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Winter Fire Safety

November 12, 2021 Blog, Safety 0 Comments
More fires happen in the winter months than any other time of the year. During the cold months, we spend more time indoors and use different methods to heat our homes. Heating was the second leading cause of home fires after cooking. Home heating fires peaked in the early evening hours between 5 and 9 p.m. with the highest peak... Read More
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How to Protect your Home from Carbon Monoxide

July 5, 2018 Blog 0 Comments
Carbon monoxide, sometimes known as the silent killer, is a serious threat. According to the CDC, in 2015 alone, 393 deaths from unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning occurred. CO is a poisonous gas that can kill without much warning. It’s odorless, colorless which makes it hard to detect. CO is produced from incomplete burning of a material containing carbon. With such... Read More

CO: the silent killer

January 24, 2011 Blog 0 Comments
There are many things that we protect ourselves from every day. Whether it is wearing a seatbelt to prevent injury in the event of an accident, or installing fire alarms in our homes to alert us in the event of a fire, we like to be protected in case something does happen. Unfortunately, there were 17 people in Boston that... Read More