The Seattle Fire Department would like to remind everyone to check on your smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms for the start of daylight saving time this weekend (2 a.m. Sunday, March 10). We recommend carefully vacuuming around the alarms to remove dust and cobwebs and replace batteries if needed.
Changing smoke and CO alarm batteries once a year is an effective way to reduce home fire deaths and CO poisoning. Working smoke alarms can cut the risk of dying in a home fire by nearly one-half by providing an early warning and critical extra seconds to escape. Consider installing a long-life battery powered smoke/CO alarm to avoid yearly battery replacements.
Every home in Seattle should have the protection of smoke/CO alarms.
As a reminder, if the smoke or CO alarms sounds, get out and call 9-1-1 from a safe location.
Learn more about smoke/CO alarms including how to get a free smoke/CO alarm from the Seattle Fire Department.
Watch Seattle Fire Department video on testing and replacing smoke alarms
Watch Seattle Fire Department video on smoke alarms
Watch Seattle Fire Department video on carbon monoxide alarms