Reminder: On November 5, Change Your Clock Change Your Batteries®

Three minutes. That’s how much time families have on average to get out of their homes after an alarm from a smoke detector. However, those life-saving minutes only occur when detectors are fully powered and operational.

Fortunately, three minutes is also a good average for the time it takes to change batteries in smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors and other connected devices in a home. There’s no better time to do it than when you’re already changing your clocks at the end of daylight saving time on Sunday, November 5, 2017.

Energizer® and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) are partnering once again, for the 30th year, to share this life-saving message through the Change Your Clock Change Your Batteries™ program. Energizer and the IAFC work to raise awareness of the importance of checking the power and functionality of smoke detectors, smoke alarms and other key safety devices throughout homes.

The smoke detector remains among the most important battery-powered home devices. A recent study showed that 71 percent of smoke alarms that failed to operate had missing, disconnected or dead batteries. Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire nearly in half.