Cooking equipment is the leading cause for residential fires.

4/5/2021 (Permalink)

Did you know cooking equipment is the leading cause of residential fires? As the holiday wraps up and we roll into Summer you may find yourself in the kitchen more often while hosting friends and family. Fire precautions should be top of mind. A property owner experiences a flood of emotions when a fire ravages their business or home. Fear, uncertainty, stress, and doubt about the future of the property and their livelihood can be overwhelming to the property owner long after the flames have been extinguished and the smoke has cleared. After the first wave of heroes have rescued the property, let your local SERVPRO® of Chillicothe/Cameron/Richmond franchise professionals help you restore it to its preloss condition. Combining rapid response, the utmost professionalism, and open communication throughout the entire job process, we strive to restore not only the home or business structure, but the customer’s peace of mind. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) offers the following eye-opening statistics on structure fires: more than one-quarter (27%) of reported fires occurred in homes within the last year. Even worse, 79% of fire-related deaths were caused by home fires. On average, U.S. fire departments respond to an estimated average of 354,400 home structure fires per year resulting in $6.9 billion in direct property damage. Most home fires and fire casualties result from five causes: cooking, heating, electrical distribution and lighting equipment, intentional fire setting, and smoking materials. If the unthinkable happens and a fire strikes your home or business, give the experts at your local SERVPRO® of Chillicothe/Cameron/Richmond franchise a call. We will help make it “Like it never even happened.”