Nationally, more than 80% of all homes have smoke alarms.  According to the United States Fire Administration, only 60% of those smoke alarms are working.  The primary reason for this horrible statistic is lack of batteries or dead batteries in smoke alarms.

As part of the National "Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery" safety campaign, the Seminole County Department of Public Safety urges citizens to adopt a simple, potentially lifesaving habit -  change the batteries in your smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors, and NOAA weather radios  [ read more ]