However, we are not sure how many of these smoke detectors work. Missing batteries or dead batteries is a common problem with smoke detectors. Changing your battery once a year is the simplest, most effective way to help make your home safer. A working smoke detector will improve your chances of escaping a home fire by 50 percent. In conjunction with the Change your clock, change your battery campaign the Walpole Professional Firefighters Association has purchased and donated several cases of 9Volt batteries to the Fire Department.
Firefighters see the results of missing batteries in smoke detectors every day.
They know first hand how important working smoke detectors are. Walpole firefighters are available to come to your home and replace the batteries in your smoke detectors. This great life saving program is available to Walpole senior citizens, disabled residents, and low-income families at no cost. All we ask is that a family representative call the fire department at 668-0260 and we will schedule a time when a firefighter can come to your home to change your battery.