Sunday, March 08, 2009

Daylight Savings Time & Fire Safety...

Here's a quick life safety tip that could just save your life or the life of a loved one, a close friend or even a complete stranger.

As you know, for many areas of the United States, Sunday, March 8, 2009 is the day that we all move our clocks forward 1 hour for Daylight Savings Time.

This is a great time to take just a few minutes to inspect all of your home’s smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and REPLACE each unit’s batteries with FRESH batteries.

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA see: http://www.nfpa.org/), an estimated 890 lives could be saved each year if all homes had working smoke detectors in America. Sadly, 65% of reported home fire deaths in the United States between 2000-2004 resulted from fires in homes with no smoke detectors or no working smoke alarms. In 22% of the home fire deaths, smoke alarms were present but did not sound.

We’re all very busy with everything going on in our lives these days but, I encourage you to carve out just a few minutes TODAY to make sure your smoke detectors are in good working order. It’s also a great time to make sure your fire extinguishers and fire safety ladders are in good working order as well. The life you save could be your own!

For more details on smoke detectors and fire safety, be sure to visit the U.S. Fire Administration website link at:

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/citizens/focus/smoke_alarms.shtm

Please feel free to pass along this important message to others you know and care about.

Til Next Time,

Stay Safe!

Alfred McComber, Personal Security Guy
[al]@personalsecuritybulletin.com

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