State fire marshal recommends changing smoke alarm batteries | Community Living

State Fire Marshal Tim Bean recommends Missourians use the return of daylight saving time this recent weekend to change the batteries and test smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.With weekend responsibilities and chores, time may have gotten away from families, but it’s never too late to change the batteries and practice those home escape plans.“The vast majority of residential fire deaths occur in homes that do not have smoke alarms or where the alarms were not functional, usually because of dead batteries,” Bean said. “One of simplest and best decisions you can make for your family’s safety is to make sure you have working smoke and CO alarms.”The risk of dying in a fire is cut by one-half by having working smoke alarms in your home. About…

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