You've changed your clocks. Now it's time to check Smoke Alarms!

Check your Smoke Alarms, now that you have changed the Clocks!

Finally, let's end on the topic of a different kind of preparedness: fires.

Now that we’ve moved back to Standard Time, the http://www.usfa.fema.gov/index.shtm" style="">U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) recommends that everyone test home smoke alarms and replace the batteries if more than one year old.

A properly installed and maintained smoke alarm is the only thing in your home that can alert you and your family of a http://www.ready.gov/home-fires" style="">home fire 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Whether you're awake or asleep, a working smoke alarm is constantly on alert scanning the air for fire and smoke. For more information on smoke alarms, fire escape planning, and fire prevention, visit the http://www.usfa.fema.gov/index.shtm" style="">USFA website.