Check fire, CO alarms with time change, officials urge

Check fire, CO alarms with time change, officials urge

STOW — With daylight saving time beginning this weekend, State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine is reminding residents to check their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms when they change their clocks. Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 8, at 2 a.m. Clocks will “spring forward” to 3 a.m., causing people to lose an hour in their schedules. “Smoke and CO alarms save lives, but only if they’re working properly,” said State Fire Marshal Davine. “As we …

Pennsylvanians urged to change smoke alarm batteries during daylight saving time

The Shapiro Administration is reminding Pennsylvanians to change the batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms when moving their clocks ahead one hour for this weekend’s “spring forward” time change. Functioning and properly placed smoke alarms can decrease the risk of dying in a home fire by as much as half. Dead or missing batteries are the most common cause of a smoke or CO alarm malfunction. Pennsylvania often leads the nation…