WALDEN — At 1:48 a.m., December 7, Walden Firefighters responded to a CO alarm activation with the engine, tanker and firefighters.
Walden Fire Department social media post
Chief Larrabee and Firefighter Alec Larrabee donned SCBA equipment and found CO meter readings in the basement, almost 300 near the boiler. The house was ventilated and the heating service company contacted. Firefighters stood by for a couple of hours to ensure the safety of the homeowners.
The Walden Fire Department said, “this incident stands as a stark reminder that this could have had an entirely different outcome if there was no detector.”
Walden Fire Department social media post
The department urges area residents to be sure there is a working CO detector in the home
CO is odorless and colorless and deadly, the CO detector was the only thing that prevented a tragedy.
Responding to the incident were Fire Chief Jason Larrabee, First Assistant Chief Butch Greaves and Firefighters Alec Larrabee and Matthew Millard.
