by Dennis Lamb | Feb 12, 2013 | Fire Safety
The single most important step to take towards fireplace safety is to call a professional chimney sweep for an annual cleaning. They will sweep out soot and debris, remove any rocky or waxy creosote that has accumulated, and inspect both your chimney and fireplace....
by Dennis Lamb | Jan 6, 2013 | Fire Safety
Homeowners and renters alike want to keep their possessions nice and they want to have them safe from theft or fire damage. The best way to protect these items as well as loved ones from fire damage is to be proactive and practice fire prevention. It does not take a...
by Dennis Lamb | Dec 13, 2012 | Fire Safety
For the most part, areas generally experiencing very cold temperatures in the United States are getting a bit of a respite right now. In fact, many Northeastern states have seen temperatures in the 60’s recently. Do not let this little Indian Summer fool you,...
by Dennis Lamb | Nov 14, 2012 | Fire Safety
How can something so ordinary be so complicated? This is the case for a dryer vent as people use quite a variety of materials, but not all of them are safe. If you are installing a new dryer vent or are having problems with your current vent, what is the best material...
by Dennis Lamb | Nov 8, 2012 | Fire Safety
From 2008 to 2010, there have been over 365,500 residential building fires. The cost of damaged related to these fires exceeds $7.4 billion. Almost 13,000 people have died in these fires and over 65,000 have been injured. Would all of these fires have been avoided if...
