Spring Into Action: Check Your Smoke/CO Alarms, Change Your Batteries, Save a Life
by CPSC Blogger co alarm daylight saving time Smoke alarmSpring officially arrives next week! This Sunday, March 12, at 2 a.m. Daylight Saving Time begins. It’s time to spring forward and turn your clocks ahead one hour. It’s also a great time to spring into action and change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
CPSC estimates more than 300,000 residential fires each year, leading to 2,100 deaths, 12,000 injuries, and $6 billion in property loss. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), roughly 3 out of (…)
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Mar 10
Put the Freeze on CO Poisoning this Winter
by CPSC Blogger Alarms carbon monoxide carbon monoxide poisoning co alarm CO Alarms kerosene heaters portable generator Smoke alarmOld man winter is gripping much of the nation and that means many consumers are turning up the heat in their homes. Some are using drastic measures to stay warm, increasing the risk of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning—an invisible, odorless, colorless killer. Did you know that winter is peak season for CO deaths in the United States? The deadly gas kills more than 400 people every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Any heating system that burns fuel can produce (…)
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Feb 3
With cold winter weather already upon us, families without a home heating system or who are struggling to pay their heating bills may try to find creative ways to stay warm, ways that could put their safety at risk.
CPSC is urging friends, family and neighbors to share a few safety tips with those who are using space heaters to heat their home. If not used properly, space heaters can quickly create a deadly fire. Just search the Internet for “space heater news” and you’ll find dozens of (…)
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Jan 13
Hickory, dickory, dock, it’s time to change your clock… and smoke and CO alarm batteries too!
by CPSC Blogger daylight savings fire prevention smoke alarmsNo, we are not going to recite the hickory dickory dock nursery rhyme. But we are going to remind you of an important action that you can take as Daylight Saving Time ends. So are you ready to “fall back” and spring into action? Good, then let’s do this!
Clocks turn back an hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 6th with the end of Daylight Saving Time. That means it’s also time to change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. It could save your life and the lives of your (…)
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Nov 3
Change Time, Change Batteries – A Habit That Can Save Your Life
by CPSC Blogger Alarms batteries battery carbon monoxide Change co CO Alarms CPSC daylight saving time fire prevention safety smoke smoke alarmsBlog en español
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Spring is right around the corner, so you know what that means – spring forward when changing the time on your clocks. Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 13. This weekend is also a good time to take steps to make sure your household is prepared for emergencies. In addition to turning the time on your clocks one hour ahead, CPSC is urging consumers to change the batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms.
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Mar 10