Protecting your home from fire damage and limiting the risk of fire starts by doing the right prep work. There are many blogs, government websites, and other brochures with fire safety information that are available to you. Keeping these fire safety tips in mind can help save a life and limit the clean-up needed after a fire.
Sierra Vista Maintenance also offers services that can help prevent house fires. Following safety tips is good practice, but scheduling maintenance and cleaning for your home will make your home comfortable and safe.
1- Don’t Leave Open Flames Unattended
Candles, ranges, or fireplaces should not be left unattended in your home. The open flame should be monitored and be in your line of sight when it is lit. Even if you leave the area for a short period of time, it is best to shut the burner off or blow out the candle just as a precaution.
2- Never Smoke In Bed
Forty percent of all smoking fires start in the bedroom. This should be a key sign that smoking in bed or when you are falling asleep should not occur if you want to prevent fires in your home. Fire safety tips will tell you to avoid heat sources or open flames near upholstery, blankets, or other combustible materials. Always put out your cigarette in a fireproof ashtray.
3- Sleep With Your Bedroom Door Closed
If a fire does start in your home, rooms that have doors closed may end up being completely protected from fire damage. While a door may not completely stop the fire or smoke from creeping into the room, keeping the door closed can give you extra time to safely exit your home, or it may keep that room from getting burned completely.
4- Keep A Working Fire Extinguisher
For grease fires or other small fires, a fire extinguisher can help prevent them from spreading. A fire extinguisher has a life expectancy of around 10 to 12 years, but they don’t have a true expiration date. If you haven’t purchased a fire extinguisher for your home or apartment, doing so could save you.
Keeping fire safety equipment can help you exit your home safely, or put small fires out yourself without calling the fire department. Following fire safety tips that only take a few moments to plan, will save you precious moments later.
5- Schedule Regular Home Cleaning And Maintenance
Certain areas of your home are more prone to fire when they are not properly cleaned. Sierra Vista Maintenance offers home cleaning that can help lower the risk of fire in your home. Some of our services that can help limit fire risk include chimney cleaning, dryer vent cleaning, and gutter cleaning.
Hiring our chimney sweeps can remove built-up soot and other external contaminants that can make your home smell or lead to an extreme fire. Chimneys help smoke and soot exit your home from your fireplace and make enjoying a fire in your home much safer.
Leaves, sticks, and other small debris are extremely combustible materials that could help fuel the fire on the roof or the exterior parts of your home. Gutter cleaning will help keep these materials from building up in your gutters and limit fire risks.
6- Clean Your Dryer Vent
Dryer vent cleaning is a common one on the list of fire safety tips because heat and lint build-up are major fire risks. Having your dryer vents cleaned annually will help limit problems or fires inside your home. Not only does dryer vent cleaning help prevent fire in your home, but it also improves the energy efficiency of your home. Having it professionally cleaned may seem like a large investment, but it will help save you money in the long run.
Protect Your Home With Sierra Vista Maintenance
Protecting your home from fire is important, but protecting your home from other deterioration is also something homeowners should think about. Window washing, gutter cleaning, solar panel maintenance, driveway washing, and chimney cleaning are all services we offer that can help protect the integrity of your home.
Sierra Vista Maintenance helps to remove debris and bacteria from areas in and around your home that can affect your health. We also help to ensure that solar panels, gutters, and chimneys work effectively so that your home stays comfortable and safe. All of these services can help prevent fire, flooding, or loss of energy in your home.
Our fire safety tips can help you have a safe spring in your Sacramento home, contact our experts to get started today!
