A Reminder to our Community from I.A.F.C., Energizer and the Members of Yorktown Fire.
By Fire Chief Martin McGannon
October 25, 2009
Change Your Clock Change Your Battery.
For the 22nd year, the International Association of Fire Chiefs ("IAFC"), Energizer, and our network of 6,200 fire departments have partnered on the Change Your Clock Change Your Battery program to remind communities nationwide of the life-saving habit of changing the battery in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors when they change their clocks back to Standard Time.
While it may seem like a simple and easy habit to remember, 20 percent of homes in the United States do not have a working smoke alarm, mostly due to dead or missing batteries, according to the National Fire Protection Association. Therefore, over 25 million homes are even more at risk of facing a deadly home fire. Sadly, about 540 children ages 14 and under die each year from a home fire.
This year, the fall time change takes place on Sunday, November 1.
