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The Right Time To Change Your Smoke Alarm Batteries—And Why It Matters

When you set back your clock, replace your batteries. Almost every cook has set off a smoke alarm or two. Aside from fanning smoke out of the kitchen, it can be a good way to know that it is indeed ...
KJCT8

Change your clocks, change your smoke alarm batteries, fire officials say

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - As temperatures drop and residents turn on heaters, the Grand Junction Fire Department is reminding the community to check their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide ...
The Times Leader

Pennsylvanians urged to change smoke alarm batteries as they turn back clocks

WILKES-BARRE — As we turn back our clocks this weekend, Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner Thomas Cook is reminding Pennsylvanians to change the batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide ...
WGBH

Check your smoke detectors: Fire officials urge Mass. residents to replace outdated alarms

Massachusetts fire officials say it’s time to replace smoke and fire alarms purchased a decade ago after a change in fire codes. They urge residents to check the manufacturing date printed on the back ...
MassLive

State marshal, fire chiefs raise awareness on expired smoke alarms

EASTHAMPTON — Western Mass. fire officials gathered at the Easthampton Public Safety complex on Oct. 29 to draw attention to a wave of smoke alarms that are nearing the end of their 10-year useful ...
MassLive

Wave of smoke alarms will soon expire after code change

A change in fire safety codes in Massachusetts 10 years ago means that a wave of smoke alarms is nearing the end of their useful lifespans. Fire officials in the state are warning residents that due ...