Small flashing red lights and chirping sounds every 30 to 60 seconds can mean it’s time to change a smoke alarm’s battery. Some models may have a green flashing light or announce “low battery,” so ...
As you change your clocks this weekend, take a few moments to press the test button on your smoke alarms and check their expiration dates ...
As clocks fall back and daylight hours shift, the seasonal time change offers more than just a reminder to reset your ...
Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday — and in addition to setting the clocks back an hour, it might be a good time to test your smoke alarm, the American Red Cross said. This week, the Red Cross ...
Safety experts recommend using the time change each fall and spring as a built-in reminder to test alarms and replace ...
Your home should always be a place of safety. Yet invisible dangers like smoke and carbon monoxide can turn it into a life-threatening environment within ...
While you are turning your clocks back Saturday, it is also a good idea to check your smoke alarm batteries, according to the Airdrie Fire Department (AFD). Simon Bradley, a deputy fire chief with the ...
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DST Ends: Test Alarms, Save Lives in MD

Acting State Fire Marshal Jason Mowbray called on Maryland residents Oct. 29, 2025, to test smoke alarms and carbon monoxide ...
The best choices right now are the Kidde/Ring collaboration detectors ($75) that work with the Ring app for free, and the ...
Guzman Lethbridge Herald As clocks “fall back” this weekend, Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services is reminding residents to check and ...
Our title block paraphrases a Chevrolet Bolt owner’s inquiry with an image showing her Level 2 EV charger melted and the area ...
Cooking : Nine in ten (88%) holiday cooks have some type of smoke alarm system near their kitchens, but many remain at risk with 62% not following best practices of testing alarms monthly. Further, ...