Showing posts with label daylight saving time. Show all posts
Showing posts with label daylight saving time. Show all posts

Daylight savings time ends this weekend

Friday, November 4, 2011

Updated 11-7-2011 7:29pm


Spring ahead - fall back.

Eight months of daylight savings time ends this Sunday at 2am.

You can either stay up for it, or set your clocks an hour back before you go to bed on Saturday night.

The fire department reminds you to change the batteries in your smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detectors. 

The cloud cover is already making the evenings very dark. We have few sidewalks and uneven coverage from street lights.

Driver's view of dog at night
Photo by Diane Hettrick
People going for jogs and walking their dogs should think about what drivers can see of them and their dogs in the dark and rain.

Wear reflective clothing, put reflectors on your dog and your dog's leash. And keep your dog close to you on streets with no sidewalks.


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Spring ahead - Fall back - lose an hour this weekend as daylight savings begins

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Alarm Clock
 Did you remember?

This weekend is the shift to daylight savings time. 

Alarm Clock with Bells
Before you go to bed on Saturday night, set your clocks ahead one hour.

 Spring ahead - fall back.

Double AA Batteries - or 9 Volt - check before you buy
And this is also the time to change the batteries in your smoke alarms. 

You can be on time and fire safe at the same time.

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Set clocks back at bedtime Saturday

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Spring Ahead - Fall Back.
This is officially Fall and Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 am Sunday, which means that you set your clocks back an hour when you go to bed Saturday night.

On Sunday, change the batteries in your smoke alarms.

Photo by RHaworth, Creative Commons



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Spring Ahead this weekend

Saturday, March 13, 2010


Spring Ahead - Fall Back

Set your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed on Saturday night. Daylight Saving Time takes effect this weekend.

Melanie Granfors of the Shoreline Fire Department reminds everyone to change the batteries in their smoke alarms this weekend and shares the following article.

Time to Check Your Smoke Alarms

This weekend, March 13 and 14, we will all be setting our clocks to Daylight Saving Time. The time change is a good reminder to check your smoke alarms. According to the National Fire Protection Association, more than 66 percent of home fire deaths that occurred between 2003-2006 were in homes without a working smoke alarm. A working smoke alarm significantly increases your chances of surviving a deadly home fire.

A properly installed and maintained smoke alarm is the only thing in your home that can alert you and your family to a fire 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Whether you’re awake or asleep, a working smoke alarm is constantly on alert, scanning the air for fire and smoke. Smoke alarms must be maintained! A smoke alarm with a dead or missing battery is the same as having no smoke alarm at all, so test your smoke alarm monthly by pushing the “test” button, if it has one.

Smoke alarms are powered by either a battery or are hardwired into your home’s electrical system. Hardwired smoke alarms are usually equipped with a backup battery. If your smoke alarm is powered by battery, the battery needs to be replaced annually unless it is a long-life battery (check the owner’s manual). All batteries should be maintained and replaced in accordance with manufacturer’s guidance.

Choose an annual date, such as the time change, when you will remember to maintain your smoke alarm in tip top condition. Check the manufacturer’s expiration date on the label, replace the batteries if needed, and clean dust away from the slots so that smoke can enter freely. All smoke alarms, hard-wired and battery powered, should be replaced every ten years. These simple steps will help ensure that you and your family will have the best chance of surviving if fire should strike. USFA (US Fire Administration) has a fire safety campaign called Install. Inspect. Protect. which provides information about home smoke alarms and fire sprinklers. Please visit the campaign Web site.

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