This week for the International Building Safety month the ICC (International Code Council) turns its focus to Fire Safety and Awareness. For this let me just say a simple Amen, as we have seen way to many fires & they are generally caused by an electrical fault or space heater. The worst part is most […]
Safety Sunday: Fire Extinguisher Primer
Ahhh, the bright red fire extinguisher, you can hardly go throughout a day without hardly seeing one; but how much do you know about them, how will you REACT, and why does everyone want you to PASS the extinguisher (don’t they realize you got it)? The 5 Classes & Rating of Extinguishers: There are 5 […]
Safety Sunday: Only You… You’re House & Wildfires
When we wrote our last Safety Sunday article on campfire and outdoor fire safety, there were 33 large wildfires burning across the US which has since dropped down to 31. Both Alaska & Arizona have dropped down to 3 fires each, while Florida on the other hand has jumped from 5 active fires up to […]
Safety Sunday: Only You… Camping & Outdoor Fire Safety
Summer time, camping & a camp fire – what could be better? Unfortunately, in many locations summer time & camp fires are not a great mix and the consequences can get bad, really fast. Just this week – Hundreds flee as fire rages in eastern Arizona, Wallow fire now states 3rd largest fire, and these […]
Safety Sunday: Hotel Motel Safety
So there I was sitting in another hotel, in another city, for another class, and another Safety Sunday idea was born. While many people lock the doors at their houses, in their vehicles, and pay attention when leaving their office, they seemingly forget some of these lessons when they go on vacation. So with that […]
Safety Sunday: Space Heaters & Smoke Detectors
Let me simply start this one off with a personal plea – please folks, can we just stop the madness? Jan 13th Chickasaw, AL – 1 injured – Jan 13th Montgomery, AL – 1 dead, 1 injured, 1 firefighter injured – Jan 13th Huntsville, AL – 2 dead (3 year old, adult) 6 year old […]
Guest Post: A tale of two cities – stopping a killer
Since my last guest post on BMoxieBMore, it has gone through a slight rebranding and is now known as BuildingMoxie. While at the Remodeling show, I actually met with JB from Building Moxie & he reminded me that I have an open invitation to post anytime I wanted. After catching the news on the 28th, I […]
Independence Day Safety – Fireworks
July 4th, 1776 — We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent […]
Smoke Detectors – A primer on Placement & Location
In the prior articles, we covered the proper maintenance of smoke detectors and many of the options available. In this article we will be discussing where smoke detectors should be located, and even how to prevent false alarms. The Starting Point – Current Codes In order to answer the question of how many are needed […]
Smoke Detectors – A primer on the Options Available
In the prior article, we covered the proper maintenance of smoke detectors. One item that we mentioned was that they should be replaced after 5 years. In this article, we will be discussing the different types of alarms and options that are available, including those for the deaf or hearing impaired. There are two common […]