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Change Your Clocks, Change Your Batteries on November 7, 2021

 Doug Dehaven    November 3, 2021    No Comments

CPSC Release (11/01/2021)

It’s About Time to Change Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Batteries;

                                                                                                     Daylight Saving Time Reminder

Release Date: November 01, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 7, 2021, and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recommends marking the time change by replacing the batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms. With people spending more time at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, causing furnaces, fireplaces, and other fuel-burning appliances to put in extra work, working smoke and CO alarms have never been more important.

CPSC estimates an annual average of 362,000 unintentional residential fires, resulting in approximately 2,400 deaths, 10,400 injuries and $7 billion in property losses from 2016 through 2018.

Carbon monoxide is called the invisible killer, because you cannot see or smell it. Carbon monoxide poisoning can come from portable generators, home heating systems and other CO-producing appliances. The majority of CO deaths occur in the colder months of the year between November and February.

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PSA – Change Your Clocks Change Your Batteries  (York Co. VA)

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