As Daylight Saving Time moves in, the Illinois Fire Marshal’s Office is reminding the public to test their smoke alarms.  If you didn’t get a chance to do it over the weekend, Fire Marshal Spokesperson JC Fultz is reminding Illinoisans that you should replace batteries in your smoke alarms, or even think about getting one of the new 10-year sealed smoke detectors.

Whether your alarms run on battery or are the newer, sealed models,  Fultz says to make sure they are working properly.  Push the test button and wait for the sound to indicate it is working.

Starting January 1st, Illinois Law will require new 10-year smoke detectors in every home built before 1988 or those that don’t have hard-wired alarms.  According to the National Fire Protection Association, nearly three out of every five home fire deaths occur in households where there are either no smoke detectors or the alarms didn’t work.