Daylight Saving Starts This Weekend – Set Clocks Ahead One Hour

Time to spring forward.

Daylight saving time begins Sunday, March 8 at 2 a.m.  So, remember to set your clocks ahead one hour before going to bed Saturday night.

Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens said it’s also a good time to change the batteries in your smoke alarms at the same time.

“Every year in Georgia there are fire fatalities in homes that didn’t have smoke alarms, or where the alarms didn’t function because of dead batteries,” Hudgens said. “If you have a smoke alarm, make sure it’s in working order. Changing the battery at least twice every year and cleaning dust from the device are easy ways to ensure continued protection of your family and your property. Having a working smoke alarm doubles the chances you will survive a fire in your home.”

Hudgens said the annual change from standard time to daylight saving time, is a good time to make sure your smoke alarm is working as it should.

So far in 2015, there have been 28 fire fatalities in Georgia.

Hudgens also recommended changing batteries in flashlights and weather radios, and having an emergency plan in place in case severe weather threatens.