BADEN, ON – Daylight Savings time is coming on Sunday, March 12 and clocks will spring forward one hour at 2:00 a.m. The Wilmot Fire Department is reminding residents to test and install new batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms when they change their clocks.
“In order for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to do their job, they need to have working batteries,” explained Chief Fire Prevention Officer Andrew Mechalko, “so we recommend replacing batteries twice a year.” Changing the batteries in your alarms when you change your clocks is a great habit to. Only working smoke alarms save lives.
In order to survive a fire, you need to be provided with an early warning and know what to do when the smoke alarms sound. Under the Ontario Fire Code, smoke alarms are required on every level of your home and outside all sleeping areas. For added protection, it is recommended to also install smoke alarms inside all bedrooms. If your home has a fuel-burning appliance, fireplace or attached garage, carbon monoxide alarms must be installed outside all sleeping areas.
Please remember that tampering with or removing the batteries from your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms is against the law. Failure to comply with the Fire Code can result in a ticket for $360 or a fine of up to $50,000.
For more fire safety tips, visit wilmot.ca/FireSafetyTips.
Media contact:
Corporate Communications | Office of the Chief Administrative Officer
Township of Wilmot | 519-634-8444 | communications@wilmot.ca
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