Autumn is here once again. As we move into the holiday season we want to remind everyone to take extra care with heating and cooking appliances. Sunday November 6th we turn BACK our clocks. The Evansville Fire Department, along with nearly 6,000 other Fire Departments nationwide, wants to remind everyone: Change Your Clocks, Change Your Batteries.Â
This is the 29th year for this very successful campaign to change your smoke detector batteries when changing your clocks. More than 2,300 people die each year in home fires and 2/3 of those deaths are in homes without a working detector. Having a working smoke detector greatly increases your chance of survival. When changing your batteries also check the expiration date on the detector. If the expiration date is past due, replace your detector.
Let’s start off this holiday season SAFELY and then keep it that way!
