Practice Home Safety Ways To Avoid Fire Damage

Home is a dwelling place and used to be a permanent or temporary shelter of a family, individual or a group of families. Home provides a facility to benefit the following: hang-out, resting place, sleeping, preparing food, eating, studying and hygiene. It must be protected from any damage, to name a few such as water damage, fire damage, unclean carpets, damage upholstery and growing mold, which can destroy furniture and the structure of a home. Prevention saves lives.

Home safety ways to prevent fire threat:

  • Install smoke alarms. It reduces fire related injuries and deaths.

  • Practice safe cooking. When cooking your food in the kitchen never leave it unattended.

  • Use turkey fryers outdoors. Never use a wooden deck or in a garage.

  • Store flammable items, like oil, gasoline, paints, propane and varnishes, away from any potential heat sources including direct sunlight or in a shed away from your home.

  • Never use a generator inside an enclosed space, like a garage, or even with the door open because the carbon monoxide could accumulate that will result to fire damage.

  • Unplug any charging devices like phone before going to bed.

  • Unplug the appliances after use. Pull the plug and not the cord to avoid damage to the cord.

  • Never wrap or bundle electric cords together. This prevents the heat from dissipating leading to a fire hazard.

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