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If you are anything like me, you get really excited about seeing the first blooms of spring. They signify warmer days, less hibernation, and more importantly vacation season. Unfortunately, for many, going on vacation can cause a bit of anxiety….
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Category: Central, Home, Personal
Tags: dusk sensor, fire, home, leak, preventative measure, Safety Tips, summer, unplug, vacation, vacation checklist for your home, water damage
It might seem hard to believe, but there are some people that feel fire extinguishers are not a valuable fire protection method. The fact is, most people have limited knowledge of fire extinguishers and their intended use. A fire extinguisher…
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Category: Central, Home, Loss Control, Personal, Prevention
Tags: canister, chemical, combustibles, extinguisher, fire, fire extinguisher, fire extinguisher class, fire plan, fire protection equipment, National Fire Protection Association, PASS, safety, Safety Tips, security, spray
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
Ready or not, the holiday season is here. In addition to celebrating with family and friends, many people celebrate by decorating their homes. However, along with this tradition comes an increase in the chance of fire. Based on data from…
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Category: Central, Home, Personal, Prevention
Tags: Christmas, Christmas lights, decorations, fire, holiday, light strands, safety, Safety Tips, smoke detector, tree, UL, Underwriters Laboratories
Thanksgiving is about family, giving thanks for what you have…and turkey. Turkey is the main course for most Thanksgiving Day dinners, and sometimes people like to get creative with the way they cook it. One of the more popular cooking…
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Category: Central, Home, Personal, Prevention
Tags: cooking oil, deep-frying, extinguisher, fire, fryer, National Turkey Federation, Safety Tips, Thanksgiving, turkey
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
The kids are out of school, the days are getting longer, the weather is warm, and you have the car packed and ready to go. It’s summer vacation time! You’ve been planning and saving for months for that perfect summer vacation…
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Category: Central, Claims, Personal
Tags: automobile rentals, cabin, fire, home rentals, homeowners policy, hurricane, insurance coverage, jet ski, luggage, personal property, rental car, travel, vacation, watercraft rentals
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
This has been a strange year for weather, with some catastrophic losses occurring in the most unlikely of places. From earthquakes in Virginia to massive flooding in Pennsylvania, one has to wonder if we are truly safe from Mother Nature sometimes!
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Catastrophes can strike anywhere and at any time. In just the last three weeks, many areas across our nation have been impacted by the forces of Mother Nature.
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Category: Auto, Central, Claims, Home, Independent Agents, Personal
Tags: Adequate coverage, catastrophe, coverage, disaster, fire, flooding, insurance check-up