With the Daylight Savings time change this weekend, the Kelowna Fire Department is reminding residents to check their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms when they change their clocks this weekend.

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If your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms are battery operated, change the batteries, and don含羞草研究社檛 forget to check the date on your alarms 含羞草研究社� if they are ten years or older the alarms will need to be replaced.

If you have any questions about checking and changing the batteries in your alarms, please contact the Kelowna Fire Department at 250-469-8788.

For more information about fire safety, visit kelowna.ca/fire.