1
00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,759
Speaker 1: Fire chiefs across the state gathered in an active precaution

2
00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:05,200
Speaker 1: now that the battery life is ticking down on many

3
00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:06,400
Speaker 1: household fire alarms.

4
00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:08,800
Speaker 2: All too often we find alarms in their brackets with

5
00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:11,760
Speaker 2: the batteries no longer operable, or no batteries at all.

6
00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:14,360
Speaker 1: That's Westboro fire Chief Patrick Purcell right now.

7
00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:16,560
Speaker 2: The alarms that were purchased and put into service ten

8
00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:19,360
Speaker 2: years ago are reaching their end of their useful lifespan.

9
00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:21,720
Speaker 1: So in a few months, most installed a decade ago

10
00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:22,720
Speaker 1: need to be replaced.

11
00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:26,160
Speaker 3: When you're installing your alarms, be sure they're on every

12
00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:27,120
Speaker 3: level of your home.

13
00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,960
Speaker 1: State Fire Marshal John Davin says last year, almost half

14
00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,960
Speaker 1: of the state's fire deats happened between October and December,

15
00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:34,800
Speaker 1: so it's important to get a new alarm with a

16
00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:37,280
Speaker 1: well known national brand before the winter comes and we

17
00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:38,120
Speaker 1: crank up the heat.

18
00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:41,720
Speaker 4: If the price seems too good to be true, it probably.

19
00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:43,559
Speaker 1: Is, and officials say if yours needs to be replaced,

20
00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:46,080
Speaker 1: don't throw it in the trash or the recycling. Alarms

21
00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:49,319
Speaker 1: with sealed batteries use lithium ion ones. In Westboro, Ma

22
00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:51,640
Speaker 1: Friedman w b Z Bostin's news radio