Red Cross urges smoke alarm checks

‘Fall back’ safely: When you change your clocks, check your smoke and CO alarms, fire marshal says
Check your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and change the batteries when you change your clocks with the end of daylight savings time on Sunday, fire officials say.
Checking smoke alarms as clocks turn back
Get ready to turn back your clocks this weekend! While you’re thinking about the time change, experts say you should also be thinking about testing your smoke alarms. Looking at your smoke alarm and making sure it works takes just a few minutes to do and it can make all
Eastern Iowa homeowners urged to check their smoke alarms as they turn their clocks back
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Red Cross asks you to TEST your smoke alarms as you TURN your clocks back this weekend
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Time to change clocks and test smoke alarms
Smoke alarms should be replaced if they are at least 10 years old because components can lose sensitivity over time. If at all possible, escape plans should include two ways to get out of every room in a home, and families need to have a prearranged meeting spot at a safe distance away.
Red Cross asks to test alarms when turning back clocks
Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire in half as you only have about two minutes to safely get out,” American Red Cross of Western Colorado Executive Director Christie Caster said in a release.
Red Cross urges smoke alarm checks as clocks fall back
The American Red Cross is urging residents to check their smoke alarms and create a two-minute escape plan as part of their Home Fire Campaign, which has saved 253 lives in Georgia since its launch in 2014.
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When functioning, smoke alarms can decrease the risk of dying in a home fire by as much as half, officials said.
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