DeKalb Fire Dept Reminds You to Change Your Clock and Change Your Smoke Alarm Battery

February 19, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

Daylight Saving Time began Sunday, March 8 and while you have changed your clocks, the DeKalb County Fire Department wants to remind you to also change your batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. The message is simple and it’s easy to do. Please take a few minutes to make sure life-saving alarms have fresh batteries so you, your family, and your home are protected.

Lieutenant Dustin Johnson, the DeKalb County Fire Department’s Fire Prevention and Safety Officer, reminds DeKalb County residents that after batteries are changed in alarms, take a few extra minutes to test your alarms and remind family, friends, and neighbors to do the same. Not all smoke alarms have batteries that have to be replaced each year. Some newer model alarms have batteries that last up to 10 years. However, it is still very important to test and clean your alarms. You can clean and maintain them simply by using compressed air to remove dust residue that accumulates on alarms that can cause the alarm’s sensor to not operate properly.

Eighty percent of child fire fatalities occur in homes without working smoke alarms. It’s a tragic statistic that can be prevented. Changing smoke alarm batteries at least once a year, testing those alarms, and reminding others to do the same are some of the simplest, most effective ways to reduce these tragic deaths and injuries. “The vast majority of our house fires happen between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. when most families are sleeping,” said Lt. Johnson. “Smoke alarm installation and maintenance is a simple, effective way to reduce home fire deaths. Children and senior citizens are most at risk, and a working smoke alarm can give them the extra seconds they need to get out safely.”

“A working smoke detector doubles your chance of surviving a home fire. So, why would you not want you and your family to have this protection?” For more information about fire safety, visit the DeKalb County Fire Department’s FaceBook Group page or the department’s website at www.dekalbfire.com.

March 8, 2020
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The DeKalb County Democratic Party held its Democratic County Presidential Convention on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the DeKalb County High School cafeteria to select representation from the county to attend the 6th Congressional District Convention on March 21.

The following people were elected as selectors:
Joe Biden- Jordan Wilkins, Lynn Hardiman, Amanda Blair, Darren Dilligard, and Billie Ann Tubbs.
Bernie Sanders- Michael O’Brien.
Michael Bloomberg- Joyce Hendrixson.

The people elected as selectors will then travel to Cookeville on March 21, 2020 to vote for Delegates to represent the 6th Congressional District at the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

March 7, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

A WJLE Radiothon to raise money for the DCHS Class of 2020 Project Graduation will be Friday, March 27 from 9:00 a.m. until noon.

High school seniors and parents on the Project Graduation committee will be answering phones, taking pledges during the drive. Any member of the Class of 2020 is urged to stop by the station to make an appearance on the radiothon to talk about their school activities and future plans.

Last year’s event raised $8,100 easily surpassing the goal of $5,000.

Project Graduation is an all night drug-free, alcohol-free graduation party for members of the DCHS Class of 2020 committed to having a safe, wholesome, yet entertaining celebration together for the last time as a class. The event begins following the graduation ceremony on Friday, May 15

Call 615-597-4265 during the Radiothon to make your pledge from 9:00 a.m. until noon on Friday, March 27. Listen LIVE on FM 101.7/AM 1480 and LIVE streaming at www.wjle.com.

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