FDNY: Replace Smoke Detector Battery

MYFOXNY.COM - The FDNY reminds New Yorkers that when you spring ahead Sunday, you should also replace the battery in your smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector. The department is setting up information booths around the five boroughs to give out free batteries and fire-safety information.

FROM THE FDNY

Even though 97 percent of homes have a smoke alarm, more than 33 percent of them do not work because they have a missing or dead battery. So in an effort to keep New Yorkers safe, FDNY Fire Safety Educators will distribute 9-volt batteries for smoke alarms in all five boroughs beginning March 9.

The batteries were generously donated by Duracell to the FDNY Foundation, the official fundraising organization for the New York City Fire Department.

Find out where you can pick up free 9-volt batteries in your neighborhood:

Saturday, March 13

Queens
Queens Center Mall
90-15 Queens Blvd.
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Brooklyn
Kings Plaza Shopping Center
5100 Kings Plaza
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Corner of 86th Street and 22nd Avenue
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Staten Island
Staten Island Mall
JC Penny Wing
2655 Richmond Ave.
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Manhattan
Union Square Park
14th Street and Broadway
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The FDNY Fire Zone in Rockefeller Center
34 West 51st St.
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Bronx
Fordham Plaza Metro North
430 East Fordham Rd.
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.