Residents Reminded To Test, Inspect and Replace Broken or Expired Smoke/CO Alarms As Daylight Saving Time Ends

Residents Reminded To Test, Inspect and Replace Broken or Expired Smoke/CO Alarms As Daylight Saving Time Ends

SPRINGFIELD - The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) remind residents to test, inspect and replace any broken or expired smoke and CO alarms while they change their clocks this upcoming weekend as daylight saving time comes to an end. In 2023, there were 89 residential fire deaths in Illinois with the majority of these deaths occurring in homes without working smoke alarms. The Na…