide levels; which simply require the property owner to vacate the building until the actual level of carbon monoxide can be confirmed, and the source of the carbon monoxide identified and addressed. The source of the carbon monoxide generally is the furnace which requires a call to a heating contractor. Recommendation It is staffs recommendation that the city select the level III response. This level of response enables the type of response to be matched to the type of situation, rather than calling for a full fire department response for every alarm call. The level III response has also been selected by Spring Park, Minnetonka Beach, and the South Lake cities. The city of Long Lake has selected the level 1 response which involves Police and Fire Department response on all carbon monoxide alarms. COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED Motion to approve the selection of the level III response for carbon monoxide alarms in the city of Orono. f \ I