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FDNY Silent Film: Daylight Savings Is Coming, So Change Your Smoke Detector Batteries!
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Joseph Alexiou
Published Mar 8, 2012
Modified Mar 8, 2012
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As with every year, the FDNY has sent out a friendly public service announcement, reminding folks that this weekend is Daylight Savings Time—specifically it starts at Sunday, March 11, 2012, 2:00am (you LOSE an hour, so you move your clocks ahead an hour, e.g. 1 a.m. is 2.a.m.)— and that everyone should change their smoke detector batteries. They will be setting up 20 different locations across the five boroughs to get free smoke detector batteries, listed here.
The best part, however, may be the "restored classic" fire safety PSA, or a cutesy silent movie-style featurette (à la The Artist) with a guy in a large Dalmatian costume named Hot Dog who irons clothes and helps to replace smoke detector batteries. Hooray for longer days!
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