From October 5-11, 2014, National Fire Prevention Week will allow people around the country to learn how to prevent fires in the home. In this post, you’ll read a few tips that can help you with this.
Cooking is the #1 cause of fires in the home. Make sure you don’t forget about food on the stove. When they are not in use, keep flammable kitchen towels and pot holders away from the oven and stove. An ABC-rated fire extinguisher should be readily accessible in your kitchen.
Functional smoke detectors can save lives and prevent property damage. The National Fire Prevention Association states that 60% of fatalities from residential fires occur in homes with either missing or non-working smoke detectors, according to a 2014 report. Missing, disconnected, or dead batteries are the main culprit for smoke detectors that don’t work when they should, according to the NPFA. This week, please take a few minutes to check your smoke detectors with their test buttons and replace the battery in any unit that does not respond.
The safety of the Latonia community is our most important priority. In our work, we clean up and repair property damage from fire and smoke with the goal of getting homes and businesses back to normal as soon as we can.