Daylight Saving Time is coming to an end. Agent Lisa Dallmier of Guffin & Eleam Inc. and the Georgia Arson Control Board would like to remind the citizens of Chattooga County to change their clocks when Daylight Saving Time ends in November; and they can also use the opportunity to change the batteries in their smoke detectors.

Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 1, at 2:00 a.m.  Please make sure you set your clocks back an hour.

“The annual change in time is a good opportunity to make sure your smoke detector has fresh batteries and is functioning properly.”

Dallmier recommends the citizens of Chattooga County change batteries in flash lights, weather radios, and other safety devices. Dallmier also suggests that the time change be used as a reminder to replace all batteries in safety equipment used for house hold emergencies.

The Georgia Arson Control Program, Inc. (GAC) was formed in January of 1979 by property and casualty insurers writing business in Georgia.  GAC, Georgia Department of Insurance and Safety Fire, and state/local law enforcement agencies, established an ARSON HOTLINE 1-800-282-5804. A reward fund was initiated from which monetary rewards are given to individuals who come forward with information that results in the arrest and conviction of arsonists.