{"id":306,"date":"2022-03-03T17:00:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T17:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jadealarm.com\/blog\/?p=306"},"modified":"2024-04-17T20:31:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T20:31:29","slug":"change-your-clocks-change-your-batteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jadealarm.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/03\/change-your-clocks-change-your-batteries\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cChange your clocks, Change your batteries\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jade Alarm Co takes being part of the life safety business very seriously and we pride ourselves on the level of commitment \/ service we provide our customers. We also want to make sure we are providing YOU with valuable information to help you stay safe. With Daylight Savings quickly approaching, we wanted to share some helpful information about home fire detection and the importance of testing\/changing the batteries in your smoke detectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to The National Fire Protection Association\u2019s (NFPA) website, fire departments across the United States responded to a fire on average every 23 seconds in 2020. A home fire was reported every 89 seconds, a home fire death occurred every three hours and 24 minutes, and a home fire injury occurred every 46 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NFPA recommends using Day Light Savings time (spring and fall) as a standard rule of thumb on when to change the batteries in your smoke detectors and test them to make sure they are properly functioning. This is how they came up with the \u201cChange your clocks, Change your batteries\u201d slogan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following is information from NFPA\u2019s website to help make sure all smoke alarms have working batteries, accounting for the multiple types of smoke alarms<\/a> on the market and their varying battery requirements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n