Updated: January 2, 2018

SPRING HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT TOOK TO SOCIAL MEDIA ON MONDAY TO REMIND FOLKS TO CHECK THEIR SMOKE DETECTOR BATTERIES AND CHANGE YOUR BATTERIES TO PREVENT FALSE ALARMS.  WITH THE EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE AREA, THE BATTERIES IN SMOKE DETECTORS CAN DRAIN ESPECIALLY THOSE IN GARAGES AND CAR PORTS.  OVER THE PAST THREE DAYS SPRING HILL FIRE CREWS HAVE EXPERIENCED A 400 PERCENT INCREASE IN FALSE SMOKE DETECTOR CALLS.