Change Your Clocks – Change Your Batteries
“Test Your Smoke Alarm” Competition
One way keep yourself and your family safe is to follow the rule: When you change your clocks on November 3, change the batteries in your smoke detectors.
On Daylight Saving Time November 3, 2024, The Lakewood Board of Fire Commissioners, Fire Chief Jonathan T. Yahr, Fire Prevention Specialist Sima Clapman, and the members of the Lakewood Fire Department are encouraging residents to change the batteries in their smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms when changing their clocks.
The “Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery” campaign emphasizes the importance of maintaining functioning smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms in homes. The campaign encourages residents to use the transition to Daylight Saving Time as a cue to replace the batteries in their devices, ensuring all devices remain in optimal working condition.
Fire Prevention Specialist Clapman of the Lakewood Fire Department highlights the critical role these devices play in home safety, stating, “Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms are essential components of home safety. Regularly changing the batteries ensures these devices are ready to provide early warnings in the event of a fire or carbon monoxide presence, potentially saving lives.”
Key Messages of the Campaign:
1. Life-Saving Reminder: Changing the clocks is not just a routine task. It serves as a life-saving reminder to also change the batteries in smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms.
2. Optimal Performance: Regular maintenance, including battery replacement, ensures these devices operate at peak performance, offering timely alerts in case of emergencies.
3. Simple Action, Significant Impact: A few minutes spent changing batteries can have a significant impact on the safety of your home and loved ones.
4. Community-wide Commitment: The Lakewood Fire Department encourages the entire community to participate in the “Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery” campaign, fostering a collective commitment to home safety.
Residents are urged to take a few extra minutes during the time change weekend to replace the batteries in their smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms. It’s a small effort that can yield life-saving results.
In addition, the Lakewood Fire Department has also announced a “Test Your Smoke Alarm” competition. Submit a picture of yourself creatively testing smoke alarms and changing their batteries for a chance to win a great prize. To enter, simply email your picture with your name, phone number, and address to fireprevention@lakewoodfd.org or drop off your picture and information at 733 Cedar Bridge Ave, Lakewood, NJ. Submissions must be submitted by November 30, 2024.
The Lakewood Fire Department is known for and dedicated to serving and safeguarding the community through proactive education, responsive emergency services, and continuous efforts to enhance public safety. Committed to fostering a safer living environment, the department encourages residents to actively participate in initiatives that contribute to the well-being of the community.
Additional Fire Safety Information for parents, children and educators can be found at the Lakewood Fire Department website at www.lakewoodfd.org and clicking on the Safety Page.