The 70th annual Kiwanis Leesburg Halloween Parade was one for the books! The weather was perfect and the crowd was HUGE!
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We are out in Leesburg for the Leesburg Halloween parade!
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"Fall Back" on Sunday Morning
With the end of Daylight Saving Time just around the corner (clocks "fall back" at 2am on Sunday, November 1st), will you remember to test your smoke detectors and CO detectors when you change your clocks? On average, families have less than three minutes from the time the first smoke alarm sounds to escape a fire. Working smoke alarms provide the early warning and critical extra seconds needed to escape and cut the risk of dying in home fire structures in half. Regularly test the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and remind your friends, family, and neighbors to do the same. This simple act takes just a moment, but it is the best defense your family has against the devastating effects of a home fire.
Smoke alarms should be tested once a month and if an alarm “chirps”, warning the battery is low, replace the battery right away. Also remember to check the expiration date on your smoke detectors. The life expectancy of smoke detectors is 8 to 10 years. If they are more than 8 years old, it's time to replace them. Many new detectors have 10 year batteries and/or are designed to be entirely replaced. For a traditional detector you should replace the batteries regularly, and make sure to retest the detector with the new batteries installed to ensure it was done properly.
Loudoun County's “Put a Finger on It” smoke alarm campaign offers free home safety inspections and smoke alarms to all Loudoun County residents. If your smoke alarms are broken or outdated they will replace them with battery powered alarms at no cost and install additional alarms as necessary. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call the hotline at 703-737-8093 or visit www.loudoun.gov/smokealarms.
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All Sterling Fire Stations are drop off points for the ongoing toy drive and the ongoing coat drive.
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The SVFC was honored to be asked to fly the flag today at the funeral of Charlene McPheeters Greener, a 20+ year resident of Falcons Landing Retirement Community, the neighborhood just behind fire station 618.
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