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7.12.12 Johnstown – Carbon Monoxide Emergency Response
A carbon monoxide detector is installed in the laundry room. The detector will have three alarms that may sound:
- Low Battery Warning:
- The detector’s alarm “chirps” once a minute. If this happens, call the maintenance department during working hours (7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.). After hours call the maintenance department on-call. If you do not receive a callback, contact the Incident Hotline.
- Early Warning:
- The detector’s alarm sounds for 3-5 seconds every 5 minutes. If this happens, call the maintenance department during working hours (7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.). After hours call the maintenance department on-call. If you do not receive a callback, contact the Incident Hotline.
- Full Alarm:
- The detector’s alarm sounds one long continuous alarm. You will need to do the following:
- Evacuate to CAC
- Call the maintenance department and the Incident Hotline.
- Take a head count to ensure that all individuals and staff have evacuated.
- Wait until the maintenance department/designee gives the “all clear” before returning to the home.
- The detector’s alarm sounds one long continuous alarm. You will need to do the following:

Last Revised: 10/9/23