Safety Tip: Smoke Alarms
The combination of properly working smoke alarms, a planned and practiced family escape plan, and basic home fire safety awareness is the key to being safer.
Clean, vacuum, and test smoke alarms regularly.
Replace the batteries in your smoke alarm at least twice a year and as soon as the alarm “chirps” warning that the battery is low. Special Note: With the introduction of ten-year lithium batteries available for use in smoke alarms, replacement is not needed on a semi-annual basis; however, monthly cleaning and testing remains an important safety measure.
Replace your smoke alarm every ten years.
Don’t disable smoke alarms, even temporarily.
Smoke Alarm PSA