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To kick off Daylight Savings Time, clocks "sprang forward" at 2:00 a.m. on the morning of March 10, 2013. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), this is also a good time to change the batteries in all of your home's smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. To stay safe, replacing batteries in all smoke alarms should be done at least once a year, but changing them while changing all of your clocks serves as a great reminder.
