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How to tell if your smoke detector is past its real lifespan even if it still beeps

Your smoke alarm’s chirp can be oddly reassuring, a small sound that suggests everything is still working. Yet the device ...
CNET

Have You Tested Your Smoke Alarm Lately? You Should -- Here's How

The only way to know your smoke alarm is functioning and ready (except for letting your turkey burn in the oven) is to test it. And tests don't just confirm that smoke detectors have power -- they can ...
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Spring ahead Sunday, time to also check smoke alarms work

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) - As we spring ahead one hour Sunday, March 9, the Las Cruces Fire Department encourages homeowners and renters to check their smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. You ...
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Muscatine Fire Department reminds residents to change clocks and test smoke alarms

MUSCATINE, Iowa (KWQC) - Muscatine fire officials are encouraging residents to not only adjust their clocks for Daylight Saving Time but also check and replace the batteries in their smoke and carbon ...
Benzinga.com

Ontario Gets Saved by the Beep on "Test Your Smoke Alarm Day"

TORONTO, Sept. 28, 2023 /CNW/ - The Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM) has declared September 28 "Test Your Smoke Alarm Day" encouraging everyone to press their smoke alarms' test button and make sure ...
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Time to turn clocks back and test smoke alarms

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Daylight saving time ends Sunday, Nov. 3 at 2 a.m., and the Fort Leonard Wood Fire Department is urging everyone to test their smoke alarms when turning back their clocks. As ...
Campus Safety Magazine

Cut Your Risk of Dying in a Home Fire by More Than Half by Installing, Maintaining Smoke Alarms

Working smoke alarms reduce the risk of dying in a home fire by 60%, according to the latest report from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The majority of civilian home fire deaths ...