Why SERVPRO is A Community Leader in Winter Fire Prevention

1/11/2019 (Permalink)

During cold winter days, one of the pleasures of staying home with family is curling up in front of a warm, cozy fireplace. If your home needs extra heating, you may be pulling out space heaters, or possibly even lighting up an old-fashioned potbelly stove! While extra heating is a necessity during winter, there is also an increased fire risk. This is why winter fire prevention is so important.

Here at SERVPRO of Hackensack / Little Ferry we’re proud to be your local neighborhood experts in fire damage restoration. We’re not only a locally owned franchise, we’re also part of a nation-wide network of with specialized Disaster Recovery Teams located strategically across the country to handle large-scale fire catastrophes. However, what we hope most is that we never have to come to your home for an emergency!

We want to help everyone in this community understand how to properly use and care for the heating equipment in their homes in order to prevent a fire emergency from happening.  Here’s a list of four helpful tips that can help keep you and your family safe from winter fire damage this year.

1. Check Your Alarms
2. Never Leave a Fire or Heater Unattended
3. Test the Safety of Your Fireplace
4. Burn Only Seasoned Wood 

These quick and easy tips can help keep your home safe throughout the cold winter season. If something happens and you do need fire damage restoration assistance, remember that the professionals of SERVPRO Hackensack / Little Ferry are always here to help!  We have the specialized training and advanced equipment necessary to handle any size fire damage restoration project.