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Archives for October 30, 2017

Georgetown Fire Department Reminds Residents to Check Fire and CO Alarms During Daylight Saving

October 30, 2017 by Jordan Mayblum

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Georgetown Fire Department
Fred A. Mitchell Jr., Fire Chief
47 Central Street
Georgetown, MA 01833

For Immediate Release

Monday, Oct. 30, 2017

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: john@jgpr.net

Georgetown Fire Department Reminds Residents to Check Fire and CO Alarms During Daylight Saving

GEORGETOWN – As the community prepares to turn the clocks back this weekend, Chief Fred Mitchell and the Georgetown Fire Department are reminding residents to test their smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.

Daylight saving begins Sunday, Nov. 5 at 2 a.m.

“Daylight saving serves as a great reminder for residents to ensure that all of their detectors are functioning properly,” Chief Mitchell said. “Working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms are vital in keeping families safe, and I am strongly urging everyone to take the extra precaution. Please call the Georgetown Fire Department if you don’t have working detectors or need assistance testing them.”

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reports that 46 percent of smoke alarms that failed to operate had missing, disconnected or dead batteries and roughly three out of every five fire deaths occur in homes with no working smoke alarms.

The Georgetown Fire Department asks that all business owners not only change the batteries in their clocks, smoke or carbon monoxide detectors, but also replace the batteries on wall mounted emergency lights and exit signs. All businesses have emergency backup lighting as a safety feature to provide temporary lighting in case of power failure.

In order to keep your home safe and prevent fires, Chief Mitchell recommends that residents follow safety tips outlined by NFPA:

  • Test smoke and carbon monoxide alarms at least once a month using the test button. Replace alarms immediately if they don’t respond properly when tested.
  • Replace batteries in smoke and CO alarms when you change your clocks.
  • Replace all smoke alarms when they reach 10 years old. Replace CO detectors according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
  • CO alarms should be installed in a central location outside each sleeping area, on every level of the home, and in other locations where required by applicable laws, codes or standards. For the best protection, interconnect all CO alarms throughout the home. When one sounds, they all sound.
  • If the CO alarm sounds, immediately move to a fresh air location outdoors or by an open window or door. Make sure everyone inside the home is accounted for. Call for help from a fresh air location and stay in that spot until emergency personnel arrive.

For more information on smoke detector and CO alarm safety, visit the NFPA website or contact the Georgetown Fire Department at 978-352-5757.

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Filed Under: Fire Prevention and Public Education Division, Press Releases Tagged With: Carbon Monoxide, georgetown, georgetown fire department, nfpa

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