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Are You Fire Safety Smart?
“Burn, baby, burn” may have packed the dance floor during the days of disco, but those words are anything but a good time when it comes to your home and property. Since 1922, the National Fire Protection Agency has sponsored…
Read MoreTime 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 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 MoreDon’t be a Turkey! Tips on Deep Frying for the Holidays
Thanksgiving is a week away and I am already imagining the deliciousness. My mouth is literally starting to water as I type this! Mmm. There are many ways to cook your holiday turkey, such as roasting it, slow cooking it…
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 MoreExtinguish the Chance of a House Fire
If you had the opportunity to take a few seconds out of your busy day to keep your home, your loved ones, and your most valuable possessions safe, would you do it? Why take the chance of something disastrous happening,…
Read MoreThe ABCs of Fire Extinguishers – What You Need to Know
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…
Read MoreFire in Apartment 2B? Check The Stove!
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…
Read MoreDon’t Get Burned: Check Your Smoke Detectors!
This probably isn’t the most original topic for a blog. My guess is there are more than a few blogs out there about smoke detectors. So why write one? First, let me tell you a little bit about myself. I…
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