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Vacation Home Security

When you depart from your second home and close it up until next time, how do you keep it secure? With today’s updated innovations, protecting your vacation property remotely is simpler than ever. The best way to protect your vacation home is to get a monitored security system installed. The… Read more »

Fire? How to Create a Safety Escape Plan

Fire? How to Create a Safety Escape Plan

In the event of a fire, having a practiced safety escape plan can save lives. Make sure everyone knows when to call 911, how to get out, where to go, and who to contact in the event of an emergency. Remind others to practice staying low to the floor and… Read more »

Top Causes of Kitchen Fires

Top Causes of Kitchen Fires

Kitchen fires are the #1 cause of house fires and injuries to homeowners, so avoiding them is a noteable goal for each household. Using common-sense precautions can decrease the chance of starting a cooking fire during meal preparation, and understanding how to avoid these fires is easy and smart. Listed… Read more »

Water: Waste Not, Want Not

Water: Waste Not, Want Not

As much as most of us want to lower 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, think about this. Consider that the average house uses 130,000 gallons of water per year, and… Read more »

What to Do Before Cleaning a Chimney

What to Do Before Cleaning a Chimney

Is there a chimney in your house? It’s important to have it cleaned often to remove hazardous buildup. But like any other important task, it’s important that you do it the right way. Start with the two tips below: 1. Have the right equipment Materials that you will need for… Read more »

Keeping Robbers Out of Your Home

Keeping Robbers Out of Your Home

The majority of home burglaries are not random; they are usually premeditated. Criminals look for homes that are easily accessible. They want to get in quickly, take your valuables, and get out without being detected. There is no method that will provide complete prevention of a home invasion. But there… Read more »

Top 3 Safety Tips in Storing Propane Tanks

Top 3 Safety Tips in Storing Propane Tanks

Did you have any idea propane is a resource made in America? Propane’s popularity is derived from 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, cook food… Read more »

Fire Extinguisher Safety from Paul Davis

Fire Extinguisher Safety from Paul Davis

Did you know that 372,900 house fires occur every single year? These fires result in 2,530 deaths, 13,125 injuries and $7 billion in property damage annually, according to the US Fire Administration. Astoundingly, fire extinguishers were present in just 4% of these fires. If a fire happened in your house,… 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,… 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… Read more »