Fire Safety

Sep 30
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Smoke Detectors and Fire Prevention Week.

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smoke-detector-beeping-maintenance-is-likely-required-347Smoke detectors save lives, and the importance of keeping them in good working order can’t be stressed enough. Smoke detector maintenance should be a large part of every home’s fire safety and prevention plan, because periodic battery changes and scheduled professional assessment will pay off in the long run.

Smoke detectors will give you fair warning about a fire in your home, which ensures you and your loved ones can get out in time to prevent injury and loss of life. In many cases they also alert your local fire department so they can reach your home or office quickly, allowing them enough time to try to save your property.

Because of all this, Fire Prevention Week in Arizona will place great focus on the importance of smoke detectors during kitchen fires, and what steps you should take to protect yourself and your property from some of the most common reasons for fires in the country.

Fire Prevention Week will take place from October 6 to 12, 2013, and will focus on helping people prevent kitchen fires, which are the leading cause for home fires in the United States. As part of the planned activities, children and families can learn fun ways of preventing fires, as well as take a challenge quiz to find out how much they know on the subject.

Teachers in Arizona can also learn how to help their students learn about fire safety and prevention, and Fire Prevention Week will help them design fun activities to help children memorize safety measures and the steps to take during emergencies, making them more aware of the warning signs of a fire within their home or school.

Fire Prevention Week commemorates the great Chicago fire, which destroyed the city in 1871. To prevent future disasters of this type, professional fire inspection companies can help you maintain your smoke detectors in good working condition, allowing you to sleep easy knowing that you will be fairly warned in the event of a fire.

Fires can be silent killers, and in most cases, when you don’t have smoke detectors, you won’t know there is a fire in your home until it is too late. Always remember to schedule an appointment to have a fire inspection company take a look at your smoke detectors and help you identify any hazardous areas within your home. Because investing in fire safety translates to an investment in your life and those of your family.

Aug 21
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Is your business prepared for a fire emergency?

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Fires are one of the disasters that most people never expect but that will devastate a business in just a few minutes. When you open a business, you likely will have to comply with various local and even state regulations with regard to fire safety and inspections. Don’t do just the minimum! Instead be proactive about making sure that your business is ready in case of a fire. Here are a few tips to help keep your employees and your property safe.

Annual Fire Extinguisher Inspection

Fire extinguishers do not work forever. They are essentially pressurized gas, such as nitrogen, or air, which interacts with chemicals to spray out foam. Over times, this pressure can decrease or miniscule punctures in the extinguisher can cause it to leak out. Be sure that you call Desert State Fire, we can perform an annual safety inspection for your fire extinguishers. Just add it to your list of other annual items that require checking and make the call at the beginning of each year.

Safety Exit Plan and Practice

Most local governments require business owners to have an evacuation route mapped out in case of a fire. These maps usually are in the office next to the door. The problem with them is that they often don’t make sense on first glance. It may be difficult to tell exactly where to go, and in a fire, people are not thinking clearly. All employees should know how to exit from various points in the building. Make fire safety part of a new hire’s orientation procedures and have practice fire drills at least once a year to refresh everyone’s memory.

Review Procedures       

Fire safety precautions are not a “one and done” type of job. In addition to having an annual fire extinguisher inspection, it is imperative to review procedures annually or any time there is a change in the office set-up. Make sure that employees can get out from their offices in addition to break rooms, restrooms, and other places they are likely to frequent. If you move desks around, check that the fire extinguishers are still in an easily accessible location.

Don’t be caught off-guard if there is a fire in your business. While you hope it never happens, the reality is that it sometimes does, and knowing that you are prepared for it will help you feel better about the safety of your business and employees.

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