Daylight Saving Time begins at 2:00 o'clock this Sunday morning, March 11, 2018. When you go to bed Saturday night, set your clocks ahead one hour.

If you are wondering why we have daylight saving time, it is to make better use of the day's light. By changing your clocks back one hour each March, it gives us an hour more of daylight that starts each morning and ends each evening.

Later in the year, residents will shift their clocks forward by one hour for the same reason. We move our clocks forward on the first Sunday in November. During the winter months we see less sunlight, which explains for setting the clocks forward as the sun rises later and sets earlier.

Who thought of changing the clocks?

The idea to change clocks ahead or behind an hour twice annually was led by a campaign pushed forward in a brochure titled, "The Waste of Daylight." Englishman William Willett published the information in 1907. The British Parliament never backed his idea and Willett died 8 years later, never to see his proposal move forward.

The United States implemented the measure on March 31, 1918. One year later, the implementation was repealed.

Despite a repeal in the "National Daylight Saving Time," larger cities like New York and Chicago stuck to the original plan. However, the measure didn't exactly stick and in 1963 Time Magazine called Daylight Saving Time, "Chaos of Clocks."

Finally in 1966, the "Uniform Time Act" was passed in Congress and a standardized daylight saving time was agreed upon.

Move clock AHEAD this Sunday:

Again, Daylight Saving Time begins at 2:00 o'clock this Sunday morning, March 11, 2018. When you go to bed Saturday night, set your clocks ahead one hour.

Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue - Change Batteries:

Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 11 at 2:00 am...time to set your clocks ahead one hour.

While gaining an hour of daylight is certainly enough to make this time worthwhile, Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department also wants to remind you that it is a great time to change the batteries in your smoke alarms!

"Batteries in smoke alarms should be changed twice a year, approximately every six months," said Fire Marshal Carl Peas. "Time changes serve as a useful reminder to complete the task of changing the batteries in your smoke alarms."

Remember, you should have smoke alarms on every level of your home including the basement, in every bedroom, and outside of sleeping areas. Smoke alarms should also be tested monthly.

"Having working smoke alarms in your home can cut your risk of fire-related death in half," said Peas.

MFRD is an active participant in the Tennessee State Fire Marshal's Office's initiative, "Get Alarmed, TN." The program launched in November 2012 and is a grant-funded smoke alarm distribution program. Since inception, over 163,000 smoke alarms have been distributed across the state, with 223 documented alerts and saves resulting from the program.

If you are in need of smoke alarms in your home, please contact MFRD Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm at 615-893-1422 for assistance. MFRD even has smoke alarms for the hearing or visually impaired.