November 2024 - Infinity Fire Protection

November 22, 2024

Fire Prevention Safety Information

Fire Safety Tips When Cooking

With the Holiday Season fast approaching, below you will find some cooking safety tips from the U.S. Fire Administration:

Cooking is, by far, the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries. Home cooking fires happen most often on Thanksgiving.

In 2021, fire departments in the United States responded to an estimated 170,000 home cooking fires. These fires caused an estimated 135 deaths, 3,000 injuries and over $494 million in property loss.

Stand by your pan:

If you leave the kitchen, turn the burner off.

Watch what you are cooking:

Fires start when the heat is too high. If you see any smoke or the grease starts to boil, turn the burner off.

Turn pot handles toward the back of the stove:

Then no one can bump them or pull them over.

Keep a pan lid or baking sheet nearby:

Use it to cover the pan if it catches on fire. This will put out the fire.

Set a Timer:

If you are simmering or baking, set a timer so you don’t get distracted and forget you are cooking.

In case of an oven fire:

Turn off the oven and keep the door closed until it is cool.

Microwave Fire:

If you have a fire in your microwave oven, turn it off immediately and do not open the door until it is cool.

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Cooking Fire

November 13, 2024

Information

Winterize Your Sprinkler System Before the Freeze

The time to winterize your Sprinkler System is before freezing weather hits!

According to NFPA statistics, 10% of sprinkler system failures are due to lack of maintenance and 7% of failures are due to damaged system components. With a little care these types of failures can be avoided when the temperature starts to drop!

Per the National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA); sprinkler systems exposed to cold weather are especially vulnerable. During cold months, these systems are more susceptible to catastrophic failure. Frozen sprinkler pipes are among the more common service calls throughout winter months.

Maintaining a minimum of 40 degrees (F) is imperative in ensuring the sprinkler pipes do not freeze. Many areas that go unnoticed during the summer can create issues in cold months, these areas include, but are not limited to, entry ways (vestibules) and stairwells, unoccupied spaces, and areas that are not properly insulated.

The low point and auxiliary drains are required to be drained after each operation of the system, before the onset of freezing weather, and as needed after that. How often these drains shall be operated throughout the cold season will depend on how much condensation is in the drain.

Removing water from a dry system is an essential part of a good maintenance program. Failure to keep the dry system free of water can result in damage and expensive repairs to both the system and the building.

When not properly maintained, fire protection systems can freeze, burst, and fail to function entirely. It is extremely important to ensure that these systems are properly maintained to make sure they are ready to operate in the event of an emergency.

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Exploded Backflow from Non Heated Riser Room Frozen Pipe IFP

November 6, 2024

Safety

What to Do in Case of a Fire

From the American Red Cross:

Install smoke alarms on every level of your home, inside bedrooms and outside sleeping areas.
Once a month check whether each alarm in the home is working properly by pushing the test button.
Replace batteries in smoke alarms at least once a year. Immediately install a new battery if an alarm chirps, warning the battery is low.
Teach your children what smoke alarms sound like and what to do when they hear one.
Ensure that all household members know two ways to escape from every room of your home, and where to meet up outside.
Practice your fire escape plan at least twice a year and at different times of the day. Practice waking up to smoke alarms, crawling low and meeting outside. Make sure everyone knows how to call 9-1-1.
Emphasize “get out, stay out.” Only professional firefighters should enter a building that is on fire—even if other family members, pets or prized possessions are inside.
Use quick-release devices on barred windows and doors. Security bars without release devices can trap you in a deadly fire. If you have security bars on your windows, be sure one window in each sleeping room has a release device.
Consider getting escape ladders for sleeping areas on the second or third floor. Learn how to use them and store them near the windows.
Teach household members to STOP, DROP and ROLL if their clothes should catch on fire.

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Burning house.