JumpStart by Robb Armstrong for November 22, 2014
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Transcript:
18,000 house fires are caused by candles each year, Marcy... especially during the holidays. Try using candles that run on batteries. Gotta go, sis two- alarm! Probably a candle! false alram! go back to your homes!
A ‘public service’ comic strip. And if you haven’t done so lately, you should probably check your smoke detector.
The correct way to test a smoke detector is to actually see if it detects smoke (like a cigarette or a burning piece of paper or string placed in an ashtray and held near the detector). Just pushing the button only tests the battery. A fresh battery in a smoke detector that doesn’t work won’t save your life.