Tag: fire safety tips

Understanding the Facts About Garages and Car Fires

All too often today, we hear sensational stories about Electric Vehicles (EVs) bursting into flames in home garages. When they do occur, these fires will burn at intensely high temperatures and fire departments find them far more difficult to extinguish than fires involving gas or diesel powered vehicles. Extinguishing an… Read more »

What To Do When Fireplace Smoke Invades

Chimneys look so simple – a vertical conduit that funnels smoke and heat from your fireplace to the outdoors – but they require precision to function properly. Chimneys must be carefully designed, skillfully installed and regularly maintained to do what seems like an easy task. Most quietly work well. 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 »

Think Safety When Storing Equipment Fuels and Propane This Fall

“With so many extreme weather events and related power outages, more people than ever are storing petrol and propane on their properties for generators, gas fireplaces and outdoor cooking equipment,” notes Leslie Anderson, Vice President of Training, Paul Davis Restoration Inc., who says there are tens of millions of propane-fueled… Read more »

Avoid Aluminum Foil to Line Your Oven and Other Fire Safety Tips

Moldable, relatively inexpensive, disposable, aluminum foil is a jack of all trades for food prep, right? Not so much, says Leslie Anderson, Vice President of Training for Paul Davis Restoration Inc. “We’ve seen many kitchen fires started by foil,” Anderson says. “It’s really not a tool for cooking or lining… Read more »