Battery reminder: Fire departments also encourage people to change the batteries in smoke detectors when they change clocks. "A working smoke detector more than doubles a person's chances of surviving a home fire," said William McNabb of the Troy Fire Department. It's estimated that more than 90 percent of homes have smoke detectors, but one third have dead or missing batteries.
Don't Forget to Change the Clock
Battery reminder: Fire departments also encourage people to change the batteries in smoke detectors when they change clocks. "A working smoke detector more than doubles a person's chances of surviving a home fire," said William McNabb of the Troy Fire Department. It's estimated that more than 90 percent of homes have smoke detectors, but one third have dead or missing batteries.