Basic Fire Safety For Your Household

8/29/2019 (Permalink)

Knowing basic fire safety can help keep you and your loved ones safe.

Every year there are over 360,000 fires in the United States. That’s around 1000 fires a day! Fires ruin countless homes every year. Sometimes these house fires can be prevented by implementing these important fire safety tips in your home:

• Install an adequate amount of smoke detectors and fire alarms in your home. Also, be sure to regularly check that your alarms are working properly and keep up with replacing the batteries
• Teach your children basic fire safety rules
• Flammable items should be kept a safe distance from lit candles, fireplaces/woodstoves and stovetops
• Don’t leave cooking food unattended
• Turn off appliances when you are done using them. If you leave home then realize you can’t remember if the iron was turned off and unplugged it’s always better to be safe than sorry by returning home to ensure that it’s off.
• Make sure to always keep lighters, matches and fire starters out of reach of children
• If you smoke, smoke outside.

In the event of a fire, always put safety first. When you are ready for help putting your home back together, call us at (800) 352-7251. We are here to help.