Lombard Fire Dept. reminder to change your clock, battery

LOMBARD, Illinois--Daylight-saving time ends Sunday, November 4,

at 2 a.m. and marks the 25th anniversary of the Change Your Clock Change Your Battery® (CYCCYB) program, sponsored by Energizer and the International Association of Fire Chiefs, which reminds us to change and test the batteries in all smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. This message is simple and the habit can be lifesaving.

The Lombard Fire Department reminds residents that one easy step can help save lives. The Lombard Fire Department is encouraging everyone to use the extra hour “gained” from daylight-saving time to change the batteries in their own smoke

alarms and carbon monoxide detectors, test the alarms and remind friends, family,

neighbors and fellow community members to do the same.

“Eighty percent of child fire fatalities occur in homes without working smoke alarms. It's a tragic statistic that could be reduced by adopting the simple habit of the 'Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery' program,” said Lombard Fire Chief Paul DiRienzo.

Changing smoke alarm batteries at least once a year, testing those alarms and reminding others to do the same are some of the simplest, most effective ways to reduce tragic deaths and injuries. Additionally, the International Association of Fire Chiefs

recommends that smoke alarms in homes should be replaced every 10 years and having both ionization and photo electric smoke alarms are best to alert people to all types of

home fires.