Wake up sleepy head! This weekend is the beginning of daylight saving time and we lose an hour of Z’s.
“Spring forward” and set those clocks one hour ahead.
As well as moving your clocks forward at 2 a.m. this Sunday, the Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens is urging people to change the batteries in their smoke alarms at the same time they change their clocks.
Hudgens said 29 people have died in 25 residential fires in Georgia this year. Fire investigators determined that only two of those homes had a working smoke alarm.
In 2015, 83 residential fires in the state resulted in 99 deaths. Of those 83 fires, 75 of the homes did not have a working smoke alarm.
“Every year in Georgia we have numerous fire fatalities in homes that didn’t have smoke alarms, or where the alarms didn’t function,” Hudgens said. “If you have a smoke alarm, make sure it’s in working order. Changing the battery at least twice a year and cleaning dust from the device is an easy way to ensure continued protection of your family and your property.”
Hudgens also encourages people to have escape plans and a designated meeting place outside the home in the event of a fire.
Daylight saving time starts Sunday, March 13, at 2 a.m.
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