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Test, Review, Replace for Daylight Saving Time
Remember to fall back this weekend for the end of Daylight Saving Time.
When setting your clocks back one hour on Sunday, November 5, test your smoke alarms, review your family’s emergency escape plans, and replace any emergency supplies that may expire soon.
A smoke alarm with a dead or missing battery is the same as having no smoke alarm at all. Take care of your smoke alarms according to the manufacturer instructions, and follow these tips from the Smoke alarm powered by a nine-volt battery - Test the alarm monthly. Replace the batteries at least once every year. Replace the entire smoke alarm every 10 years.
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Review your family emergency escape plans to ensure they are up to date. Replace any emergency supplies that will expire within the next six months and use the old supplies before they expire. Some examples of items that can expire are:
- Water;
- Food;
- Prescription medications;
- First-aid supplies; and
- Batteries.
For more information on emergency plans or supplies, visit Ready.gov.
Prepare Your Home for Winter
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Take extra steps to protect yourself and your family from the hazards that come with cold weather. You can start by:
- Cleaning and inspecting your heating equipment;
- Insulating walls, attics and water pipes, and caulking and weather stripping doors and windows;
- Installing storm windows or covering your windows with plastic;
- Clearing rain gutters;
- Checking your roof to be sure it can handle the extra weight of snow and ice; and
- Installing battery-operated carbon monoxide detectors.
According to the U.S. Fire Administration, home fires occur more often in winter than any other season. Protect your home by:
- Always using a metal or heat-tempered glass screen when using your fireplace;
- Making sure your space heater has an automatic shut off (if it tips over, it shuts off); and
- Keeping snow and ice three feet away from fire hydrants to allow access in case of a fire.
The snow may seem harmless, but colder weather can be deceptively dangerous. Do not get caught in the cold. Make sure that your home and family prepare for severe winter weather. To learn more, visit www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/outreach/winter.html and https://www.ready.gov/winter-weather.
According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), homeland security starts with hometown security. You can help keep our Nation’s critical infrastructure secure by:
- Learning about infrastructure and its impact on our daily lives;
- Sharing stories about your efforts to support infrastructure security through websites, emails, blog posts, and social media;
- Getting involved with Hometown Security initiatives to prepare your community; and
- Following @DHSgov on Twitter. Posting infrastructure security tips and resources on social media.
We can all do our part at home, work, and in our communities by learning more about critical infrastructure security and resilience.
- Contact Us EMAIL: citizencorps@fema.dhs.gov
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