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Be Proactive and Avoid Kitchen Fires

Kitchen fires are the #1 cause of house fires and injuries to homeowners, so avoiding them is a important goal for every household. Taking common-sense precautions can decrease the chance of starting a cooking fire during meal prep, and understanding how to avoid these fires is easy and smart. Listed here are several suggestions from… Read more »

Water Waste, Money Waste

Water Waste, Money Waste

As much as most of us want to decrease water consumption around the home, we seldom do much about it. So the next time you’re about to fork out money for your water bill, pause for a few minutes. Consider that the average house uses 130,000 gallons of water annually, and without any effort or… Read more »

Safe Chimney Cleaning Suggestions

Safe Chimney Cleaning Suggestions

Cleaning your chimney regularly will help prevent fires within your home. But like any other task around the home, it’s important that you do it as safely as possible. Included below are two convenient tips to help with cleaning your chimney: 1. Have the right tools You will need a chimney brush, chimney rod, tarps,… Read more »

Keeping Thieves Out of Your Home

Keeping Thieves Out of Your Home

The majority of home burglaries are not randomly executed; they are typically premeditated. Robbers hunt for easily-accessible targets where they can get in, locate any valuables, and exit without being detected. There is no fail-safe way to protect your home, but there are some simple steps that will decrease the likelihood of a break-in. Before… Read more »

Safely Store Propane Tanks at Home

Safely Store Propane Tanks at Home

Did you have any idea propane is a resource made in America? Propane is popular for being a clean natural energy resource, and typically comes in a gas or liquid form. Propane is simple to use and affordable to heat and cool properties, heat water, heat appliances, barbecue food on the grill, make food on… Read more »

Paul Davis Offers Fire Extinguisher Safety Tips

Paul Davis Offers Fire Extinguisher Safety Tips

Can you believe that 372,900 fires occur in homes every single year? These fires result in 2,530 deaths, 13,125 injuries and $7 billion in property damage each year, according to the US Fire Administration. Shockingly, fire extinguishers were present in just four percent of these fires. If a fire happened in your home, would you… Read more »

What Everyone Should Know About Wildfires!

What Everyone Should Know About Wildfires!

Every year in the United States there are over 100,000 wildfires that damage approximately 5 million acres of land. In the first nine months of 2015, over 8 million acres have already burned. This is 200% higher compared to the same months in 2014. *iii.org. As of September this year, large fires continue to thrive… Read more »

Did You Know September is National Preparedness Month?

Did You Know September is National Preparedness Month?

This year’s National Preparedness Month theme from FEMA and Ready.gov is “Don’t Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today.” Disasters such as storms, flooding, hurricanes, and fires occur year-round throughout North America, which is why it is so important to be ready. Creating a plan and practicing it with your family, while learning to communicate… Read more »

Paul Davis Offers Tips to Consumers During Fire Prevention Week

Paul Davis Offers Tips to Consumers During Fire Prevention Week

Paul Davis is participating in National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Fire Prevention Week, October 6-12. This year’s fire safety campaign theme is Prevent Kitchen Fires which focuses on unattended cooking as the leading cause of home fires along with teaching homeowners how to prevent kitchen fires from starting to begin with. Fire Prevention Week is the longest… Read more »