The lead story on today’s local evening news covered another in a recent string of apartment fires in the San Antonio, Texas area. As I listened to interviews with apartment residents whose lives had been impacted in a sudden, terrible…
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Category: Central, Home, Personal, Prevention
Tags: apartment fire, arson, confined fire, cooking fires, fire, fire extinguisher, grease fire, homeowners insurance, kitchen fire, National Fire Protection Association, renters insurance, Safety Tips, smoke detectors, stove, structure fire, unconfined fire
We just had a beautiful weekend here. Saturday it was sunny and the temperature was near 70 degrees. Today, just two days later, it was 29 degrees when I got up to walk the dogs this morning. Winter is definitely on its way. …
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Category: Central, Home, Loss Control, Personal, Prevention
Tags: alternative heating sources, carbon monoxide, FEMA, fire, fire extinguisher, fireplace, furnace, heating fire, portable heater, Safety Tips, smoke detectors, space heater, wood stove
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
No matter how much we try to prevent accidents, the unfortunate truth is they happen. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) estimates that an average of 373,900 home structure fires occurred annually from 2005-2009. These fires caused an annual average…
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Category: Central, Home, Prevention
Tags: accidents, electrical equipment, fire, fire extinguisher, fire safety plan, flammable liquids, National Fire Protection Association, ordinary combustibles, PASS, Safety Tips, types of fire extinguishers