Every year, Christmas trees start fires. While these fires aren’t common, they tend to be very serious, resulting in costly damage, property loss and even loss of life. According to the National Fire Protection Association, Christmas tree fires between 2013 and 2017 caused an annual average of three deaths, 15 injuries, and $10 million in […]
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During the transition from fall to winter, it might make more sense to use a supplemental heater than to turn on your primary home heating source just to cut the morning chill. Or if you live in an older or poorly insulated house, you may need to supplement your primary heating source just to keep […]
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Many American families have an accumulation of stuff in their homes: gasoline cans, spare oil, half-containers of antifreeze, fertilizer, yard pesticides and other materials all compressed together into one poorly ventilated space. This creates the perfect conditions for vapors, chemical reactions and combustibles like cardboard boxes to accumulate, heat up and ignite. As you think […]
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More fires start in the kitchen than in any other place in the home. Aside from being common, cooking fires can also be deadly. Kitchen fires caused by cooking equipment make up on average 49% of home fires, 21% of home fire deaths and 44% of home fire injuries, according to a 2014-2018 study by the National Fire […]
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The above vintage postcard is cute, but on a serious note chimney fires are dangerous and proper maintenance and regular inspections can help prevent them. The Chimney Safety Institute of America (CISA) is all about advancing public awareness about the dangers of chimney fires. The article The Facts About Chimney Fires has many useful maintenance […]
Read MoreEveryone knows or has a good idea about what a fire sprinkler is and does. But it turns out that a lot of what we believe about them is wrong. Yes, it’s a fact that sprinklers in the home save lives. Very often too, they save homes from destruction. But, thanks mainly to Hollywood and […]
Read MoreHow safe is your home from a fire? And if the worst happened, would you know what to do? These are potentially life-saving questions every adult should be able to answer because every year there are more than 1.3 million fires in US homes — more than 6,200 in Maine alone, 200-plus of them in […]
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