NEW ULM — The American Red Cross advises everyone to test their smoke alarms to ensure they work as they turn their clocks back this weekend. “Every second counts when there’s a home fire. The sooner an alarm alerts you to a fire, the sooner you can get to a safer place,” said Southern Minnesota American Region Cross Executive Director Melanie Tschida. “When daylight saving time ends this weekend, test your smoke alarms to help prevent a tragedy in your home.” Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire in half. You only have about two minutes to safely get ...