Residential Fire Safety Surveys
Every 15 seconds a fire department responds to a
fire somewhere in the United States.
A Residential fire occurs every 66 seconds.
There is one civilian fire death every 2 hours.
Fires are likely to start in many places in the
home including the kitchen, living room, bedroom, and storage areas
such as, the attic, basement, workroom or storeroom. Causes of fire
include overheated or overloaded electrical wiring, cigarette ashes,
sparks from the fire place, unattended outdoor fires and barbeques,
appliances in poor repair and unattended cooking in the kitchen.
One of the best ways to prevent fire in the home
is to do a home survey specifically looking for the fire hazards
or preparing for emergency measures in case of a fire.
The Springfield Fire Department is now offering
a Residential Fire Safety Survey for homeowners FREE upon request.
By calling 864-1500 you can make an appointment to have a fire crew
come by your home and provide you with a fire safety survey that
includes checking your smoke alarms and batteries, identifying kitchen
and cooking hazards, fireplace, bedroom, electrical, garage and
storage safety, general household fire safety, and fire escape planning.
The survey also helps to identify common slip, trip, and fall hazards
in the home.
Residential fire safety relies on education. Until we take education
seriously, we will continue to have unnecessary fire losses.
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