Time to change the batteries

The Smyrna Fire department has pointed out that this is a good time to change the battery in your smoke detector.

Eighty three percent of all civilian fire related deaths are a result of home fires, and on average, nearly three children a day die in these fires. An early warning can provide critical extra seconds to escape, smoke alarms double your family’s chance of getting out of a home fire alive, but only if they work.

So, when you turn your clocks back on October 29 make a lifesaving change in your household, change the batteries in your smoke alarms. This simple habit takes just a moment, but is the best defense your family has against the devastating effects of a home fire.

I regretfully have the phrase confused in my head.. Spring forward, and fall back, or fall forward and spring back. I just end up waiting for someone to tell me.