{"id":152089,"date":"2022-03-09T04:38:08","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T09:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=152089"},"modified":"2022-03-09T09:28:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T14:28:10","slug":"time-to-check-batteries-and-smoke-alarms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2022\/03\/09\/time-to-check-batteries-and-smoke-alarms\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to check batteries and smoke alarms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent staff and submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>State Fire Marshal Kevin Reardon is urging all Ohioans to check their home\u2019s smoke alarms regularly and replace them when expired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/111-E.-Sycamore-St.-fire-10-6-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-152091\"\/><figcaption>Properly working smoke alarms and fresh batteries can help save lives. <em>VW independent file photo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe see the life-saving impact properly functioning smoke alarms can have when the worst happens,\u201d Reardon said. \u201cWorking smoke alarms save lives, cutting your risk of dying in a house fire in half.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the State Fire Marshal\u2019s Fire Prevention Bureau, along with making sure all smoke alarms have a fresh set of batteries, checking the expiration date is crucial in early fire detection. To find out how old a smoke alarm is, as well as its expiration date, simply look on the back of the alarm where the date of manufacture is marked. Smoke alarms should be replaced 10 years from the manufacture date. Any alarms with a manufacture date of 2012 or earlier should be replaced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSmoke alarms are the first warning sign of a fire,\u201d Ken Klouda, Fire Prevention Bureau Chief said. \u201cThese devices give you potentially lifesaving seconds to escape, however, the alarms have to be working to warn you. That\u2019s why testing them is so important.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For improved protection, install smoke alarms on every level of the home and inside and outside of each sleeping area. Ohioans are also encouraged to develop an escape plan with two ways out and make sure every family member knows what to do and where to meet outside if the smoke alarm sounds. Taking the time to practice both a primary and secondary escape plan is vital for knowing what to do if a real emergency were to occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See additional fire prevention resources at the State Fire Marshal\u2019s website, <a href=\"https:\/\/com.ohio.gov\/fire\">com.ohio.gov\/fire<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent staff and submitted information State Fire Marshal Kevin Reardon is urging all Ohioans to check their home\u2019s smoke alarms regularly and replace them when expired. \u201cWe see the life-saving impact properly functioning smoke alarms can have when the worst happens,\u201d Reardon said. \u201cWorking smoke alarms save lives, cutting your risk of dying in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-152089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-03 17:06:31","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152089\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}