Winter Fire Prevention Homes
Winter is the season with the highest number of home fires, according to the U.S. Fire Administration. The cold weather, use of heaters, proximity to fireplaces, and holiday activities can all increase the risk of sudden fire accidents. By taking precautions, you can minimize these risks. However, if a fire does occur, Express Water Damage Restoration is available to assist you every step of the way until things are back to normal.
Express Water Damage Restoration is a licensed local professional restoration contractor that offers various restoration services, including fire damage restoration services. We provide services in Orlando, Florida; Indianapolis, Indiana; Seattle, Washington, Nashville, Tennessee, Miami, Florida, Kansas City, Kansas, and throughout the United States.
If you need any type of fire damage solutions and services, call us today at 817-203-2944 for a free consultation.
Common Causes of Winter Fires
- Flammable objects near flames: Many winter fires start because fire sources are too close to flammable items. For example, candles and space heaters placed near clothing, curtains, or other flammable objects. Careless candle placement is a leading cause of fires in the United States each year.
- Unattended fireplaces: People often forget to extinguish their fireplaces before leaving home or going to sleep at night, resulting in accidents.
- Overloaded electrical outlets: Heating appliances require a significant amount of electricity. Plugging multiple heating appliances into a single outlet can cause a fire.
- Non-functioning smoke detectors: Non-working smoke detectors are a major cause of fire escalation because they fail to provide early warning signs.
How to Prevent Winter Fire Accidents
By taking careful steps and following certain precautions, you can avoid winter fire incidents without disrupting your daily routine:
- Install carbon monoxide and smoke alarms, as well as other fire detection systems, and regularly check that they are functioning properly.
- Place fire extinguishers in high-risk areas such as the kitchen, garage, and living room, and ensure that all household members know how to use them.
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- Install a screen in front of each fireplace or wood stove.
- Maintain knowledge of the location and function of the gas, electric, and water main shut-off controls so that you can access them in times of emergency.
- Keep portable generators outside and away from the home.
- Store cooled ashes in a metal container outside the home.
- Have chimneys professionally inspected and cleaned every year.
- Keep anything that can burn far away from fireplaces, radiators, space heaters, or another heat source.
- Never leave lit candles unattended.
- Keep fire objects out of the reach of children and pets.
- If using a live Christmas tree, keep it adequately watered and dispose of it after Christmas or when it becomes dry.
- Develop and practice a home fire escape plan with the entire family.
The Fire Restoration Experts
Express Water Damage Restoration offers various fire restoration services such as smoke and soot restoration, smoke odor removal, duct system smoke removal, tarp over, at many locations including Los Angeles, California; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Phoenix, Arizona; Thousand Oaks, California; San Jose, California and other locations served.
We have licensed and certified professionals, advanced techniques, and state-of-the-art equipment and facilities to eliminate all traces of smoke from your home or office building after a fire.
- 24/7 Emergency Response
- On-Site In About An Hour
- Insurance Billed Direct
- Inspections
- Estimates
- IICRC Certified Restoration Crews
- State-Of-The-Art Water Removal & Drying equipment
We also provide other restoration services such as water damage, storm & flood damage, and more.
So if there is a fire emergency at your home, contact us now or online to initiate the fire damage restoration process. We will handle your emergency fire damage clean-up and repairs promptly and professionally to your satisfaction and peace of mind.
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We recognize the impact this has on you and your family, and we will help you with compassion and as little interruption to your regular routine as possible. Express Water Damage Restoration can be depended on to attend to your water damage emergency swiftly and attentively, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and to recover your property as professionally as possible.