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At 2 a.m. on November 4, 2007, groggy Americans will turn their clocks back one hour, marking the end of Daylight Saving Time (DST).



Check your smoke detectors and your fire safety plan



As Daylight Savings time approaches, please take this opportunity to check the smoke detectors and the fire safety plans for your homes. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, someone dies from a house fire every 162 minutes. Use the following guide to keep you and your family safe:

-->Install smoke alarms in each sleeping area and on each home level.
-->Check smoke detector batteries monthly.
-->Review escape routes and determine a meeting place outside the home.
-->Keep escape routes free of clutter.
-->Have a fire extinguisher for each home level and in the garage.
-->Review the phone numbers for area fire departments, police departments and ambulance services.