AFD to give away 500 donated carbon monoxide detectors

Every year, Anchorage firefighters respond to nearly 500 carbon monoxide calls, according to Anchorage Fire Department Battalion Chief James Dennis.
He says it’s a common problem in Alaska.
Just a week ago, nine people in Houston were hospitalized from the gas, and the month before that, Hillside teen Trevor Noble lost his life from exposure in his family home.
In both cases, firefighters say CO detectors were in the homes, but not working.
Traci Johnson, who works with the Anchorage Home