Daylight savings ends on November 1, 2020 and Quinte West Fire / Rescue is reminding residents to replace the old batteries in their smoke alarms when they change their clocks this weekend.
If a fire occurred in your home, would your smoke alarms work? Don’t wait for a fire to find out. Smoke alarms can alert you and your family and give you the precious seconds you need to escape.
“In order for smoke alarms to do their job, they need to have working batteries,” explained Fire Chief John Whelan. “When you change your clocks this weekend, Quinte West Fire / Rescue wants everyone to take the time to change the batteries in all smoke alarms.”
Deputy Chief, Rick Caddick advises “In order to survive a fire, you need to be provided with an early warning and know what to do when the smoke alarms sound. It’s the law to have working smoke alarms on every storey of the home and outside all sleeping areas”.
