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Post Staff MILWAUKEE — Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday as we "fall back" and set clocks back one hour. ReadyWisconsin, an agency that's part of the Wisconsin Emergency Management Team, urges everyone to check these items around the house. Smoke detectors: Check and replace batteries if needed and make sure the devices around your house are working properly. The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission estimates that about 16 million homes in the country have smoke alarms that do not work, due, in most cases, to dead or missing batteries. Nearly 2,700 people die and more than 15,000 are injured each year because of fires that started in their homes. Carbon monoxide detectors: Carbon monoxide is the leading cause of accidental poisoning deaths in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control. More than 20,000 people visit the emergency room and nearly 500 are killed each year from carbon monoxide poisoning. To protect your family from carbon monox- ide, follow these simple safety tips: ■ Make sure you have working CO detec- tors. All homes and duplexes in Wisconsin are required to have CO detectors on every level including the basement, but not the attic or storage areas. ■ Have your furnace or wood-burning stove inspected annually to make sure it is structurally and functionally sound and vents properly to the outside of your home. ■ Never run a gasoline or propane heater or a grill (gas or charcoal) inside your home or an unventilated garage. Any heating system that burns fuel will produce carbon monoxide. Use a battery-powered detector where you have fuel burning devices but no electric outlets, such as in tents, cabins, RVs, and boats with enclosed cabins. ■ Never run a car in an enclosed space. If a vehicle is running, you must have a door open to the outside. ■ Generators should be run a safe dis- tance from the home. Never run a generator in the home or garage, or right next to win- dows or doors. ■ Breathing carbon monoxide displaces the oxygen in the blood and can cause death within minutes at high levels. Symptoms of overexposure to carbon monoxide are often mistaken for the flu and include headaches, fatigue, dizziness, shortness of breath and chest pain, nausea or vomiting, and confu- sion. If you experience any of these symp- toms, or your carbon monoxide detector sounds an alarm, head outside immediately for fresh air and call 911. Emergency kits: Everyone should have a basic emergency kit in their home with supplies such as food and water to last you and your family for at least three days. Other items like a battery-powered or crank radio, flashlights, and a first aid kit should also be included. The agency says it is an ideal time to get a kit and if you already have one, check it to make sure food and other items are not near or past their expi- ration dates. For more information on carbon monox- ide poisoning, visit: http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/eh/Air/fs/CO.ht m. For tips on emergency preparedness: http://readywisconsin.wi.gov. 2 • Milwaukee County Post • October 31, 2014 volume 20, issue number 44 The Milwaukee County Post (ISSN 1544-1776) is published weekly by Conley Media, Milwaukee County 3397 South Howell Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53207 For all departments call: 414.744.6370 General FAX: 414-375-7070 Classifieds: 800-762-6219 ext. 5005 Classified Fax: 262-334-6252 For display advertising inquires: Daryl Skaradzinski: General Manager - ext. 13 dskaradzinski@conleynet.com For editorial inquires: Dwayne Butler: Editor - 262-513-2626 dbutler@conleynet.com POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Milwaukee County Post 3397 S. Howell Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53207 Periodicals Postage Paid at Milwaukee, WI. How to get YOUR news in The Post The Post is interested in community news. How can you help to get announce- ments and pictures published? 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