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Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Change your clock, change your batteries

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It's that time of year again. Change your clock, change your batteries.

Changing and testing the batteries in your smoke alarms when setting your clocks ahead an hour for daylight savings time at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 12 can help save lives.

The National Fire Protection Association reports that 71 percent of smoke alarms that failed to operate had missing, disconnected or dead batteries.

Smoke alarms are a key part of your home fire escape plan. When there is a fire, smoke spreads fast. Working smoke alarms give you early warning so you can get outside quickly. Smoke alarms save lives.

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