About Us

About us :

The Vermont-New Hampshire Alliance for Prevention of Carbon Monoxide Incidents

Due to a number of fatal CO incidents in the Vermont and New Hampshire bi-state region, The Vermont-New Hampshire Alliance for Prevention of Carbon Monoxide Incidents (CO Alliance) was developed in 2015. Specifically, a close-call CO incident on September 18, 2014, motivated Norwich, Vermont resident, Norman Miller, to plant the seed for what would eventually become the CO Alliance.

The dedicated stakeholders of the CO Alliance include CO victims and representatives from public health, medicine, state agencies (e.g. division of fire safety), and businesses (e.g. fuel dealers associations). Together, the mission of the CO Alliance is to understand the preventable structural and personal causes of CO in the bi-state region and take action to remedy them.

Fire and CO Safety Public Education

One of the essential areas of fire prevention is education and awareness. Fire safety education is designed to increase knowledge and to develop attitudes and behaviors conducive to fire safety. Education encompasses a wide spectrum of program activities presented to diverse audiences. Both Vermont and New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Offices have Public Education sections that are responsible for helping fire departments, fire and life safety educators, and other community organizations address and reduce the fire problems in their communities by spreading the messages of fire safety to individuals of all ages and from all walks of life.

Public Education is critical in raising awareness and educating the public how to protect their home, business, or family in the event of a fire or catastrophe. Educating the public also, helps prevent fires, and that reduces the risk for property, citizen, and firefighters.