What are the leading causes of home fires?

10/4/2019 (Permalink)

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Fire Prevention Week is October 6-12^th.    We will be featuring a blog post each day this week to remind our customers of ways to prevent fires in their homes. 

 According to the National Fire Protection Agency  the are five leading causes of fire in the home. Can you guess what they are?

Cooking

Cooking fires are the number one cause of home fires.  The leading cause of fires in the kitchen is leaving cooking unattended. 

Heating

Heating equipment is a leading cause of fires in Homes.  According to the National Fire Protection Agency, from 2012-2016 there was an estimated average of 52,050 fires involving heating equipment each year

Smoking

Smoking materials, including cigarettes, pipes and cigars started 17,200 of the reported fires in homes in 2014 according to the National Fire Protection Agency. 

Electrical

Aging electrical systems in older homes can be a source of arc faults, either through normal wear and tear or because the systems cannot accommodate the greater demands of modern appliances. Circuits can also be overloaded by providing electricity to too many appliances, often through power cords.

 Candles

Candles enhance our homes, but remember they are an open flame that can easily ignite anything that can burn

In case of fire in your home, SERVPRO of Norwich and Windham County is always ready 24/7.  Let us help you get your home back to “Like it never even happened."