5 Simple Ways to Avoid Burning Your House Down

5 SIMPLE WAYSTOAVOID BURNINGYOUR HOUSE DOWN

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DID YOU KNOW THAT FIRE DAMAGECAUSED BY ELECTRICAL FIRES KILLSMORE THAN 500 PEOPLE PER YEAR,AND CAUSES MILLIONS, ACTUALLY MAKETHAT BILLIONS OF DOLLARS INDAMAGE.



WE WANTED TO SHARE 5 VERY SIMPLEWAYS FOR YOU TO GO THROUGHYOUR HOME (OR BUSINESS) ANDIDENTIFY POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARDS.



#1. INSPECT ELECTRICAL WIRING.



WIRING IS NOT MEANT TO LASTFOREVER AND SHOULD BE CHECKEDEVERY 10 YEARS OR SO, ESPECIALLY IFYOU HAVE AN OLDER HOME.



ACCORDING TO THE COPPER DEVELOPMENTASSOCIATION, ALL MODERN HOMES SHOULD HAVE 12AMERICAN WIRE GAUGE (AWG) SOLID COPPER WIRINGINSTALLED TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF TODAY’SAPPLIANCES.

IF YOUR HOME HAS THE THINNER 14-AWG, YOU NEED TOCALL AN ELECTRICIAN AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT.



#2. CHECK FOR BROKEN PLUGS OR FRAYED CORDS



DO AN INSPECTION OF YOUR APPLIANCESAND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; LOOK FORCORDS THAT ARE FRAYED AND PLUGS THATARE BROKEN.



FAULTY WIRING IS THE CAUSE OF MANY OF THESEELECTRICAL FIRES.

DURING YOUR INSPECTION, IF YOU SEE A FRAYEDCORD, UNPLUG THE APPLIANCE OR ELECTRONICAND MAKE A VOW THAT UNTIL THE CORD IS FIXED,YOU WON’T USE THE ITEM AGAIN.



#3. DON’T OVERLOAD ELECTRICAL OUTLETS



WHEN WE OVERLOAD OUR OUTLETS, WE CANCAUSE IT TO SPARK AND START AN ELECTRICALFIRE.

THIS IS CALLED “OVERLOADING” AND IS ANOTHERCOMMON CAUSE OF ELECTRICAL FIRES.



IF YOU MUST USE A POWER STRIP,USE ONE WITH AN INTERNAL OVERLOADPROTECTION.



#4. KEEP FLAMMABLE MATERIALS AWAY



ANY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE CAN START AFIRE IF IT COMES INTO CONTACT WITHANYTHING FLAMMABLE; THAT INCLUDESTOWELS, BLANKETS AND RUGS.



"HIDING" AN UGLY EXTENSION CORD UNDERRUGS OR CARPETS CAN ALSO CAUSE A FIRE. INTHE EVENT THE EXTENSION CORD OVERHEATS,THE RUG OR CARPET THAT SITS ON TOP OF IT ISGOING TO GO UP IN FLAMES.



#5. REPAIR FAULTY WIRING ASAP



BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR LAMPS THATFLICKER, RECEPTACLES THAT SPARK WHENYOU PLUG SOMETHING INTO THEM, ORBREAKERS THAT ARE CONSTANTLY TRIPPING.



PLEASE CALL IN AN ELECTRICIAN AND HAVE THEMDO A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE PROBLEM IFYOU FIND ANY OF THE ABOVE HAPPENING. ANYONE OF THESE COULD CAUSE A SPARK, AND ASPARK CAN BECOME A FIRE.



3 ADDITIONAL SAFETY TIPS



INSTALL SMOKE DETECTORS ON EVERYFLOOR, INSIDE EVERY BEDROOM ANDOUTSIDE BEDROOM DOORS.



TEST YOUR SMOKE DETECTORS MONTHLY.



CREATE (AND PRACTICE) YOUR HOME FIREESCAPE PLAN IN THE EVENT A FIRE DOESOCCUR. TEST YOUR SMOKE DETECTORSMONTHLY.



FOR MORE INFORMATION ON EMERGENCYFIRE & WATER RESTORATION, OR THESERVICES WE PROVIDE, GIVE US A CALL AT414-810-3522, OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE ATWWW.EMERGENCYREST.COM



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