National Fire Prevention Week will take place on October 5-11, 2014. With this week coming up, the team at Paul Davis Restoration & Remodeling of Lincoln Nebraska would like to provide you with some important safety tips to prevent house fires.
Cooking is the primary cause of fires in the home. Hot oil or grease can flare up in a matter of seconds, so make sure you always monitor food on the stove. When cooking, loose or flowing sleeves on clothing can readily catch fire if they contact a hot cooking surface. When they are not being used, keep flammable pot holders and kitchen towels away from the stove and oven. Make sure you have an easily accessible fire extinguisher in your kitchen.
When it comes to preventing fire damage, smoke detectors are a necessity. The National Fire Prevention Association claims that 60% of fatalities from residential fires occur in homes with either missing or non-working smoke detectors, according to a report in 2014. Dead, missing, or disconnected batteries are the main culprit for smoke detectors that don’t work when they should, according to the NPFA. Schedule some time to test your smoke detectors and replace dead batteries today.
The safety of people in Lincoln is our most important priority. We clean up and repair property damage from fire, smoke, and water from firefighting efforts with the goal of getting homes and businesses back to normal as soon as possible.