Mark your calendar! November 4 is the day when Daylight Saving Time ends this year, which means you need to set your clocks back on the evening of November 3!
This year also marks the 25th anniversary of a simple and potentially life-saving program: Change Your Clock Change Your Battery. Energizer has a partnership with the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and they are working together to remind folks that we should be in the habit of changing the batteries in our smoke and carbon monoxide detectors every time we change our clocks back. And if you don’t have either alarm or don’t have as many as you should, there’s no time better than RIGHT NOW to get them installed!
From the IAFC comes a startling statistic: 38% of fatal fire injuries occur in homes with no smoke alarms, and 24 perfect occur in homes in which at least one smoke alarm is present but fails to operate, frequently due to dead or missing batteries.
I don’t know about you, but remembering to check my smoke detector batteries is not something I think to do on my own. I love the idea of coupling this VERY important task with an event so that I can remember it more easily!
I want to encourage each of you to visit the Energizer Bunny Facebook page from now through November 4th. There you will find an ADDITIONAL sweepstakes for a Family Safety Kit that’s worth $150! They are giving away one each day, so hop on over there and get entered!
While you are there, please notice that you can find fire safety tips, a downloadable home escape plan and a coloring and activity sheet. I’ve got these downloaded and ready to go at my house, and I wouldn’t have had them without this great free resource. Thank you, Energizer!
Win it!: One lucky Stuff Parents Need reader is going to win a Family Safety Kit from Energizer, complete with a reusable grocery tote containing the following items:
- One 2-pack of Energizer® MAX® Batteries (9v) with Power Seal Technology – Dependable, powerful performance for the devices that help keep your family safe; now hold their charge when stored for up to 5 years
- One Energizer® Flameless Wax Candle – Enjoy the realistic flicker of a scented wax candle without the worry of open flame or hassle of soot and dripping wax
- One Energizer® Weatheready® Safety Light – Waterproof flashlight powered by AA, AAA or C cell batteries; includes safety whistle and imprinted preparedness checklist
- One Kidde Battery-Operated Combination Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Alarm
Be sure to enter my other current giveaways, found on the sidebar of my page.
I received a complimentary safety kit in thanks for my time writing this important post. All thoughts and opinions expressed here are strictly my own.
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Kristin says
We have — and I actually had to do it 4 years ago!
Jessica A says
Yes, we have discussed as a family what to do.
Christian Alejandro N. says
we have, but we could revisit it soon.
cynthia says
yes we have
kathy pease says
yes we have a plan just in case
Lucy Schwartz says
Yes we have discussed it. We now live in a one story ranch home and it is esier than in the 2 story we used to live in.
Melanie Montgomery says
No. My husband and I haven’t discusses it.
shirley zolenski says
We have an evacuation plan
Laurie Emerson says
Yes, we also have a trial run at least twice a year.
shanta spradlin says
We have talked about it and I remind them every 3 to 4 months
dorothy d says
yes a must
Shelley P says
Yes, we have : )
Brad Merrell says
Yeah. It’s pretty easy with our house
Jamie Martin says
Nope..
Breanne says
No really
NeKisha says
Yes, we do have a plan we have discussed.
Charity S says
Yes, we have a plan of action in place.
Robert Pyszk says
Yes we all know where to go and what to do
Cheryl Reinhardt says
Yes, we do have evacuation plans
Angela M says
Yes, we have.
Nicole C. says
Yes, we have a plan!
Harolde says
Yes, we have a plan in effect.
susan smoaks says
we have discussed it and we practice it quarterly too!
Patrice says
No we haven’t.
amy deeter says
yes we do
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Terry Cross says
We have talked aboutit
Tanya White says
Yes we have
Chrissy Nestor says
I have discussed it with my daughter. It’s better to plan then to panic if it happens and you’re unprepared.
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kelly says
We haven’t yet.
Donna L says
Yes, we have an emergency plan.
Jennifer Peaslee says
No, we actually haven’t talked about that…we probably should.
Sheila K. says
Yes, we have a plan!
Mindi says
Yes we have!
Kristy Thiel says
we haven’t discussed it yet but we need to!
sandra says
wow this would come in very handy
Tonya Dean says
Yes we have!!
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Kristin S says
Yes our family has discussed this!
Lisa Garner says
We have discussed as a family what our evacuations route is as a family in the event of a fire.
Brittany K. says
we haven’t.. I need to get on that!
Melissa W says
Yes, our family has discussed it.
DebbyM says
Yes, we have discussed evacuation…and a safe meeting place.
chadro says
no we haven’t that I can recall
Sarah says
No, we haven’t. Thanks for reminding me.
Angela Cisco says
Yes, we have
Miz Vickik says
Yes, we have a meeting place too
Melanie Johnson says
We do have a safety plan in place.
Kayla says
We have a family safety plan!
Erica C. says
We discuss it often.
Tiffany Hoyt says
Our apartment only has one way out, the windows can’t be opened unless we could break them.
melina r says
yes, we have talked about evacuation
Angela Winesburg says
Yes we have
Myrna says
No, we have not.
Virginia Rowell says
We do discuss it at length.
Debra Ford says
Yup, we have a plan….even practiced it.
Tabathia B says
We have never discussed a fire plan
Jennifer says
My kids are very young, so we have yet to discuss this!
Charlene says
Yes we have 🙂
Jammie says
Yes we have, we have doors by the bedrooms… and if we cannot it is out the windows.
Steve H says
yes we have discussed it
Hesper Fry says
Yes, we have discussed and have a plan!
Jen says
We discuss it frequently.
kelly g says
no we have not
Diane Baum says
We’ve talked about it. but still need to better organize more
Nicole S says
We have a plan but god willing- we will never have to use it!
Richard Hicks says
yes, and everyone knows exactly what to do in case of a fire
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Katherine says
Yes we have a plan and go over it yearly.
Desiree Dunbar says
We have shown them and practiced an escape plan.
Heather Kelly says
Down the stairs and out the front door for our kids. Probably out the window for us if the fire was in the kitchen.
liz lew says
Yep, we have a plan. Hopefully we will never need to use it
Karen Gonyea says
We review our safety plan every year 🙂
Jess W says
Yes, we have a plan.
Ani says
We have, we’ve talked about the different ways to get out of each room and a meeting place to go to once we’ve gotten outside.
Jennifer Short says
Not really. My mother is handicapped and her room is by the front door, and has a window that opens. I have a window that opens if I cannot go down the steps.
Denise M says
yes we have
Jody Sisson says
Yes, we have discussed it and we have a written plan with 2 exits from each room planned out.
Sue H. says
I live by myself so I’d climb out my bdrm window. Thank you for the great giveaway! 🙂
Jessica To says
I have talked to my son about an escape plan.
Claire says
No we haven’t… we should though
Auri Lae says
We had a plan for our old house, but we just moved a week ago and haven’t had a family meeting about it yet. Thanks for reminding me!
Carol Mclemore says
We have practiced a fire safety drill.
Missy L says
We have discussed it and we have a meeting spot too
Julie says
yes we have thanks
Cori Westphal says
We’ve talked about a plan, and my kids have drawn a plan, but we’ve never actually practiced. Probably should!
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Daniel M says
yep everyone knows where to go
Cynthia R says
Yes, we’ve made a plan and everyone has practiced!
Julie R says
Yes, but its been a while
Ellie W says
Yes we have a plan.
katfam says
Yes, that is something we discuss periodically.
Charlene S says
Yes, we have a plan.
Laura Jacobson says
Yes, we have plans in case of a fire and meeting place outside.
Erika Smith says
We how to work a fire extinguisher
Becky VanGinkel says
It’s very important and our 9 year old knows what to do in case of a fire but we haven’t discussed it yet with our 2 year old.
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Melissa Belle says
Yes, we’ve discussed it, we just moved into a new house, it was one of the first things we did.
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Suzanne M says
We have and everyone knows what to do!
Katharine Davis says
My kids are young but they understand the basics
Heather! says
Actually, we haven’t discussed it. We haven’t lived here for very long, and our son (age 16) hasn’t lived here with us for long. The conversation just hasn’t come up.
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Leslie J says
Yes, we’ve discussed different routes in case the preferred ones are blocked too.
Nancy says
Yes we have discussed a fire safety plan.
pamela james says
Yes we have.
Ms. T says
I’m interested also being more prepared..
Stephanie Larison says
Yes it’s very important to have a plan, you never know when something could happen!
Louis says
yes we have
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Mary Blain says
My husband and I laid out a plan for our boys when we first moved into our house a long time ago but we now need to update that plan for the grandchildren who often stay overnight or for the weekend.
Amanda K. says
We always discuss it and run through it. We’ve been through a house fire before, so we’ve pretty much planned out what we’re going to do.
debby says
No, we haven’t!
Stephanie says
No we haven’t but when my girls understand the concept we will
Mary Calabrese says
We have discussed a meeting spot outside in case of fire.
Fiona N says
It’s so important but we haven’t discussed it before!
Thanks for the great question and giveaway
Amanda P says
We haven’t since I was a child but we really need to.
Jen S says
My 4 year old knows where to meet if the house is on fire. My 2 year old, not so sure if he gets it, though he’s the more likely one to be woken up by the alarms.
Jessica says
We haven’t discussed it. When my daughter is old enough (she is only 8 months), we will definitely talk to her about fire safety and emergency plans
Ronda says
We have talked to our children about how to escape and where to meet once outside.
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Patricia Wojnar Crowley says
We practice our escape route once a year or so…it helps that the boys have to do it for scouts!
Janna Johnson says
out the windows
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Marysa says
My daughter just did a week about fire prevention at Kindergarten, and so we talked about things like a meeting place.
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edq143 says
wonderful im in
shane oleary says
my house is all 1 floor and every room has low windows plus 3 doors so we have an extensive escape plan
Jemima Puddleduck says
We haven’t discussed it at all…guess we should, huh?
Jerri Davis says
Yes we go out the front double doors in case of fire. Thank you. Jerri Davis
lynda @MommyPowers says
We have!
Maria Kiguthi says
We have discussed and practiced – from different areas of the house. Just ’cause the kids know how to get out of their bedrooms doesn’t mean they know how to get out of the basement etc.
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Nice giveaway : )
Kristi C says
We do have a plan and practice the drill every few months.
Monique Rizzo says
Yes we have a written plan.
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Carly says
We have not had this discussion.
Sunnie says
A little bit, we need to more though
Carol says
Yes, we’ve gone over our plan. Thanks for a fun giveaway!
Liberty Boblett says
Yes, we go over it ever couple of months w/the kids. Just to be on the safe side!
Christine says
have fire drills
jessica edwards says
not yet, need to though
Linda Lansford says
We talk sometimes
Deb K says
Yes,we have so my grandchildren know.
Claudia says
yes we have,
Kathy S says
Yes, we’ve talked about it.
Sara Zielinski says
We haven’t really discussed it
Wendy McBride says
We discussed evacuation plan years ago. I never would have thought about breaking a window to get out. many of ours are screwed down due to not having locks.
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Kim Burnett says
We have not discussed it but we need to.
Katie L says
No but my children are extremely young
Kelly H. says
We haven’t really discussed it.
PAIGE CHANDLER says
yes, we have fire drills each Christmas
Kelly D says
We’ve discussed the 2 ways out of this room, and the meeting place outside.
Debra F says
Yes, when the kids were little and growing up we had a designated place to meet in case of emergency.
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Patricia N says
We did when the kids were younger, but probably need to go over it again now that they are teens (and know everything…).
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Christy says
We have discussed it and have a plan in case of emergencies.
Lisa Brown says
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Lisa Brown says
Yes, we have a number of times.
Patricia Hales says
We have a plan in place
Jennifer B says
yes we have!
chris z says
yes we have
tami p says
yes we have
betty wojnar says
we have not yet, but today is the day
april yedinak says
We have discussed it.
Vickie Couturier says
yes,we have a plan an where everyone is to meet,personally im NOT leaving the house until I KNOW everyone is out!
DEBIJOT says
Yes, we regularly have fire drills and discuss emergency evac plans
Paula Lee says
Many MANY times.
April V. says
We haven’t yet but definitely something we should do.
Janet F says
Yes my family has a safety plan.
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debbie says
Yes, we have.
Cynthia C says
My kids are grown and no longer live at home, but when they were small we had an evacuation plan.
Heidi Daily says
My husband is a firefighter so we have discussed it many times
susan says
Yes we have but we should review it.
Blessie Nelson says
No we haven’t. Oh my! Thanks for letting me know and we will!
renee walters says
Yes, we have a plan. I hope we never need to use it.
Sandy VanHoey says
We have but need to do it again with my 5 year old grandson
Connie Gruning says
When my kids were little we would have a fire drill about 2 times a year. Now that everyone has a home of their own we’ve made our house the main house to ‘get’ too for food, shelter and such
Martha says
Yes, we have a plan and know where to meet away from the house.
Krystal M says
No, but I don’t think it will be hard to figure out because we’re all old enough to know what’s going on. The only thing I would be worried about is the pets.
Anne Lehnick says
We haven’t discussed it yet, but it’s probably a good idea to do so with our 5 year old. The 22 month old probably won’t understand yet.
latanya says
no, we have not
Tabitha Pyle says
we haven’t but that’s for the reminder.
Ann Fantom says
Yes, We have fire escape plan with exits points and a meeting pointing away from the house
SB says
We haven’t, but we will now!
Birdie Skolfield says
yes we have the fire wscape talk every couple of monthes we live in fire/ earthquake country
Katherine says
yes we have and where we all meet
Maryann D. says
Yes, I have spoken with my family about emergencies like a fire.
Rebecca Scott says
We haven’t yet because our kids are pretty young (20 month old twins and 3 year old) but we need to start thinking about it!
Madeline J says
Yes! We have!
LisaN says
Talked about getting out of the house in case of a fire
christal c w says
Yes, we have ladders for the upstairs bedrooms as well
Lyn Kelley says
Yes. We have plans in place and have practiced it. But we don’t have safety lights or alarms and detectors in this new home. We could really use them!
debbie jackson says
yes we have debbie jackson
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Lo eggenberger says
We have not discussed an evacuation plan because it’s just me and my three month old!