The Broad Brook Fire department and its members would like to remind everyone to change your batteries in your smoke detectors and CO alarms.
Smoke alarms significantly increase your chances of surviving a deadly home fire, so we’re encouraging everyone to take simple steps to be prepared:
- Test and clean your smoke alarms today and on the first of every month
- Replace the batteries at least once a year
- Place smoke alarms on every level of your residence and in every bedroom
- Check the manufacture/expiration date on the smoke alarm (yes, smoke alarms have expiration dates)
The Broad Brook Fire Department would also like to turn your attention to this article from the Portland Fire Department that tells the story of how a family’s fire escape plan saved the lives of two young girls and their mother, so please remember to practice your family escape plan — it can literally save your life. Just copy and paste the blue underlined family’s fire escape plan saved the lives , and paste it in the browser a link to the story should appear.
Also for more information about home smoke alarms and fire sprinklers, please visit www.usfa.dhs.gov/smokealarms.
