Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday

CONROE, Texas -- Are you ready for an extra hour of sleep? It's almost time to “fall back” once again as Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday, November 3 at 2 a.m.

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 extended Daylight Saving Time in the U.S., beginning in 2007, to start at 2 a.m. on the second Sunday of March and end at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday of November.

This time of year authorities urge residents to change the batteries in smoke alarms while they’re changing time this weekend.

Houston Fire Department statistics show that more than 30 percent of the home and apartment fires it responds to do not have a working smoke detector or have no smoke detectors at all. When smoke alarms fail to work, it’s usually because batteries are missing or old. Smoke is usually what kills fire victims, not the fire, because the smoke puts people in a deep sleep and without the sound of the smoke alarm they succumb to the smoke as they breathe it in.

State law requires apartment owners to ensure that apartment units have working smoke detectors in them before people move in. Apartment residents are responsible for changing the batteries in those smoke detectors.