Time Change is Reminder to Check Smoke Alarms

Remember that when you spring your clocks forward Sunday, that it also is time to change your smoke alarm batteries.

From Gwinnett County fire department: This year the change to Daylight Saving Time is this Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 2:00 a.m. This change moves the clock forward one hour to allow an extra hour of sunlight in the evening and extra safety through autumn. Gwinnett County Department of Fire and Emergency Services wants remind you to change your batteries in your smoke alarm when your change your clock! As a rule, your alarms should be checked at least monthly, and the batteries changed out twice a year.  A good way to remember is when we change or clocks to and from Daylight Saving Time, change the batteries in the smoke alarm. "Smoke alarms save lives!" stated Lieutenant Colin Rhoden of Gwinnett County Fire. "Today’s smoke alarms detect …

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When is Daylight Saving Time?

Yes, this means spring is just around the corner. Push your clocks forward an hour this Sunday.

When Does Daylight Saving Time Start in 2013?

it's almost time to 'spring forward.' What day do we change clocks?

By now, most people have noticed that daylight is beginning a little earlier each morning. That means that spring -- and Daylight Saving Time -- is near. In 2013, the big shift happens on Sunday, March 10. On that date, most of the United States will set clocks forward at 2 a.m., meaning, yes, that you'll lose an hour of sleep. But you'll get an extra hour of daylight at the end of the day. The time change will last until November 3, 2013, when clocks will fall back an hour. The change affects all of the U.S., except states Arizona and Hawaii; and territories: American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. -- Do you think you will remember that you get an extra hour of sleep on March 10? --

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When Does the Time Change in Fall 2012?

Daylight Saving Time is ending, and clocks will have to turn back Nov. 4. Do you like the process?

Soon it will be that time again -- time to "fall back" in 2012. The annual end to Daylight Saving Time comes early in November -- Sunday, Nov. 4, to be exact. At 2 a.m. that day, time goes back an hour. So forewarned is forearmed. That does not apply if you live in Arizona or Hawaii, which do not recognize Daylight Saving Time. Ditto for all of Asia, the world's most populous continent. In Europe, the time falls back on Sunday, Oct. 28. The attached screen grab shows which parts of the world (those colored red) do not observe Daylight Saving Time. Do you like Daylight Saving Time? Or, do you think time should remain the same year-round? Tell us in the comments below.

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Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday

March 11 is the official beginning of daylight saving time.

This upcoming weekend is the official switch back over to daylight saving time, so don't forget to "spring forward." At 2 a.m. March 11, the time will be moved forward by one hour. What used to begin on the first Sunday in April and ended the last Sunday in October has slowly been extended to make for a longer period of daylight saving each year. This year it will run from March 11 until Nov. 4. Twice a year, fire departments use the change to remind everyone to check smoke detector batteries. So don’t forget Saturday night before you turn in for the night to set your clocks forward one hour – and to check the batteries on your smoke detector.

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Turn Back Your Clock - And Don't Forget the Smoke Alarm

Get an extra hour of sleep tonight, and don't forget about changing the batteries in your smoke alarm, the Gwinnett Fire Department says.

Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, so get an extra hour of shuteye by setting your clocks back by one hour before going to bed tonight. Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services suggest that you change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, too. Almost 3,000 people die every year in house fires, and in 2,000 of the deaths, there was no smoke alarm in the home or it wasn't working. “Having an operational smoke alarm in your home should be your number one priority when it comes to protecting your family from an unforeseen tragedy," said Assistant Fire Chief of Operations David Dusik. "Making sure the smoke alarm has a fully charged battery is the best way to insure that everyone has a fighting chance to make it …

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