Helpful Fire Safety Tips

6/19/2024 (Permalink)

Fire Safety

There are many things that can cause a residential or commercial fire to take place. There are also many easy steps that you can take to prevent fires from happening and safeguarding our property and you safe.

Here are just a few helpful fire safety tips that can help you avoid a fire:

- Ensure that appliances are turned off and/or unplugged after use and before leaving your home during an extended period of abscence as in a vacation scenario.

- When on vacation, have a trusted neighbor or family member look in on your property as a safeguard.

- Check smoke alarms on a regularly scheduled basis to ensure that they are in properly working condition and have working batteries in them.

-Ensure that heaters are not blocked and there is nothing flammable placed near them.

- If you have a chimney and/or wood burning fireplace in your home, inspect it annually before putting into use. Have this inspected by a professionally licensed service provider.

- Have an emergency plan and escape route in place for the entire family should an emergency occur.

At SERVPRO of Collinsville, Troy, Alton, Edwardsville, Granite City, Belleville, O'Fallon, we want your metro-east Illinois home, your family and if you own a business, your employees to remain safe and worry free.

If an unforeseen catastrophe like a fire occurs,  call SERVPRO® immediately at 618-667-8648.  We are available 24/7, 365 Days a year.