| Do you have a fire protection system in place | | | | Hotels and restaurants all have escape routes |
| in case of a fire in your own home? Here's a | | | | for their patrons to get out in case of a |
| statistic that he may not be aware of. Did | | | | fire. It's not a bad idea for you to do the |
| you know that several hundred thousand homes | | | | same thing in your home. |
| are affected by fire in the United States | | | | |
| alone. This results in thousands of deaths | | | | 4. Did you know that most home fires started |
| and several thousand more injuries. | | | | by kids? One way to prevent that is to keep |
| | | | them out of reach of anything that's |
| Because a fire can break out at any time and | | | | flammable and can start a fire. You should |
| usually does when you least expect it, you | | | | also keep portable fire extinguishers |
| need to have a plan in place and what you're | | | | strategically placed throughout your home to |
| going to do in case of a fire in your own | | | | help extinguish a fire if one was to break |
| home. This is more than just having an alarm | | | | out. |
| system to warn you of a fire. We are talking | | | | |
| about things you can do to get yourself | | | | 5. We haven't mentioned smoke detectors, yet, |
| prepared in case of a fire. | | | | but it is a good idea to keep a one in every |
| | | | room in your home. You can hire electrician |
| 1. When is the last time you conducted a fire | | | | to come and install those for you where you |
| drill in your own home? Schools, commercial | | | | can buy them and install them yourself. |
| buildings, and people in the work place will | | | | |
| periodically conduct fire drills just to help | | | | 6. It is very common for you to call a |
| make sure they are prepared. So why not do | | | | plumber to check your water heater or heating |
| this in your own! | | | | and cooling contractor come out and check |
| | | | your air-conditioner. When was the last time |
| 2. If you're going to be going out of town, | | | | you had an electrician come out and inspect |
| or away from your home for an extended period | | | | your power box? How about to look over the |
| of time, be sure and unplug all appliances | | | | wiring and outlets in your home? They can do |
| from electrical outlets. Because we live in a | | | | just to put your mind at ease that you are |
| society which has so many electrical | | | | not at risk for an electrical fire. |
| appliances is very easy to overload an outlet | | | | |
| with things like television and other house | | | | This is six things you can do to help create |
| appliances. It is important to make sure | | | | a fire protection system for your own. You'll |
| you're not overloading any one outlet. | | | | never totally be able to fireproof your home. |
| | | | These six things can help eliminate as many |
| 3. One thing you can do is put together an | | | | possible risks for fire as possible. |
| escape plan in case you do have a fire. | | | | |