What to Do If A Fire Starts in Your Home

12/13/2022 (Permalink)

Call SERVPRO Southern Butler, when you experience a fire. But what should you do before the SERVPRO arrives.

According to the National Fire Protection Association, fire departments responded to a fire every 23 seconds in 2020 in the United States. Their 2021 Home Structure Fires report also showed that house fires caused an average of 2,620 civilian deaths and $7.3 billion in direct property damage.

The leading cause of fires at home are cooking, heating, electrical, and lighting equipment.

The first thing you should you do, when a fire starts,  is to stop the fire. Make sure you have a fire extinguisher in your home. First pull the pin, aim low, squeeze, and sweep the nozzle. 

Make sure everyone in the home is notified that there is a fire and to vacate immediately. 

Stay close to the ground when you are vacating your home.

Check the door knobs and then leave.

It is very important to not go back into your home. 

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