WILMINGTON, MA – November 1st is the date to set clocks back one hour. The Fire Department recommends replacing the batteries in all Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Detectors including plug-in and hard-wired types, which usually have a battery back up in case of power loss. Massachusetts Law requires replacement of smoke detectors after 10 years.
Carbon Monoxide detectors are required on each habitable level of a home. Detectors must be within ten feet of a bedroom. If an alarm activates on detectors, exit the home and call 911 for Fire Department response.
The Fire Department recommends heating systems be servied and chimneys cleaned. This is especially important for those using wood and pellet stoves to prevent creosote build-up.
Residents are reminded that school is back in session and to be alert while driving. A review of your home safety plan is suggested and would coincide with Fire Prevention Training the younger students receive at the beginning of the school year.
The season for open burning runs from January 15 through May 1. The Fire Department must be called to obtain permission to burn.
For more fire safety information, log on to the Department of Fire Services website at www.mass.gov/dfs.
(NOTE: The above is from the latest Town Topics newsletter.)
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