Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery {Giveaway}

Parenthood introduces a whole new awareness of the dangers of the world. Before children, the office had bookshelves not towering death traps, power outlets were conveniently located for plugging in electrical devices not magnets for knives, and in the case of fire you only had to worry about getting yourself and maybe a beloved pet to safety. Enter children and all the horrible and unimaginable (except that they ARE imaginable) things that could happen to your beloveds run through your mind. The problem is, while you may spend a sleepless night petrified by the idea that a fire might trap you away from your baby, the day to day busy-ness sometimes gets in the way of actually doing something about the worries.

One simple thing you can do to keep your family safer (and help you worry less at night) is to be sure your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors always have working batteries. Thirty-eight percent of fatal fire injuries occur in homes without working smoke alarms, while 24 percent occur in homes in which at least one smoke alarm is present but fails to operate. How can you be sure the batteries are working? Change the batteries twice a year when you change your clocks for the start and end of daylight savings.

Energizer and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) are asking parents to take a vital step to keep their kids safe at home – Change Your Clock Change Your Battery^®. You are encouraged to:

• Change your smoke detector battery on November 6th
• Make a fire escape plan
• Spread the word to change your smoke detector battery

Throughout October, Energizer is inviting parents across the country to join the Energizer Bunny^® Brigade on Facebook for a chance to win free smoke alarms and batteries for their home or a grand prize of a home fire safety makeover. It’s a fun way to get people thinking about an important topic – home fire safety – and sharing positivity within their communities.

Win! A smoke alarm equipped with Energizer batteries! (Two winners.)

How to Enter: Leave a comment on the topic of fire safety (perhaps promising to check your smoke detectors) and you’re entered to win. For one extra entry, join the Energizer Bunny Brigade on Facebook.

Photo Credit: Mulad. Thanks to Energizer for providing the prizes.