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Time to Fall Back (and Check Your Smoke Alarms)
This weekend marks Daylight Savings time when we “fall back” an hour. A general rule of thumb is to replace the batteries in your smoke detectors when Daylight Savings Time ends and begins (unless you have a special detector –…
Read MoreKnow These Tips for Fire Prevention Week
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…
Read MoreHave a Happy (and Safe) 4th of July!
This weekend, there will be Independence Day celebrations happening across the nation. People are stocking up on food, drinks, sparklers, and fireworks. Speaking of sparklers and fireworks, they can be fun, pretty, and cool, but they can also be dangerous….
Read MoreDaylight Savings Time is Time to Check Your Smoke Detectors
Daylight savings time is coming up this Sunday! We’re going to “SPRING forward” our clocks (which means Spring is just around the corner. Yay!). Another important thing to do this weekend: check our smoke detectors!
Read MoreHouse fires – $1.1 Billion property damage per year!
Can you believe there was $5.5 BILLION in direct property damage in the US from 2012-2016? Whoa! And, can you believe October is almost over and November is nearing?! Well, it still is National Fire Prevention Month, so let’s learn…
Read MoreCampfire Care – Remember Smokey the Bear
Imagine you and your friends are enjoying that long-awaited camping trip in the mountains. The car is unpacked, tents are up and your guitar is tuned and ready to play campfire songs. But first, you have to build the campfire. The evening…
Read MoreFire Prevention Tips For Your Home
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….
Read MoreA Sprinkling of Facts About Your Sprinkler System
Have you ever seen the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie Kindergarten Cop? In a scene near the end of the movie, a school is being evacuated because of a fire. Although the fire is contained in a small area of the building, the sprinklers…
Read MoreFire Prevention Tips For Your Home
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…
Read MoreElectrical Safety: Be Proactive and Stay Protected
It was May of 2005, just months after I purchased my first home, that I learned first-hand just how devastating a fire can be. I was 23 years old and just two years out of college. I thought I knew enough…
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