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March 4, 2024

 Reminder: Change smoke alarm batteries when clock springs forward 

                    RICHMOND, Va. —                                                The upcoming March 10 Daylight Saving time change marks the perfect biannual reminder to change all smoke alarm batteries, according to the DLA Fire Prevention Office team.            

Nov. 23, 2021

 Safety tips to help ensure happy holidays for all 

                    RICHMOND, Va —                                                The holiday season is fast approaching, and Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management Richmond Fire and Emergency Services’ fire inspectors would like to remind everyone of the importance of safety during the holidays.             

Oct. 1, 2021

 Learn the sounds of fire safety 

                    Richmond, Va. —                                                The Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management Richmond’s Fire Prevention Office is observing National Fire Prevention Week Oct. 3 - 9.            

Oct. 31, 2019

 Take two ... minutes to change your clock and your smoke alarm batteries 

                    Richmond, Va. —                                                Daylight Saving Time is almost here, and when you change your clocks on Nov. 3, make sure you change the batteries in your smoke detectors, too.             

Aug. 21, 2019

 DLA Richmond Fire and Emergency Services ranked among the best departments in the country 

                                Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management Richmond’s Fire and Emergency Services is among the top departments in the country. The Commission on Fire Accreditation International unanimously recommended the department for accreditation through the Center for Public Safety Excellence after a hearing Aug. 9, in Atlanta, Georgia.              

Nov. 2, 2018

 Change your clock, change your battery 

                    Richmond, Va. —                                                As we enter the fall season, Daylight Saving Time will end at 2 a.m. this Sunday, Nov. 4.					According to a National Fire Protection Association fact sheet for smoke alarms in U. S. home fires, fires in which the smoke alarms were present but did not operate: •	almost half (46 percent) of the smoke alarms had missing or disconnected batteries, •	nuisance alarms were the leading reason for disconnected smoke alarms, •	dead batteries caused one-quarter (24 percent) of the smoke alarm failures, and •	only seven percent of the failures were due to hardwired power source problems, including disconnected smoke alarms.            

June 23, 2017

 Fire Prevention Office provides summer fire safety tips 

                    Richmond, Va. —                                                With the upcoming holidays and being outdoors, the Fire Prevention Office would like to share a few fire safety tips to help you during the upcoming summer season.             

March 9, 2017

 Daylight Saving Time begins March 12:  Change your clocks, batteries 

                    Richmond, Va. —                                                Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond, Virginia’s  Fire and  Emergency Services welcomes its first program of the year for 2017, “Change Your Clock – Change Your Battery”, as Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday, March 12.             

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