Change your Clock, Change your Smoke Alarm Batteries

March 8, 2009 at 2:00 am is the start of daylight saving time, don't forget to set your clocks before you go to bed but most importantly, this serves as a reminder for all of us to replace the batteries of our smoke alarms.

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA),

• A 2004 telephone survey found that 96% of U.S. households had at least one smoke alarm, yet in 2000-2004, no smoke alarms were present or none operated in almost half (46%) of the reported home fires.

• An estimated 890 lives could be saved each year if all homes had working smoke alarms.

• 65% of reported home fire deaths in 2000-2004 resulted from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.

Some facts to ponder, smoke alarms really do a great job saving lives, but we must maintain them.

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