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Fire Safety

House fires can cause extensive damage to a property, resulting in billions of dollars in damage each year. Knowing and understanding house fire statistics can provide valuable insight into how common house fires are, their typical causes, ways to prevent them, and the costs of smoke and fire damage.

Fire Safety

A fire hazard is anything that creates an increased risk of a fire. Common fire hazards include dryer lint, old appliances, batteries, and space heaters.

Fire Safety

An electrical fire smells like burning plastic or fish.

Fire Safety

Smoke damage is the physical damage to a building or object caused by smoke, not a fire itself.

Fire Safety

When it comes to fire preparation, one of the first lines of defense against potential disasters is a proper fire extinguisher.

Fire Safety

Homeowners trust electricity to light their homes and power their appliances, rarely thinking about it as dangerous. Yet the U.S.