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Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery!

Firefighters know the importance of home fire safety. That's why
the
King County Fire Marshal Division
encourages you to
participate in the annual home fire safety program called:
Change Your Clock,
Change Your Battery!

Sponsored by the International Association of Fire Chiefs and
Energizer brand batteries, the program urges you to adopt a
simple lifesaving habit: Change all of your Smoke Alarm
batteries when you change your clocks back to Standard
Time each Fall.

Protecting your home is simple:
Change, Check, Count, Clean
!

Change
Your Smoke Alarm Batteries!

Your Fire Marshal encourages you to change Smoke Alarm
batteries at least once each year. An easy way to remember is to
change these batteries when you change your clock back to
Standard Time each Fall. Replace old batteries with fresh, high
quality batteries to keep your Smoke Alarms ready to protect you
all year-long.
Check
Your Smoke Alarms!

After inserting fresh batteries in your Smoke Alarm, make sure
the Alarm is working by activating the safety test button. Your
Fire Marshal recommends that you test all of your Smoke Alarms
at least once each month. If you have any doubt regarding the
working condition of a Smoke Alarm, we recommend you replace
it.

Count
Your Smoke Alarms!

You should have a properly functioning Smoke Alarm in every
sleeping room -and- in the hallway directly adjacent to those
rooms. If sleeping rooms are on an upper level, a Smoke Alarm
needs to be installed in the center of the ceiling directly above
the interior stairway.
It's best to have at least one working Smoke Alarm on every level
of your home, including the basement and family room. To
assure optimal protection and avoid false alarms, your Smoke
Alarm must be mounted properly. You'll find simple instructions
included with every Smoke Alarm you purchase. Should
questions remain, we encourage you to call us at 206-296-6675.

Clean
Your Smoke Alarms!

Help your Smoke Alarm remain sensitive and ready to protect
you by gently using a vacuum cleaner once a month to remove
dust and cobwebs. If your Smoke Alarms have been accidently
painted or contaminated, replacement may be necessary.


To best protect your home and family, we also suggest...
Retire your old Smoke Alarms!
Smoke Alarms work every minute of every day. After millions of
sensing cycles, they should be retired.
Replace your Smoke
Alarms with new devices at least every 10 years
.
Plan and Practice Your Escape!
Children are at increased risk of dying in a home fire because
they often become scared and confused when a fire erupts.
Make sure your children recognize the sound of your home's
Smoke Alarm and teach them to respond instinctively to its
signal.

Create at least two different escape routes from every room and
practice them with the entire family. Be sure all family members
know the lifesaving practice of crawling below the dangerously
thick smoke and intense heat of a fire.
All capable members of the family must learn how to open
windows and remove screens. Purchase, plan and practice using
a collapsible emergency escape ladder that can be stored inside,
near upper floor windows. Realism is essential in your family's
practice, as is your clear designation of a meeting place for
everyone to gather outside the home in case of a fire or other
emergency. Remember, this may be the only practice and
discussion you will have before tragedy strikes!
When a fire occurs, don't delay!
Get out quick and stay out!!

Escape first, closing doors behind you if possible. Quickly gather
at your meeting place and then notify the Fire Department by
calling 9-1-1 from a safe location.
Your Firefighters are specially trained and equipped to rescue
your family and pets, as well as to protect your possessions.
Help your Firefighters by remaining together outside the home
and directing them to endangered family or valuables. Install Fire Extinguishers!

Install at least one fire extinguisher in or near your kitchen and
know how to use it. We recommend multi- or all-purpose fire
extinguishers that are listed by and carry the
mark
of an
accredited testing agency such as
Underwriters Laboratory
.
Read all instructions carefully and mount the fire extinguishers
for easy access. Make sure adult members of your family know
the proper use as well as the limitations of these important fire
safety tools!

Change Your Flashlight Batteries!

Make sure your emergency flashlights work when you need them
by using fresh high-quality batteries. It is a good idea to keep a
working flashlight and a whistle near your bed, in the kitchen,
basement and family room. You can use them to signal for help
or direct rescuers in the event of a fire or other emergency.

We hope this simple list of tips from the
King County Fire
Marshal Division
will help keep your family safe. Please
remember:
Fire Prevention -- its your job!
If you have any fire safety questions just give me a call:
John Klopfenstein, King County Fire Marshal
206-296-7071