Most smoke alarm batteries should be changed twice a year.
“The annual change from Standard Time to Daylight Saving Time is a good reminder to make sure your smoke alarms are working and have new batteries,” said Indiana State Fire Marshal James Greeson. “Since the beginning of the year, Indiana has suffered 20 fire fatalities, most in homes without functioning smoke detectors. Working smoke detectors save lives and give people the crucial extra seconds they need to have a fighting chance of evacuating from a house fire.”
Greeson urges all Indiana residents to have at least one working smoke detector in the home. Smoke alarms should be located outside of each sleeping area, and there should also be at least one on every floor. Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday, March 13, at 2 a.m. when clocks should “spring forward” one hour.
Greeson urges all Indiana residents to have at least one working smoke detector in the home. Smoke alarms should be located outside of each sleeping area, and there should also be at least one on every floor. Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday, March 13, at 2 a.m. when clocks should “spring forward” one hour.
