Help SERVPRO of East Cobb Make Cobb County Fire Safe

9/24/2020 (Permalink)

If your home or business suffers a fire loss, call SERVPRO of East Cobb. We make fire damage "Like it never even happened."

According to the American Red Cross, you may have as little as two minutes to escape your home in the event that a fire starts. They outline that having an early warning system like a fire alarm in place and practicing a fire escape plan can greatly increase your likelihood of a successful escape and can save lives. The American Red Cross also provide the following “Top Tips for Fire Safety”

• Smoke alarms should be installed on each level of your home, as well as inside each bedroom and outside of all sleeping areas.
• Smoke alarms should be regularly tested on a monthly basis, and if one or more is found to be inoperable they should be replaced immediately. If the batteries are dead, the batteries should be replaced immediately. Oftentimes when a smoke detector’s battery power is running low the alarm will chirp, chime or otherwise indicate the batteries are running low.
• All family members could be consulted when developing a fire escape plan and everyone should participate in practice evacuation at least twice a year.
• If your home ever catches fire, you should get out, stay out and call for help. Never go back inside for anything or anyone.

Learn what you and your family should do if a fire starts in your home

If a fire starts in your home there are several things you should know like how to safely operate a fire extinguisher. You should leave all your things where they are and save yourself, and when escaping or exiting a structure that is on fire close doors behind you if you can safely. This will help slow the fire’s progression. If you live in a building that has multiple floors, never use the elevator to escape, use the stairs. If smoke, heat or flames block your exit routes, stay in the room with the doors closed. Place a wet towel under the door and call 9-1-1 or the fire department. Open a window and wave a brightly colored cloth or if available use a flashlight to signal for help. Smoke rises so when escaping a smoke filled room you should crawl getting as low to the ground as possible to avoid the smoke.

If your clothes catch on fire:

• Stop...what you’re doing.

• Drop…to the ground and cover your face if you can.

• Roll...over and over back and forth until the flames go out (running will only make the fire burn faster).

Once the flames are out, call for medical attention. Insignificant and non-life threatening skin burns can be cooled using running water by flushing the burned area(s) for three to five minutes.

SERVPRO of East Cobb is Here to Help

SERVPRO of East Cobb is locally owned and operated. We are proud to serve the East Cobb, GA, Noonday, GA, Westoak, GA, Kennesaw, GA, Cumberland, GA, Blackwells, GA, Mount Bethel, GA, and Sandy Plains, GA communities. We are a preferred vendor for most major insurance companies like  State Farm, Farmers, Auto Owners, American Family Insurance, Metlife,  and The Hartford. We have long-standing working relationships with our local agents, and help homeowners file an insurance claim when applicable. If your home our business suffers fire damage call SERVPRO of East Cobb at (770) 424-0400 or click here and one of our claims specialists can contact you today. 

For more information on fire safety or related Fire Restoration Blog check out some of the following links: “Did You Know September is National Preparedness Month?”; “PASS: Pull, Aim, Squeeze, and Sweep”; “Smoke Alarms Save Cobb County Lives”; “Cobb County Kitchen Fire Cleanup”; “Cobb County Fire Claim Scope and Walk Through”; “First Hand Account of House Fire Cleanup in Marietta”; “Cobb County Fire Claim Step by Step Walkthrough of Scope”; “Seven Ways to Protect Your Cobb County Home From The Silent Killer: Carbon Monoxide”; “Help Prevent Fire In Your Kennesaw GA Home”; “Seven Ways to Prepare Your Kennesaw Home for a Home Fire”; “Smoke Alarms: Life Savers”