Your house is a place where you can build your life and create beautiful memories with your loved ones until you think of your home catching fire even scarier. So, why take those chances? Although you are unable to keep… Read More
Archive for the ‘Residential Fires’ Category
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Where House Fires Start
Here at Judd Fire Protection, our ultimate goal is to prevent as many people as possible from experiencing fires in the first place. Few things can be more devastating than a house fire. Thankfully, there are things we can do… Read More
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How to Prevent Dryer Lint Fires
For most homeowners, it would be difficult to think of something more devastating than a house fire. Still, more than 350,000 house fires occur every year, and they claim more lives than any kind of fire. We can reduce our… 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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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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How to Avoid Christmas Tree Fires
Christmas is just a few days away. If you celebrate this holiday yourself, you almost certainly have a Christmas tree lighting up your living space. You are probably also aware that Christmas trees can pose a fairly significant fire risk…. Read More
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Safety Considerations for Fireplaces in Apartments
Our area has numerous historical structures that have been converted into apartments. A surprising number of these have fireplaces in them. This is a relic of a time before central heating, when wood-burning fireplaces were often the most economical way… Read More
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Reducing the Risk of Candle Fires
As the weather gets cooler, many of us go out of our way to make the indoors cozier. For some, this means lighting a fire in your fireplace. But many homes don’t have fireplaces, so we have to settle for… Read More
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Common Causes of House Fires
No one should ever have to experience a house fire. If a house fire gets out of control, it has the potential to be immensely destructive. In a worst-case scenario, it can even lead to the loss of human life…. Read More
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Residential Fires and Fire-Resistant Building Materials
Residential fires are entirely avoidable. The CDC reports that deaths and injuries caused by residential fires have declined within the past few years. The CDC attributes smoke alarm installation and fire safety education to this decline. Our mission is to… Read More