Fire Fighting

5 Ways to Make Your Home Fire Proof

Aside from burglars, what is the next horrifying thing that could happen inside the house? Fire - a hot raging inferno that consumes everything in its path. If you are not prepared, you could lose everything that you have. It could even cost you your life. Fire comes like a thief in the night. It will rob you off of all your belongings leaving nothing but ashes. Homes should be fire proof. But how much does it cost to build a house that is truly fire proof? Outrageously expensive; however, several fire fighting techniques can help you secure your home and make it fire proof.

1. Install smoke alarms. fire protection entails purchase and installation of certain devices that help protect you and your family from fire. Smoke alarms’ usefulness is more evident during nighttime; a time when everyone is fast asleep. Smoke induces sleep, without the smoke alarm, people who are asleep will surely burn and die.

2. Conduct fire safety maintenance regularly; like an annual fire safety maintenance for instance. This gives you the opportunity to check your home from top to bottom, particularly electrical installations, including the inspection of electrical appliances inside the house. Keeping a record of maintenance checks in a fire log book is also necessary as it contains all pertinent information regarding fire safety measures observed as well as those that need correcting. Recorded and kept fire maintenance activities do not only protect the person from legal liabilities, but also safe from fire.

3. Keep fire blankets in places where you can easily grab them. Fire blankets protect you from heat; thus, it helps you walk through the burning house as you find your way out.

4. Keep premises clean and tidy. This is where housekeeping skills become significant. Disposing garbage properly; stacking and filing of paper and other paper-like materials; storing and keeping flammable supplies in appropriate places; and making sure that candles and matches are out of children’s reach are only a few ideas on how to make your home safe.

5. Fire extinguishers should be installed in strategic places inside the house. One could be in the garage, another in the kitchen, and also other areas where fire is most likely to occur. If the house is big, there should be more than 1 fire extinguisher. In other words, the number of extinguishers should be in proportion with the size of the house.

Another fire fighting equipment that could be of great use is the lifehammer, which you can use to smash your way out of the burning house. This is a tool that neither actually puts out fire nor prevents fire; rather, it is a life saving tool that helps you get through locked doors by smashing it, or smash windows to get out.

Implementing these small, inexpensive fire safety measures are extremely essential to protect the most important investment in your life, your home, from the destructive effects of fire. It is not yet too late to make your house fire proof. You can always begin now!