After Friday morning’s tragic fire that killed two N.C. State students, I promptly checked both our smoke alarms to make sure they work.
When was the last time you tested your smoke alarms?
After Friday morning’s tragic fire that killed two N.C. State students, I promptly checked both our smoke alarms to make sure they work.
When was the last time you tested your smoke alarms?
Although I’ve not been exceedingly active on the fire department lately, I do know that a lot of tragedy could be avoided by getting into a regular routine of changing smoke detector batteries when you change your clocks for daylight savings time.
A lot of “wired” smoke detectors have backup batteries, so this is a good idea even if your detectors don’t solely rely on batteries. Electrical problems cause a large number of residential fires, and if your breaker trips, you no longer have a smoke detector if your battery is dead!
Getting manufacturer approved testing sprays and such is not a bad idea either, although you can test just about everything you need to by pushing the little button.
Please spend a few minutes with your smoke detectors, it’s worth it!