Fire safety and prevention are crucial skills to teach your children in order to keep everyone in your home safe. One of the major leading causes of residential building fires and injuries for children under age 10 is playing with… Read More
Archive for the ‘Fire Safety’ Category
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Summer Fire Safety Tips for Your Home
The warm weather is approaching and it is a great time to get together with friends and family that you may not have seen for a while. There are so many fun activities to do in the summer months: swimming,… Read More
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Fire Safety Tips for Your Business
A fire in a local business can be extremely devastating to the community. According to FEMA, there are 17,000 office and store fires in the United States every year. These fires cause up to $800 million in property damage. Reducing… Read More
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The Fundamentals of Fire Safety in the Kitchen
The majority of house fires start in the kitchen. Experts estimate that kitchen fires account for at least 50% of all residential fires. If we all put perfect fire safety best practices to work in the kitchen, we might be… Read More
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Are Hand Sanitizers Flammable?
Long gone are the days when hand sanitizers were hard to come by. Now, it seems like there’s a surplus of them on the market. You probably keep a bottle in your car or carry one in your purse. If… Read More
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Fire Extinguishing Mistakes to Avoid
When teaching fire safety, it’s sometimes easiest to begin not with what you should do, but what you shouldn’t. After all, most people seem to grasp the basic principles of fire protection. Everyone knows to have an evacuation plan, to… Read More
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Fire Safety Best Practices for the New Year
The New Year is the perfect time for self-reflection. It’s a great opportunity to review our lives and consider what we can do better in the new calendar year. Here at Judd Fire Protection, we’d like to take this opportunity… Read More
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Household Objects You Didn’t Know Were Flammable
One of the most critical aspects of fire safety is knowing what objects are flammable. If you know something to be flammable, you know to keep it a safe distance from candles and other controlled fires in your home. Many… Read More
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Artificial Christmas Trees: Are They Safer?
In terms of fire safety during the holidays, we’ve come a long way since the days of lighting candles in Christmas trees. Still, fire departments in the United States respond to an average of 200 Christmas tree fires every year—and… Read More
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Fun Fire Safety Activities for Children
Understanding basic fire safety is just as important to children as it is to adults. But it can be much harder to engage children in the fundamentals of fire safety than it is for adults. How do you teach fire… Read More