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Montgomery County Fire & Rescue warns residents about generators, carbon monoxide and home safety before storm
Summary
County Fire & Rescue urged residents to prepare for outages with flashlights and battery backups, to avoid using generators or ovens indoors and to schedule free home-safety checks through 3-1-1 to reduce carbon-monoxide and fire risks.
Óscar Méndez, program manager for the Community Risk Reduction unit at Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS), advised residents to prepare for possible power outages during the storm and offered practical safety steps.
“Es muy cierto y la prevención siempre va a ser la clave,” Méndez said, urging listeners to keep flashlights and batteries on hand and to avoid candles. He recommended using text…
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