Tag: fire prevention tips

Safety Tips to Escape a Home Fire

A structural fire is one of the most frightening events a family can experience, ripping away irreplaceable belongings, changing futures and traumatizing everyone involved. “We put lives back together after fires,” says Darren Impson, President, Paul Davis of Tampa, FL. “Most often, we are mitigating and restoring property damage but… Read more »

Too Many Home Fires Start with Carelessness

When Hank refinished the antique rocker, the gleaming ebony wood impressed his entire family. Hank was so pleased that he neglected to properly dispose of the linseed-stained rags. They spontaneously combusted and blackened the garage before the fire was quenched.  “We work on many, many homes that are damaged by… Read more »

Fire Prevention Week – A Tradition Since 1922

In Chicago, October 8, 1871, all was quiet as a warm fall day deepened into evening. Noise, hubbub and alarms rose at 8:30 pm, when the Great Chicago Fire started as a small flame licking straw in the O’Leary barn. Fed by dry, windy weather and wooden structures, the fire… Read more »