Now that time has "Fall Back" we need to be reminded that we need to change the batteries in the smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in our homes. I sometimes forget on the day time changes as I am busy changing clocks all over the house and car. I wanted to post this as a reminder to everyone that has not yet changed the batteries in your detectors and for you to remind loved ones that may have forgotten as well. Have you changed yours?
I know many times in the past I have taken batteries out of a smoke detector from my learning curve for cooking lol I always try remember to put the batteries back. Now would be the perfect time to go check all your detectors and make sure new batteries are in them. Something so simple as a new battery in a smoke alarm can save lives.
Since working with Energizer last year for the Change Your Clock Change Your Battery program I have it in my mind that time changes and so do batteries. I remind people I know about changing detector batteries when they remind me of the time change. So be safe and go change those smoke and carbon monoxide detector batteries if you have not since the time change.
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· Twenty-four percent occur in homes in which at least one smoke alarm is present but fails to operate, frequently due to dead or missing batteries.*
“All too often firefighters see firsthand the devastating effects on families whose homes don’t have working smoke detectors,” said Chief William Metcalf, President and Chairman of the Board of the International Association of Fire Chiefs. “Thanks to Energizer, more than 5 million batteries have been donated in communities across the country through this program. This not only helps provide families with critical early warning time to escape a home fire, but it also helps protect our firefighters by reducing the likelihood they’ll have to enter a burning building to rescue someone still in the home.”
Families are encouraged to use the extra hour “gained” from the end of daylight saving time to review their home fire safety plans and remind their friends, family and neighbors of the life-saving habit of changing and testing smoke alarm batteries.
“Twenty-six years ago, we realized the crucial role that a working battery in a smoke alarm plays in helping to give families the critical extra time to escape a home fire. We felt a responsibility to do our part in helping to keep families safe,” said Alan Hoskins, President & CEO with Energizer. “Today, it’s inspiring to look back on the millions of batteries donated and the lives that Energizer has helped to save as a result of the Change Your Clock Change Your Battery program – as we like to say, that’s positivenergy!”
To help give more families those critical seconds, Energizer is donating 250,000 batteries this fall to fire departments across the country to distribute to families in their communities.
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39 comments
I need to change out the batteries but I keep forgetting. Will have my hubby do it.
We haven't changed our batteries, but I need to remind Scott to.
i need to remind my sister.
I changed mine last month and reminded and helped our elderly neighbor to change his batteries
We changed them with the time change.
no, I have not changed them yet
We still need to change ours!
We change ours every year at the end of August.
We just checked ours a couple weeks ago - probably should remind family members though, its so easy to forget!
No, I haven't changed them yet!
Thank You
Fiona N
We change our twice a year at the time change so that way we never forget. The time change is our reminder!
andysavi.mom@gmail.com
We change ours every New Year.
when the time changes, we change the batteries automatically
We were late changing them but we did it.
We changed the batteries in our smoke detectors the first of November.
We changed the batteries just a few days ago.
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I have not changed mine in about 6 months, I guess I need to check em out~! thanks for the reminder!!
My husband is in charge of changing the batteries, but of course I have to remind him
We just moved into a new home and one of the first things we did was to change the batteries in the smoke detectors.
We change ours once a year.
We just moved and replaced. Need to.go help my grandms do hers
I haven't changed them out yet. but will do so in January.
I rely on my husband to change them. We change them around Daylight Savings Time - usually. However, I don't think he's changed them yet. I promise to nag him a little.
Welll, when I cook it sets off the alarm so we know they work. ;)
I have changed mine!
I need to check out my dad's to make sure his are working.
I have changed ours
I haven't in years! I really need to do that.
Holly Storm-Burge
hstorm799{at}gmail{dot}com
We just had one of the batteries die so I really need to replace them all now!
amandajoyrauch at yahoo.com
yes i have checked them!
i just changed mine in september
We changed ours on Thanksgiving day.
No, I haven't changed them yet!
We usually change our batteries once a year.
It is definitely time to change ours!
hrddiana556@gmail.com
We change ours yearly on Jan 2. We do have to call and remind my sister...
ncjeepster@aol.com
My husband changes them regularly!
I haven't changed ours yet but plan to.
I change my batteries when the time changes
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