Daylight saving time ends Sunday, Nov. 1, when clocks fall back one hour at 2 a.m. Fire officials remind residents to use the time change as a reminder to test their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and change batteries if necessary.
Properly installed, functioning and maintained smoke and carbon monoxide alarms/detectors provide an early warning of danger and give residents time to get outside in the event of an emergency.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reported that, in 2024, approximately four in five fire-related deaths occurred in homes where there were no fire alarms or alarms were not properly functioning.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that each year, more than 400 people in the U.S. die from unintentional CO poisoning not linked to fires, more than 100,000 visit the emergency room, and more than 14,000 are hospitalized.