This weekend: Change your clocks and check your smoke alarms
Send a link to a friend
[November 02, 2013]
PEORIA -- This Sunday is the end
of daylight saving time, and the American Red Cross wants area
residents to check their smoke detector batteries, in addition to
getting back that hour of sleep lost last spring.
|
"This is a perfect time to check your smoke alarms, and make sure
the alarms work by pushing the test button," said Glenn Fisher,
disaster program manager. "It’s also a good time for checking carbon
monoxide detectors. You should replace the batteries in both smoke
and carbon monoxide detectors at least once a year." For more
information about smoke detectors, visit
http://arcillinois.org/tip-library/fire-safety/
smoke-alarms-and-carbon-monoxide-detectors/.
This weekend is also a good time to
make sure emergency preparedness supplies are ready for the fall and
winter. Home kits should include, at the minimum:
-
Three-day supply of
nonperishable food items and water (1 gallon per person per day)
-
Flashlight
-
Battery-powered or
crank radio
-
Can opener
-
First-aid kit
-
Copies of important
documents
-
Special items such as medications,
diapers and infant formula
[to top of second column] |
For families that already have an emergency preparedness kit,
check it for expired food items and refresh staples such as water,
food and batteries. If there have been changes in prescriptions or
dietary needs, add new foods and medications as needed.
Taking simple actions like these can help you be better prepared
for emergencies. You can find
more
information on preparedness at
www.redcross.org.
[Text from file received from the
American Red Cross, Central Illinois
Chapter]
|