The Importance of Fire Safety

3/22/2023 (Permalink)

Fire damage is one of the most devastating events for a home or business. The restoration process afterward is daunting enough without the added stress of filling out insurance paperwork during the claims process. To save yourself from this added stress, it is always best to practice fire safety procedures, so you don’t have to deal with the heartache of fire damage cleanup. Additionally, you save yourself thousands of dollars in damage when you take actionable steps to prevent fires as much as possible. Remember that prevention doesn’t always guarantee that fires will stay at bay! However, if you educate yourself on fire safety and its importance, you are taking care of your West End home or business before anything can happen, should it occur. 

How Can You Prevent Fires To Your Home Or Business?

• Knowing what can start a fire is critical to figuring out how to stop them or prevent them from happening altogether. One way to prevent fires from happening to your West End property is a simple housekeeping tip: keep your surroundings clean! Avoid misplacing flammable items and store all chemicals in a safe, clean area. 
• Are your heating sources working properly? If not, it may be time to get them checked! Air conditioning filters and other HVAC units need to be cleaned and maintained at least once a year to prevent fires from happening. It is recommended that you consult a professional restoration company when you have questions about your HVAC units. 
• Faulty wiring is yet another cause of house and business fires. If you feel heat in your wires when you touch them, we recommend getting those checked out by an expert and making any necessary repairs. 

How Can SERVPRO Help If The Unthinkable Happens?

• SERVPRO has over five decades of experience in fire and water damage restoration. With fire damage comes water damage due to firefighting efforts, so we have trained technicians capable of handling both scenarios in any form. 
• Aside from the cleanup and restoration aspect of fire damage, our team is trained to eliminate the distinctive odors that smoke produces. It isn’t enough to just spray air freshener over the smells- our team gets to the root cause of the scent to neutralize the unpleasant odor before it can spread throughout your home or business. 
• Our restore vs. replace mentality allows us to restore the precious items you thought you lost forever to fire damage. While some things may be too far gone to bring back, you may be surprised to hear that many of your belongings can actually be restored post-disaster. Learn more about some of our content restoration methods here. 

When fire or water damage takes over your life, SERVPRO of Belle Meade and West Nashville is here to help you take it back! With state-of-the-art technology and faster-than-average emergency response times, our team is always nearby and ready to help when disaster strikes. Our projects range from residential to commercial, and we can also handle mold and storm damage restoration. We’re only one call away- all you have to do is contact us at (615) 242-9391. We’ll handle the rest. 

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