House Fire Prevention

6/19/2014 (Permalink)

You may be anxious to get rid of the lingering soot and smoke after a fire but unless you consult an experienced home restoration crew you can easily cause a lot more harm than good to your home structure.  Your walls can easily be charred by closed fireplace flues or electrical wires that send smoke everywhere. At SERVPRO our team of certified technicians specialize in smoke damage repair and we would love to assist you and your family as you sort through the refurbishing and cleaning process.  We want to see exactly how the smoke, heat, and moisture impacted building materials. Our technicians also deodorize your home so no one will be able to smell any old residue.

When hazardous smoke permeates into air after a fire it can easily get trapped into walls and drift through household ducts.The harmful odor from smoke will also stay in upholstery, clothing, family belongings, and paint. There are two types of fires: simple and complex. A simple fire grows because of pure fuels like wood or gas.  Simple fires are considered complete combustions and they make for easy cleanups.  On the other hand, complex fuels are the most common house fires. They are powered by synthetic materials that are typically fund in furniture, pipes, or toys.  The combustion of synthetic materials usually end in incomplete combustion with acid deposits everywhere.  Every year there are 12,600 fatalities and more than 2,500 people die due to home fires in the United States. Let’s find out how home fires can be prevented.

• Watch the smoking: Smoking is the third leading cause of home fires. According to the U.S Fire Administration you should use ashtrays with a wide, stable base that are hard to tip over. If it wobbles then most likely it won’t work.

•  Pay attention to electrical threats: Cords that are frayed are detrimental to flammable surfaces.

• Cooking can kill: We all use our stoves but stove top cooking is the leading cause of home fires so make sure you turn all of your burners off.

If you are faced with the need for smoke and fire damage repair in the Brea/Yorba Linda area contact SEVPRO immediately and we will come and fix everything so you can forget the catastrophe ever even happened!