Check the Rest of Your Home for Safety as You Change the Clocks this Weekend

Friday, March 10th, 2023 -- 3:00 PM

(Raymond Neupert, WRN) While you're changing your clocks this weekend, make sure to give your other safety supplies a once over.

While you're changing your clocks this weekend, make sure to give your other safety supplies a once over. Andrew Beckett with Wisconsin Emergency Management says everyone should be sure to have some essentials in case the power and water goes out. "Make sure that it has essential items like nonperishable food, and enough water to support you and anyone else in your house for 72 hours."

Beckett says it's time to also give your home's emergency supplies a check. "Flashlights, batteries, first aid kits, making sure that all those things are there. In addition to that, it's a great time to you know, go around and check the smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in your home and make sure that they're working properly."

Beckett says, "Carbon monoxide detectors should really be replaced about every five years smoke detectors about every 10." Beckett says you should also make sure you've got enough food and water stored for everyone, and make sure you've got spare batteries and first aid kits.

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