It’s almost time to spring ahead, which means it’s also time to test and replace the batteries in your smoke detectors.
Royal Water Damage would like to remind everyone to not only set their clocks ahead this weekend, but to also test your smoke detector batteries and change them if necessary.
Royal Water Damagesays even hard-wired smoke alarms should have their batteries replaced and tested monthly.
A working smoke alarm doubles your chance of survival during a fire by giving you the critical time needed to escape.
A lot of fires occur at night while most people are sleeping.
Actually, the smoke and toxic gases from the fire can cause you to fall into a deeper sleep, diminishing the chance of survival.
Royal Water Damage recommends changing the batteries every six months and testing them monthly.
Daylight saving time will begin at 2 a.m. on Sunday.
