Fire Prevention Week: Fire Safety Experts on the Importance of Fire Prevention
A fire in or around your home or place of business can be a devastating and traumatic experience. Fire Prevention Week in the United States runs from October 6 –…
A fire in or around your home or place of business can be a devastating and traumatic experience. Fire Prevention Week in the United States runs from October 6 –…
Each year, there are hundreds of thousands of reported house fires across the country. Many of these fires are easily handled by the local fire department. It is reported that…
It takes just a few minutes for a single flame to escalate into a widespread fire in your home. A flame is like a living being. It searches for fuel…
Generally speaking, a house fire falls into one of two categories: an isolated event or a full-blown house fire. With an isolated event, it’s usually the kitchen or the area…
Every year, over 350,000 house fires are reported across the country. These annual fires result in over 2,500 deaths, 11,600 fire-related injuries, and nearly $6.5 billion in property damage. The…
After a fire occurs in your home, you have one focus: to restore your property. After extensive fire damage, your top priority is to move past this trauma and rebuild…
Seventeen million homes in America—26% of homes built before 2002—need to update their smoke alarm systems. Sixty-seven percent of homes only have four alarms, when they should have at least…
Keep anything that can burn at least three feet away from heating equipment, such as furnaces, fireplaces, wood stove, or a portable space heater. Have a three foot “kid-free zone”…
Home fires are preventable! The following are simple steps from Ready.gov that each of us can take to prevent a tragedy. Cooking • Stay in the kitchen when you are frying, grilling,…
According the National Fire Protection Association, in alone 2016, there were 1,342,000 fires reported in the United States. These fires caused 3,390 civilian deaths, 14,650 civilian injuries, and $10.6 billion…