A Fire Safety Tip Refresher for the Home | SERVPRO of Marietta West

10/6/2021 (Permalink)

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Improving your fire safety efforts is a great way to protect your home and your loved ones, but how often have you thought about the ways in which you are being proactive about fire prevention? Unfortunately, house fires are extremely common, and the majority of them are preventable with the right fire safety measures in place.

If you have not done a fire safety audit for your home in a while, it might be wise to do a refresher to ensure that you have not accidentally gotten lax in any of the important elements of fire safety. There are many ways that a fire can start, but by proactively preventing them, you can increase your chances of keeping your family safe.

A Refresh on Household Fire Safety Tips to Keep in Mind

Implementing fire safety tips into your household is so important, as is ensuring that you are keeping up with them throughout the year as well. It may be wise to set a reminder to go through this fire safety checklist every six months or so to make sure everything is properly accounted for.

Here are some fire safety tips to remember:

• Make sure you have an adequate number of smoke detectors in all the right locations in the home—on each floor, outside of sleeping areas, in the kitchen and in common rooms.
• Check your smoke detectors once a month and replace low batteries right away.
• Ensure every room in your home has two exits, which may mean purchasing a safety ladder for rooms on the second story.
• Have a home fire escape plan and practice it regularly with all members of your household.
• Be sure your house’s street numbers are visible from the road in case you need emergency services.
• Establish a family communication plan so you all know how to get in touch should you get separated in a fire.
• Work with young children to practice fire safety skills as they are able.
• Buy fire extinguishers for the home in the appropriate classes and teach everyone in the household how and when to use them.

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