National Fire Prevention Week is near, and the team at Paul Davis Restoration & Remodeling of Bowling Green KY thought this would be a great opportunity to talk about safety measures that can be taken to reduce the likelihood of home fires.
The primary cause of fires in the home is cooking. Hot oil or grease can flare up in a matter of seconds, so make sure you always monitor food on the stove. Loose clothes can also be dangerous, as sleeves can catch fire if they touch an open flame. Make sure you have an ABC-rated fire extinguisher at close proximity in your kitchen.
Functional smoke detectors can be lifesavers. The National Fire Prevention Association claims that 60% of fatalities from residential fires occur in homes with either missing or non-working smoke detectors, according to a 2014 report. According to the NPFA, smoke alarms that don’t work usually have dead, missing, or disconnected batteries. Schedule some time to test your smoke detectors today.
We want our friends and neighbors in Bowling Green to be safe. We clean up and repair property damage from fire, smoke, and water from firefighting efforts with the goal of getting homes and businesses back to normal as soon as we can.