Home Fire Equipment

8/19/2019 (Permalink)

Home fires occur for a variety of reasons, but there are several pieces of at-home equipment to help keep you, your family, and your home safe. These include:

• Smoke detectors. These devices will sound an alarm if significant smoke is detected in your home, alerting you and possibly your neighbors to the fire. Smoke detectors are often available at your local fire department.
• Fire extinguishers. There are typically five classes of fire extinguishers:
  1. Class A: Ordinary combustibles, such as paper, fabric, wood, cardboard and plastic
  2. Class B: Flammable liquids, such as gasoline, oil, grease and diesel
  3. Class C: Fires sparked from electrical sources
  4. Class D: Flammable metals
  5. Class K: Flammable cooking items, such as oil, fat and grease

Many homeowners keep fire extinguishers of multiple classes in their homes in case of emergency, which assists in putting out many types of fires.

• Fire escape ladders. If your home is multiple stories, or if you reside in an apartment or condominium complex, be sure there is a fire escape ladder with easy access from the top floor(s). These inventions have helped save lives!

If you experience a home fire and it continues to grow in size, do not proceed in your attempt to extinguish the fire. Exit your home as quickly and calmly as possible, call 911 and have our phone number ready. We’re here to make fire damage “Like it never even happened.”