Four important but easy steps to ensure the safe operation of your portable generator Pay close attention to safety guidelines when setting up a generator, especially if it's new or you haven't used ...

Being without power can be a minor inconvenience, a major disruption or even a life-threatening emergency. One of the best and easiest ways to keep the lights on as well as the fridge, air ...

As parts of Houston head into their third day without power, it's important to revisit best practices for the gas-powered generators that thousands of household are relying on. Risks of misusing ...

This includes inside a garage, carport, basement, crawlspace, or other enclosed or partially-enclosed area, even with ventilation. Opening doors and windows or using fans will not prevent CO buildup ...

(CNN) — As winter storms track across the central and eastern United States, more than 40 million people are under a severe storm threat — with at least thousands of them having lost power. “When a ...

Ideally, you don’t use your portable generator often. But you don’t want this key piece of emergency equipment to let you down when you need it. How can you make sure your generator is always ready to ...

More than a million people have lost power during Hurricane Ida and its aftermath, and some are using backup generators to provide their homes with electricity. More than a million people have lost ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- November is Carbon Monoxide Awareness Month, and to bolster the message of protecting yourself from CO dangers a new safety campaign is being launched. The public service ...

Carbon monoxide is known as the “invisible killer” due to being an odorless and colorless poisonous gas. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 900 people died between 2005 and ...

1. Install battery-operated carbon monoxide alarms Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas produced when a fossil fuel — coal, crude oil or natural gas — is burned by furnaces, portable heaters ...