Reminder: Change clocks, smoke alarm batteries this weekend

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With daylight savings time coming to an end this weekend and everyone setting their clocks back on Saturday night, the Oak Ridge Fire Department wants to remind everyone that it is time to change their smoke alarm batteries.

Smoke alarms should be checked at least once a month for proper operation and the batteries should be changed every six months.

“People sometimes forget about smoke alarms being in their home, but they expect them to work in the event that they have a fire,” ORFD Assistant Chief Josh Waldo said. “Using the bi-annual time change is a good reminder that everyone needs to change their smoke alarm batteries, change your clocks, change your batteries.”

Everyone should have working smoke alarms in all sleeping areas, directly outside of all sleeping areas, and at least one on every level of their home. Any residents who need assistance in changing their batteries, thinks they don’t have an adequate number of smoke alarms, or doesn’t have any smoke alarm at all, can contact the fire department for assistance by calling the Fire Department headquarters at (865) 425-3520 to schedule a visit. The Oak Ridge Fire Department will check, change, or install batteries and smoke detectors to residents free of charge.

For additional information, contact Waldo at (865) 425-3525.