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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