Daylight Savings Time: Check Smoke Alarms to Prevent Fire Damage in Chicago, IL

Chicago, IL  Fire Restoration by ServiceMaster Restoration by Simons

This past Sunday morning, all but a very few states set their clocks ahead one hour as

Daylight Saving Time

began. DST was started as a way to conserve energy by getting people to arise and begin their day earlier to use the available natural light. The tradition has continued for over 100 years and provides a great reference date for another bi-annual event: checking the smoke alarms in your Chicago home or business. Poorly maintained smoke alarms can allow a small, smoldering fire to quickly become a devastating inferno. If you experience

smoke damage 

or

fire damage

, immediately contact the Chicago, IL

fire restoration

professionals at

ServiceMaster Restoration by Simons

.

Aside from marking a regular date twice a year, the beginning and end of daylight saving time usually marks the beginning of the spring and fall seasons. The transition seasons between the more extreme summer and winter seasons are a great time to check the smoke alarms in your home so that you don’t need

fire damage repair

. The National Fire Protection Agency offers some helpful tips for checking your smoke alarms each year and in general:

• Install

smoke alarms

in every bedroom, on every level of the house.
• Interconnect

smoke alarms

so that when one sounds, they all sound.
• Replace the batteries in your smoke alarm at least once a year, or when an alarm “chirps” in warning
• Replace all

smoke alarms

every 10 years, whether hard wired or battery-operated
• Smoke alarms that are hard wired must be installed by a qualified electrician and all alarms must include the label of a recognized testing lab.
• Smoke alarms that use strobe lights and vibrations are available for those that are deaf or hard of hearing.
• In addition to functioning smoke alarms, make sure you also have a home fire escape plan.

Fire safety

is a serious matter. These tips will help with the prevention of

fire damage

, but even the most prepared are still struck by disaster.

When you need

fire damage restoration

in your Chicago home or business,

call ServiceMaster Restoration by Simons

. Our emergency hotlines are ready to respond 24/7/365 to a variety of disasters. The faster the response, the quicker the cleanup and the less

fire damage

occurs. We are your #1 choice for

fire restoration

in Chicago, IL.