Attleboro Fire Department: Attleboro Fire Department Reminds Residents To Check Smoke And CO Alarms Ahead Of Daylight Saving Time

Press release from the Attleboro Fire Department:

Taylor O'Neil

March 11, 2022

Chief Scott Lachance and the Attleboro

Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 13, and clocks move ahead one hour at that time.

Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 13, and clocks move ahead one hour at that time. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), in more than 50% of home fires that were reported to fire departments in the U.S. between 2014-2018, residents were alerted to the danger by a working smoke alarm. Almost 60% of home fire deaths occurred in homes without properly-functioning smoke alarms or no smoke alarms at all during the same time period  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 430 people die in the U.S. from accidental CO poisoning every year with approximately 50,000 people in the U.S. visiting the emergency department each year due to accidental CO poisoning. To keep residents’ homes safe and prevent fires or carbon monoxide poisoning, Chief Lachance recommends these safety tips from the NFPA:

For more information on smoke and carbon monoxide alarm safety, visit the NFPA website.

For more information on smoke and carbon monoxide alarm safety, visit the NFPA website.

This press release was produced by the Attleboro Fire Department. The views expressed here are the author’s own.