Entries from Consumer Insurance Blog tagged with 'fire'
Arson Awareness Week, May 2-8, 2010
The United States Fire Administration (USFA) announces that May 2 through 8 is Arson Awareness Week. This year's theme is Community Arson Prevention. According to the USFA's National Fire Incident Reporting System data and the National Fire Protection Association, an...
September 26: National "Safety Saturday"
October is National Fire Safety Month. To kick things off, the Home Safety Council (HSC) is teaming up with Lowe's to hold Safety Saturday on Saturday, September 26, 2009, a day-long safety celebration. Lowe’s stores nationwide are planning family safety...
A primer on fire extinguishers
Fire caused 33.1% of all home insurers' losses over a three-year period, the highest of any source of loss, according to a report by American Association of Insurance Services. That statistic leads into a topic that we've been planning to...
Seasonal reminder: dry trees are a fire hazard
If you haven't disposed of that live holiday tree yet, this video is a sobering reminder that now is a good time. Experts say that live trees shouldn't be kept for longer than three weeks, even when properly watered. The...
Delectable holiday dangers: deep-fried turkeys
Tasty regional dishes have a way of migrating throughout the nation and that's been the story of deep-fried turkeys. What used to be largely a southern dish, much-beloved in Louisiana, has become a popular new way for adventurous chefs to...
Home fire safety: new advice from the experts
Did you replace your smoke alarm batteries last week during daylight savings? Traditionally, fire prevention authorities suggest that daylight savings is a good time to check your smoke alarms ... it's suggested that when you change your clocks, you also...
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