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
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