Change Your Clock, Change Your Batteries on Nov. 3

This Sunday morning, we’ll turn our clocks back an hour (get ready for 5 p.m. sunsets). North Liberty firefighters and fire-prevention folks remind you that this is a good opportunity to also replace the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.

The National Fire Protection Association reports that 71 percent of smoke alarms that fail to operate had missing, disconnected or dead batteries, reinforcing the importance of taking the time each year to check smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.

While homes have a decreasing number of clocks that require a manual time adjustment, your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors still require some TLC.