â I donât mind going back to daylight saving time. With inflation, the hour will be the only thing Iâve saved all year.â â Victor Borge
Tonight at 2 a.m. begins Daylight Savings Time. Donât forget to turn your clocks ahead one hour. It ends Sunday, Nov. 7. We need to take advantage of extra daylight. Soon we will be cutting the grass instead of shoveling the snow off of our driveways and sidewalks.
So as Manny Gordon said, âEnjoy, enjoy!!â
Kingston/Forty Fort Fire reminders
Fire Chief Frank Guido has a few important words for our readers:
âHappy spring, from the Kingston/Forty Fort Fire Department! It was a very long and cold and snowy winter for everyone. It was also a very busy time for all the members of the department. We are all looking forward to spring and then summer.
Jillian Pikora As daylight saving time begins and the Susquehanna Valley has a National Weather Service Fire Weather Watch going into effect Sunday, firefighters want to remind you to check your smoke detectors. You may need to change the batteries in your smoke detector or replace it entirely. Fire departments suggest you check that your smoke detectors are working properly every six months by using the test button. If the battery is dead, replace it, but if it is not working do not wait to replace the detector. Newer smoke detectors have panels on them to prevent tampering. This means no one can easily remove the batteries; instead, the entire device will have an expiration date.There are three types of smoke detectors for home use:Smoke detection.High flame, fast moving fire detection.Rise in temperature detection.All types of smoke detectors have trigger alarm that sound to awaken you if fire starts while you are asleep. Whole house smoke detectors are also ava
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Local fire departments send reminders to check smoke alarms for Daylight Saving Time (Source: WAFB) By WMBF News Staff | March 13, 2021 at 10:04 AM EST - Updated March 13 at 10:04 AM
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - Local fire departments and other agencies are reminding residents to check their smoke alarms and even change batteries in time for Daylight Saving Time.
The CPSC also recommends testing alarms each month to make sure they’re working properly. Smoke and CO alarms are recommended to be installed in every level of a home and outside sleeping areas. Smoke alarms are further recommended by the CPSC to be installed in bedrooms as well.
Daylight Saving Time arrives at 2 a.m. Sunday.
In addition to setting clocks ahead an hour, you are reminded to clean smoke detectors, change batteries on older models, check the expiration on newer enclosed units and test the devices.
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Countless injuries, property damage and even deaths could be prevented with working smoke detectors according to fire officials. The New York State Association of Firefighters also recommends families form emergency evacuation plans for the event of a fire and practice fire drills much like schools hold regular fire drills.
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Meanwhile traffic safety experts have their own concerns about the time change twice a year. Especially in the spring when the clocks move forward and an hour of sleep is “lost”, incidents of traffic accidents attributed to inattention and drowsy driving are shown to increase for a few days after the time change.