LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – It’s once again time to “spring forward.”

Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 10.

At that time, clocks will go forward one hour as California goes from Pacific Standard Time to Pacific Daylight Time.

Since 1966, most states have been changing the clocks twice a year in order to save an hour of daylight.

Federal and state officials urge people to use Daylight Saving Time as a reminder to replace the batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and to test or replace batteries in NOAA weather radios.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Fire Administration report that most alarms need a new battery at least once a year.

Also, if your smoke alarm is more than 10 years old, replace it with a new alarm and battery.

The National Fire Protection Association reports that:

– Three out of five home fire deaths result from fires in properties without working smoke alarms;
– More than one-third (38 percent) of home fire deaths result from fires in which no smoke alarms are present;
– The risk of dying in a home fire is cut in half in homes with working smoke alarms.