Because
fire can grow and spread so quickly, having working smoke alarms in your
home can mean the difference between life and death. But these life-saving
devices are only effective when they're working properly. Smoke alarms with
batteries that are dead, disconnected, or missing can't alert you to the
dangers of smoke and fire.
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Once
the alarm sounds, you may have as few as two minutes to escape. By learning
how to effectively use the smoke alarm's early warning to get out safely,
you'll reduce your risk of dying in a home fire.
Working smoke alarms
double a family's chances of surviving a home fire. That's why Energizer and
the International Association of Fire Chiefs started the program 14 years
ago. The program reminds people how important it is to maintain working
smoke detectors. Each fall when you change your clocks back to Standard
Time, remember to change the batteries in your smoke detectors.
