Residents should test smoke alarms once a month and change smoke alarm batteries routinely in the spring and fall when clocks are changed. Replacing a smoke alarm that is more than 10 years old is recommended.
A reminder to change household smoke alarm batteries this weekend when you change your clocks.
Daylight Saving Time ends and clocks "fall back" one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 5.
Local fire officials want you to consider your home smoke alarms to be the most important clocks that need to be changed.
Residents should test smoke alarms once a month and change smoke alarm batteries routinely in the spring and fall when clocks are changed. Replacing a smoke alarm that is more than 10 years old is recommended.
You can arrange a free home smoke alarm home visit by a Fire Prevention Officer, who will determine the best locations for a smoke alarm, install new alarms, or test existing ones.
For more information, visit: victoria.ca/smokealarms.