A friend called us on Friday night telling us that the neighborhood next to ours had a fire. Any fire is upsetting, but when it’s so close to home it’s even scarier. That’s when I remembered that we are supposed to test our smoke alarms at the same time we are changing our clocks. Well, the alarm off my kitchen goes off every time I broil, so I know that one works, and the one upstairs is hard wired to our electric system, so I never really worried about that. However, I was reading a post from Safe Kids Worldwide and they pointed out that even when alarms are hard wired, they need back up batteries in case of a power outage and that the unit itself only lasts 8-10 years. I know we have been in our house longer than that, so I think it’s time to change out our smoke alarms!
I read that “having a working smoke alarm reduces a person’s chances of dying in a fire by half!” I say that’s worth the effort! Make sure you have a smoke alarm on every level of your home and outside the sleeping areas.
Safe Kids offers Fire Prevention Tips as well. Check them out at http://www.safekids.org/safety-basics/safety-resources-by-risk-area/fire-burn-and-scalds/fire-prevention-tips-1.html
Let’s keep our families safe!
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