{"id":61426,"date":"2015-03-06T08:45:55","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T13:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=61426"},"modified":"2015-03-06T08:45:55","modified_gmt":"2015-03-06T13:45:55","slug":"time-to-change-smoke-alarm-batteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2015\/03\/06\/time-to-change-smoke-alarm-batteries\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to change smoke alarm batteries?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ohio Fire Marshal information<\/i><\/p>\n

State Fire Marshal Larry L. Flowers is reminding Ohioans to make a potentially lifesaving change when they move their clocks forward one hour on Sunday, March 8: Change the batteries in smoke alarms.<\/p>\n

In conjunction with Ohio\u2019s fire departments, the Division of State Fire Marshal encourages Ohioans to make a habit of changing the batteries in their smoke detectors at least twice a year \u2013 at the beginning and end of daylight savings time.\u00a0 If smoke alarms are more than 10 years old, you should replace the entire unit.<\/p>\n

\"Smoke<\/a>\u201cWe\u2019re still finding that many homes in Ohio don\u2019t have working smoke alarms,\u201d said Marshal Flowers. \u201cMany times, fatal fires could have been prevented with the help of the early warning a smoke alarm provides. It gives people time to escape.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the greatest protection, install a smoke detector on every level of your home and inside each sleeping area.\u00a0 Also, 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 fire alarm sounds.\u00a0 Take time to practice both a primary and secondary escape plan, so that if a real emergency occurred, you and your family know what to do.<\/p>\n

Marshal Flowers offers these additional tips:<\/p>\n