‘Fall back’ this weekend and check your alarms: Fire Marshal
You’ll sleep tight come Sunday as daylight savings time ends and we all gain an extra hour — especially if you check your smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms and change the batteries.
That’s the advice from the state Fire Marshal’s office.
“Working smoke and CO alarms are crucial home safety tools,” said State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine. “As we ‘fall back’ this weekend, be sure you have the best protection by putting fresh alkaline batteries in alarms that use them and replacing alarms that are out of date.”
Hyannis Fire Chief Peter J. Burke, Jr, president of the Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts, stressed the alarms save lives.
“Carbon monoxide is the leading cause of poisoning deaths in the United States, and heating equipment is the main source of carbon monoxide in the home,” Chief Burke said. “We can’t see, smell, or taste carbon monoxide. Working CO alarms are the only way to detect this invisible killer.”
Smoke alarms should be replaced when they’re 10 years old, and CO alarms should be replaced when they’re five to seven years old, depending on the model.
Remember to test your smoke and CO alarms once a month to be sure they’re working properly.
More Stories
Sovereignty concerns raised as Saudi-Sudan maritime delimitation push gains momentum
Sudan has been at war since April 2023, when fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), led by...
Getting to know you: Barry Leahey MBE, president, Playdale Playgrounds
Barry Leahey MBE is President of Playdale Playgrounds, the Cumbrian manufacturer that has designed and installed more than 25,000 playgrounds...
Getting to know you: Paul Corcoran, founder and CEO, Agent
Paul Corcoran is the founder and CEO of Agent, a full-service marketing agency and certified B Corp with studios in...
Getting to know you: Peter Nailer, managing director, CloudCoCo
Peter Nailer is managing director of CloudCoCo Group plc, the AIM-listed IT procurement and e-commerce business. In August 2026 the...
The April Broadband Price Rise Isn’t Dead. It Just Looks Different
March and April remain the months when many broadband and mobile contracts become more expensive. But while the increases are...
London Generates 5,540 Monthly Anti-Ageing Searches Despite Ranking 9th Per Capita
London records the 9th-highest per-capita anti-ageing search intensity of any major UK city at 60.29 per 100,000 residents, while generating...
