It is time once again to spring forward.
Daylight Savings Time begins this Sunday, March 8, meaning at 2 a.m. clocks will jump to 3 a.m. Daylight Savings Time runs through November 1.
As you reset the clocks on your stove and microwave, Radcliff Deputy Fire Marshal Tommy Crane says this is also a good time to check on your smoke detectors.
“Make sure that they are 10 years old or newer,” Crane says. “Check if the batteries need to be replaced. Make sure you change those batteries out at least once a year, and if they’re a sealed battery, just make sure you’re checking them to make sure they’re still in date. Check your smoke alarms and carbon dioxide detectors. Make sure they’re working.”
Crane says checking those detectors at the start and end of Daylight Savings Time should be the bare minimum.
“Try to do it on a monthly basis if you can, but definitely check them when you change the time,” Crane says. “Change those batteries, and just make sure they’re clean so that way you’ve got that protection.”
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine says if you struggle with the bi-annual adjustment, try going to bed earlier the night before the switch, and go outside early on Sunday to help regulate your routine. Get plenty of sleep Sunday night to adjust before the work week.
