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Smoke Detectors – A primer on Maintenance

“Where there’s smoke there’s fire”; while this statement is not fully factually correct we can tell you that most “fire related” deaths actually occur from smoke inhalation. I can honestly say I have yet to see a house that did not have a smoke detector in it, but I sure have seen the results when […]

Filed Under: Carbon Monoxide, Fire Safety, Safety Third? January 23, 2010 By SLS

Everything we owned…

“Everything we own…” was lost during a simple trip to a grocery store for a Vinemont family this last Tuesday. The culprit? The fire appears to have been started by an electric heater located in their living room. Unfortunately, we will be hearing or seeing more of these types of stories as winter starts to show itself. According […]

Filed Under: Carbon Monoxide, Fire Safety, Safety Third? October 22, 2009 By SLS

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