Oct 7-13 is Fire Prevention Week
10/8/2018 (Permalink)
SERVPRO of West Riverside city increasing awareness of the life-saving and financial benefits of home fire sprinklers in our community.
More than 50 percent of cooking fires are caused by grease according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)...
“Look. Listen. Learn. Be aware – fire can happen anywhere.”
Prevent Kitchen Fires
Did you know? Cooking is the main cause of home fires and fire injuries. You can prevent cooking fires. Take these steps to keep your family safe!
Smoke alarms
Three out of five home fire deaths result from fires in properties without working smoke alarms.
- Choose interconnected smoke alarms, so when one sounds, they all sound.
- Put smoke alarms inside and outside each bedroom and sleeping area. Put alarms on every level of the home.
- Make sure your smoke alarms work. Your family is not safe if they can’t hear the smoke alarms.
- Test smoke alarms every month and replace 9-volt smoke alarm batteries at least once every year.
- Smoke alarms do not last forever. Get new smoke alarms every 10 years.
- When you hear a smoke alarm, you may have less than 2 minutes to get everyone outside and safe.
Fire Escape plan
If there is a fire in your home, you could have less than 2 minutes to get out safely once the smoke alarm sounds.
Make a fire escape plan. Draw a map of each level of your home showing all doors and windows. Discuss the map with everyone who lives with you.Plan two ways out of every room. Choose an outside meeting place in front of your home.Make a fire escape plan around your abilities. If you need to use a wheelchair or a cane, make sure you can get to it easily and get out quickly. If you wear hearing aids or eyeglasses, put them next to your bed while you are sleeping.Make sure all doors and windows open easily.Practice your fire escape plan by having a home fire drill at least twice a year with everyone in the home.If there is a fire in your home, get out and stay out. Never go back inside for people, pets or things.Home Fire Sprinklers
Installing sprinklers and smoke alarms in your home increases your chance of surviving a fire by more than 82 percent.
Safer fire service: The risk to firefighters is much less. Sprinklers reduce the heat, flame and smoke from a fire.Fast response: Home fire sprinklers are more sensitive to heat than those found in businesses or industrial buildings. This means the fire will be detected much sooner.Can blend with your home decor: You can buy home fire sprinklers in different colors. Some can be installed flush with the ceiling, so you will hardly notice they are there.Reliable: Home fire sprinklers only spray when the temperature in the room rises quickly. The sprinkler above the fire is the only one that sprays.Investment protection: Sprinklers can prevent devastating home damage by putting out flames quickly. Sprinklers can limit the damage caused by smoke and fire. They are less damaging than water damage caused by firefighting hose lines.Easy installation: Installing a home sprinkler system in a home under construction or being remodeled requires a little extra piping and labor and greatly increases the safety of residents.Low water requirement: Home fire sprinklers can be connected to the home water supply. They require less water than business and industrial systems.Low cost: A sprinkler costs about $1.35 per square foot. This cost is about the same as upgraded cabinets or carpet.Lower insurance: Installing a sprinkler system has the potential to lower insurance rates by 5-15 percent by meeting code requirements.
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