[RP TownTalk] Spring forward! Daylight savings time - FINALLY!

[S.C. Lamphier]

Courtesy of the Prince George’s Fire and
EMS Department…

 If you are still using a 9-volt battery
powered alarm you may want to use this time to provide a fresh battery in your
alarm and detectors now.  The bi-annual Change Your Clock - Change Your
Battery campaign starts at 2:00 am on Sunday, March 8.  This is the time
we ask everyone to provide a fresh battery to keep your alarm working.
 Remember that when you move your clocks forward 1-hour to start Daylight
Saving Time you need to provide a fresh battery in your alarms and detectors.
 Safety First - Everyone Goes Home.



Test your smoke and CO alarms.  It's
simple:



Push the TEST button on the front cover of your smoke and CO alarm.



An audible beeping noise SHOULD sound.  If it does - your done until next
month.



If it does not sound an audible alarm - replace the battery.  Push the
TEST button again - still no alarm?? - remove the alarm and immediately replace
with a new 10-year, tamper proof, with hush feature smoke or CO alarm or better
yet a 10-year combination smoke/CO alarm.



County Law requires a working smoke alarm in your home.  Over the next two
years the law will continue to evolve to require a working 10-year smoke alarm
on every level of your home, primarily outside of sleeping areas.



County Law currently requires a working CO detector on every level of your
home, primarily, outside of sleeping areas.  This law includes all homes
with a gas service (natural, propane, oil, etc), a fireplace or an attached
garage.  This law also requires that all hotels, motels, dormitories and
all apartments and condos have working CO alarms.



If you need a working smoke alarm and can not afford to purchase one, call 311
and ask about the free smoke alarm program.

 

Steve Lamphier 
  		 	   		  
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