State fire marshal: Change clocks, change batteries
Pioneer Press
When you set your clocks ahead for Daylight Savings Time this weekend, change your smoke alarm batteries as well, the Minnesota state fire marshal said.
About 92 percent of U.S. homes have smoke alarms, but nearly one-third of them have dead batteries or batteries that are being using elsewhere. Alarms cut a person's chances of dying in a fire by at least half.
"When you remove those batteries, you're borrowing against your life," said Jerry Rosendahl, Minnesota State Fire Marshal, in a statement.
Daylight Savings Time begins Sunday at 2 a.m.
Pioneer Press
When you set your clocks ahead for Daylight Savings Time this weekend, change your smoke alarm batteries as well, the Minnesota state fire marshal said.
About 92 percent of U.S. homes have smoke alarms, but nearly one-third of them have dead batteries or batteries that are being using elsewhere. Alarms cut a person's chances of dying in a fire by at least half.
"When you remove those batteries, you're borrowing against your life," said Jerry Rosendahl, Minnesota State Fire Marshal, in a statement.
Daylight Savings Time begins Sunday at 2 a.m.
USFA Focus on Fire Safety
Change your battery. Change your smoke alarm batteries at least once a year - maybe at Daylight Saving Time or on your birthday. ...
Change your battery. Change your smoke alarm batteries at least once a year - maybe at Daylight Saving Time or on your birthday. ...
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