Flooding is an increasing hazard for homeowners. And the bad news is that it doesn’t just strike the highest flood-risk areas. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), even people living in low and moderate flood-risk areas are five times more likely to experience a flood than a fire at home. And, whether you […]
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Extinguishing Myths About Home Fire Sprinklers
Everyone knows or has a good idea about what a fire sprinkler is and does. But it turns out that a lot of what we believe about them is wrong. Yes, it’s a fact that sprinklers in the home save lives. Very often too, they save homes from destruction. But, thanks mainly to Hollywood and […]
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How safe is your home from a fire? And if the worst happened, would you know what to do? These are potentially life-saving questions every adult should be able to answer because every year there are more than 1.3 million fires in US homes — more than 6,200 in Maine alone, 200-plus of them in […]
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