New Years Holiday Safety Tips for Antioch?

12/28/2021 (Permalink)

New Years Holiday Safety Tips for Antioch?

Do you know that more home fires occur during the winter months than at any other time of the year in Antioch? SERVPRO^® of Northwest Lake County wishes everyone a happy and safe new year and offer these winter holidays safety tips from the National Fire Protection Association:

Holiday decorating

• Be careful with holiday decorations. Choose decorations that are flame resistant or flame retardant.
• Keep lit candles away from decorations and other things that can burn.
• Some lights are only for indoor or outdoor use, but not both.
• Replace any string of lights with worn or broken cords or loose bulb connections. Read manufacturer’s instructions for the number of light strands to connect.
• Use clips, not nails, to hang lights, so the cords do not get damaged.
• Keep decorations away from windows and doors

Holiday Entertaining

• Test your smoke alarms and tell guests about your home fire escape plan.
• Keep children and pets away from lit candles.
• Keep matches and lighters up high in a locked cabinet.
• Stay in the kitchen when cooking on the stovetop.
• Ask smokers to smoke outside. Remind smokers to keep their smoking materials with them so young children do not touch them.
• Provide large, deep ashtrays for smokers. Wet cigarette butts with water before discarding them.

Call Us Today!

Antioch residents and businesses can rely on the professionals at SERVPRO^® of Northwest Lake County to restore their fire damage, “Like it never even happened.” Call us today at 224-372-7772.

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