GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – As people prepare to ‘Spring’ ahead on Sunday at 2 a.m. for Daylight Savings, the Green Bay Metro Fire Department is reminding residents to do more than just change the clocks.
The Green Bay Metro Fire Department announced on Thursday that it is launching Operation Beep Beep, an initiative to ensure that every resident has properly functioning smoke alarms.
The release says that now is a great time to check smoke alarms for fresh batteries and to test their functionality.
According to the Green Bay Metro Fire Department, the National Fire Protection Association says roughly three of five households don’t have properly functioning or quality smoke alarms.
Standard smoke alarm, test button shown
Standard smoke alarm, test button shown
“Smoke alarms are a lifeline, because in the middle of the night, you’re not going to wake up to the smell of smoke,” Lieutenant Shauna Walesh said. “It’s extremely important to have smoke alarms, because they’ll give you that early notification to get out of the home in case of a fire.”
Lt. Walesh said that many smoke alarms will come with a test button to make sure that they’re alerting you, and that it’s important to change the batteries.
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Thanks to a $29,880 FEMA grant, the fire department is providing and installing smoke alarms at no cost to Green Bay, Allouez and Bellevue residents.
Visit the Green Bay Metro Fire Department website or call the smoke alarm hotline at (920) 448-3303 to participate in ‘Operation Beep Beep’ for free installation.
