Daylight saving is a good time to change smoke-alarm batteries
By: North County Times - | ∞
A fire chief suggests residents ring in daylight saving time by changing the batteries in their smoke alarms.
At 2 a.m. Sunday, the time will move forward one hour to begin daylight saving time. Palomar Mountain Fire Department Chief George Lucia Jr. is urging San Diego County residents to change smoke-alarm batteries when they change their clocks.
"Smoke alarms increase your family's chance of getting out of a home fire alive -- but only if they work," Lucia said.
He said 83 percent of all civilian fire deaths occur in home fires.
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