Fire Prevention_ Ten Ways To Reduce Your Risk

1. Fire Prevention: Ten Ways To Reduce Your Risk Fires in the home are extremely unpleasant experiences. Nevertheless, some preventative measures can be taken by homeowners to reduce the risk of fire. A list of 10 of these methods is provided below: 1. You should not waste your money on special cleaning logs that claim to clean the inside of your chimney. The best option is to hire a professional chimney cleaning service that will be able to remove the dangerous creosote buildup on the chimney. 2. It is never a good idea to leave a fire smoldering when going to bed at night. Ensure that the fire is completely extinguished before you leave the room. Otherwise, the embers may throw sparks and cause a fire. 3. Firewood may crackle and pop as it burns, resulting in hot embers flying out onto the floor around the hearth if you do not use a safety screen.

2. 4. Do not throw flammable items onto the burning logs, such as newspapers and wrapping paper. The risk of spreading the fire outside of the fireplace is significant even though it is entertaining to watch the flames roar and burning papers float about. 5. It is recommended that outdoor fire pits be kept away from the house. It may require longer treks back to the kitchen for more beer or marshmallows, but at least in case something goes wrong you will still have a kitchen to use. 6. Whenever you are having difficulty starting a fire, do not use gasoline as a fire starter. 7. Avoid piling extra wood on top of a burning fire in an effort to avoid getting back up later to add more. Fires can get out of control if they are fuelled with too much fuel, and they may be too hot to handle when it is time to put them out. 8. You should only burn candles in moderation and never leave them unattended, even though they cast a soft romantic glow. 9. Stove tops and ovens should not be used as extra storage space, especially gas-burning models. When you turn on the oven to preheat it is easy to forget there are items inside the oven due to the continuous burning of the pilot light. 10. Fresh air can be brought into a kitchen through an open window, but that breeze can also cause paper towels and napkins to fly into the open flames of a gas stove. Close the windows when you are lighting a fire. Please contact us if you have experienced smoke or fire damage in your Durham / Chapel Hill / Cary home/Morrisville.