Change Your Clocks, Change Your Batteries

Press release from the City of Roseville:

October 21, 2020

Stay safe. Replace the batteries in your smoke alarm and carbon monoxide (CO) detector at least once a year. Roseville Fire suggests changing batteries every year at the end of Daylight Saving Time on November 1.

In addition to replacing batteries annually, smoke alarms and CO detectors should be replaced at least once every 10 years.

According to the State Fire Marshall, residential fires account for more than 80% of all fire deaths in Minnesota. Two-thirds of fire deaths are in homes with no smoke alarm or a smoke alarm that does not work.

This press release was produced by the City of Roseville. The views expressed here are the author’s own.