Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday, November 2 at 2 a.m. – this is the time of year we "fall back," setting our clocks back one hour.
While you are at it, this is the perfect time to check all of your smoke and CO detectors, change batteries, or change them out altogether with a new sealed-battery detector. Working smoke and CO detectors are inexpensive, easy to install and save lives!
- Smoke spreads quickly during a fire. Working detectors provide early warning and save lives.
- Test and clean your detectors when you change your clocks. If your detector has a removable battery, replace it.
- Illinois law now requires any newly installed smoke detector to feature a 10-year sealed battery or hard-wired alarm.
- Existing detectors with removable batteries should be replaced 10 years after the manufacture date or if they fail to sound the alarm when tested.
- More information is available on the National Fire Protection Association Safety Tips sheet, State Fire Marshal Smoke Detector Fact Sheet, or through our partners at Countryside Fire Protection District.