LIMA, OH (WLIO) - With clocks falling back one hour this upcoming weekend, the Lima Fire Department wants to remind the public to check up on their smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in the house.
Pictured: Woman inserting a battery in white smoke detector.
With the time change, the fire department says now would be a good opportunity to replace the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. The Lima Fire Department says while you may have these detectors in your house, don't assume the battery is always charged.
Pughsley adds that you can invest in a ten-year battery detector to avoid changing batteries for several years.
"Just because a smoke alarm is there, it does not mean that it's going to work. If the battery is not good, it's not going to work. It's not going to work properly. It may not be as loud as it normally would be, or that's not going to wake somebody up if they have an emergency, so anytime that we change the clocks, we want to change those batteries," explained Warren Pughsley, fire inspector at the Lima Fire Department.
While you may have these detectors in your house, don't assume the battery is always charged.
Pughsley adds that you can invest in a ten-year battery detector to avoid changing batteries for several years. He also shares that the Red Cross has a program where people can obtain smoke detectors for free, and the Lima Fire Department can come to your home and install them properly for you.
