10 Fire Safety Tips

9/12/2019 (Permalink)

A candle caused fire and soot damage to this Akron, Ohio home.

According to the United Fire Safety Administration there were 164 fire deaths in 2017.

Here are 10 tips for fire safety!

1. Watch your cooking - in the kitchen when you’re frying, grilling, or Bryan wing food. If you must leave, even for short time, turn off the stove.
2. Give space heaters space - keep fixed and portable space heaters at least 3 feet from anything that can burn. Turn off heaters when you leave the broom or go to sleep.
3. Smoke outside – ask smokers to smoke outside. Have sturdy, deep ashtrays for smokers.
4. Keep matches in lighters out of reach - keep matches in lighters a pie, out of the reach of children, preferably in the cabinet with the child.
5. Inspect electrical cords - replaced cords that are cracked or damaged have broken plugs or have loose connections.
6. Be careful when using candles - keep candles at least 1 foot from anything that can burn. Blow out candles when you leave the room or go to sleep.
7. Have a home fire escape plan - make a home fire escape plan and practice it at least twice a year.
8. Install smoke alarms - install smoke alarms on every level of the home, and side bedrooms, and outside sleeping areas. Interconnected smoke alarms throughout the home. When one sounds, they all sound.
9. Text smoke alarms - test smoke alarms at least once a month and replace batteries once a year or when the alarm chirps to tell you the battery is low. Replace any smoke alarms that is more than 10 years old.
10. Install sprinklers - if you are building or remodeling your home, install residential fire sprinklers. Sprinklers can contain and may even extinguish a fire in less than less time than it would take the fire department to arrive.

If you encounter a fire at your home or business, call SERVPRO of West Akron at 330-867-5723 to cleanup and restore it to preloss condition.