The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal reminds residents to test, inspect, and replace any broken or expired smoke and carbon monoxide alarms while they change their clocks this upcoming weekend, as daylight saving time comes to an end.

In 2024, there were 89 residential fire deaths in Illinois, with a majority of these deaths occurring in homes without smoke alarms. According to the National Fire Protection Association, working smoke alarms reduce the risk of dying in a home fire by more than half (60 percent), while the majority of civilian home fire deaths continue to occur in homes with no smoke alarms or no working alarms.

Nearly two-thirds of the fatal injuries from fires in homes with smoke alarms occurred in properties with battery-only powered alarms. When present, hardwi

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