The provincial government has sent out a release reminding people that today is Test Your Smoke Alarm Day, with their release reminding people to make sure their home safety devices are working.
In their release, they stated that data from the National Fire Protection Association shows 59 per cent of all fire deaths happen in homes that either have no smoke alarm or have alarms that fail to go off.
As such the government of Saskatchewan encourages people to properly install and maintain smoke alarms inside of people's homes to ensure they're warned if a fire breaks out.
"Smoke alarms save lives," SPSA President and Fire Commissioner Marlo Pritchard said. "September 28 is the perfect time to test your smoke alarms and change their batteries. Protect yourself and your loved ones by properly installing and maintaining your smoke alarms."
All Saskatchewan residential buildings are required to have working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms as of a new regulation that came into effect July 2022.