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Save some
time¬—and perhaps a life—this weekend
American Red Cross recommends four smarter, safer ways to spend the
extra hour you gain this weekend
October 29, 2015 – Time, it is said, is on your side. That may not
always be the case, but it’s certainly true this weekend. Daylight
Savings Time kicks in on Saturday night, and rather than simply
sleeping away that extra hour you gain when you set your clocks
back—tempting as that may be—the Red Cross wants to recommend a safer,
smarter way to spend that hour.
Replace batteries in your smoke alarms. The common 9-volt batteries in
most smoke alarms generally last six months, so it’s good to replace
them twice a year. The “spring forward” and “fall back” time changes
are a good time to do this.
If you don’t have smoke alarms, or your smoke alarms are more than five
years old, call the Red Cross at 937-548-1002 and set up an appointment
to have us come to your home and install them for free. Or you can sign
up at our website at www.redcross.org/NMVO
Spend 15 minutes going over your family fire drill. You generally have
as little as two minutes to escape a home fire. That’s not a lot of
time when you’re trying to find your way through thick, black smoke and
flames. Make sure everyone in your house knows two ways to get out of
every room, and where to meet once out of the house. Remember, get out,
stay out and then call 911.
And, if your kids aren’t tired of monsters yet, have them download the
Red Cross Monster Guard app, which teaches kids how to prepare for
real-live emergencies through a fun and engaging game.
And, even if that doesn’t make you feel safer and happier, completing
all of these tasks should take you no more than 30 minutes tops,
meaning you can still squeeze in an extra half hour of sleep. Zzzzzz.
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