While April Fool's Day is fun, fire damage is no joke

Name: SERVPRO of Southern Worcester County
Address: 1225 Providence Road PMB 137, Whitinsville, MA, 01588
Telephone: (508) 234-3399

4/1/2020 (Permalink)

Every fire sparks that uncertainty

Unfortunately, most fire related fatalities occur in home fires.

According to https://www.alarmnewengland.com/blog/fires-in-massachusetts 80% of structural fires occurred in residential buildings.

It is important that you test your smoke alarms once a month, and replace the batteries once a year to ensure they are in proper working order.

"The risk of dying in a home fire is cut in half in homes with working smoke alarms"¹

To ensure the best protection for you and your family, smoke alarms should be placed:

- In or directly outside each bedroom

- On every level of the home

- In common areas such as laundry rooms, kitchens, and living room areas

If your home is larger, there should be more alarms, place them in stairways and hallways.

Installing "interconnected" alarms can ensure your best protection because if one detects smoke and sounds, they all will.

Age is not just a number especially when it comes to smoke alarms! They should be replaced every 10 years

To check the date on your alarm:

- Remove the alarm from the ceiling

- Check the back for manufacturer date

- If it is less than 10 years, replace it on the ceiling

- If it it over 10 years old, it needs to be replaced immediately

Get outside, stay outside

Call 911 from any available phone

Do NOT take batteries out of your smoke alarms. If it happens to sound off while you are cooking or showering:

- Open a window

- Wave a towel or piece of clothing to clear the air around the detector

- You can move the alarm further from the kitchen or the bathroom so it doesn't sound each time you cook that bacon

If you suffer from fire damage to your Whitinsville home or business, give us a call, we will make it "Like it never even happened."

(508) 234-3399, we're here to help!