Fall is in full force and winter is slowly approaching. People are lighting pumpkin spice candles, turning on the heat, and decorating for the upcoming holidays (I’m guilty on all accounts). And with the colder temperatures, people will be staying…
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Category: Home, Personal, Prevention
Tags: candle safety, candles, cooking fires, electrical fires, electrical outlets, fall, fire, fire alarms, fire extinguisher, fire hazard, fire prevention, fire prevention tips, Fire Prevention Week, fire protection equipment, fire safety, fireplace, heating fires, smoke alarm, winter
Now that fall is in full force and winter is slowly approaching (even though it is over 80 degrees here in Ohio on this first day of October), it will be soon that people will be spending more time indoors….
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Category: Home, Household Inventory, Personal, Prevention, Risk Management
Tags: candle safety, candles, cooking fires, electrical fires, electrical safety, fire, fire prevention, fire prevention tips, fire safety, fireplace, house fire, National Fire Protection Association, Safety Tips, space heater
Now that fall is in full force and winter is slowly approaching, it is common to spend more time indoors. However, this actually influences the higher number of structural fires in the fall and winter. So, as these days become shorter and…
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Category: Home, Personal, Prevention, Risk Management
Tags: candles, extension cord, fire prevention, fireplace, NFPA, prevent fires, Safety Tips, smoke alarm, space heater, wood burning stove
Within the next few weeks, college campuses across the country will be jammed full of excited kids and weeping parents as these students move into their new quarters for the school year. Many students are getting their first taste of…
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Category: Education, Home, Loss Control, Personal, Prevention, Social Media
Tags: candles, college students, dorm room, dryer lint trap, incense, Safety Tips, surge protector
October 7-13 is Fire Prevention Week. There’s no better time to turn our attention to home fire safety. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), one home structure fire was reported every 85 seconds in 2010. In 2010, U.S. Fire…
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Category: Central, Home, Loss Control, Prevention
Tags: candles, clothes dryer, cooking fire, dryer vent, electrical circuits, escape plan, extension cords, Federal Emergency Management Agency, fire extinguisher, Fire Prevention Week, National Fire Prevention Association, Safety Tips, smoke detector, space heater, structure fire, US Fire Adminstration
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