Please pay attention to fire safety. While SERVPRO of Northeast Ontario/Kaiser can help restore your City or County home or office, prevention and family safety should always come first. Share this blog with a friend who might want to learn more about fire prevention.

Do you remember that commercial where the dog jumps up to grab a piece of pizza off the stove and turns on the burner, igniting the pizza box and starting a kitchen fire? According to the National Fire Protection Association, (NFPA), the leading cause of fires in the home are due to unattended cooking. SERVPRO^® of Northeast Ontario/Kaiser has years of experience restoring commercial and  residential fire damage in the Ontario area 

SERVPRO^® of Northeast Ontario/Kaiser has years of experience restoring residential fire damage in Ontario and offers these fire safety prevention tips for using propane grills from the NFPA:

• Check for gas tank and hose leaks before using the grill for the first time each year.
• Apply a light soap and water solution to the hose as a propane leak will release bubbles
• If you smell gas while cooking, immediately get away from the grill and call the fire department

It’s Summertime and Ontario residents will be spending more time outdoors, taking advantage of the nice weather and longer days that the season brings. Many people install fire pits in their back yards and like to gather around the fire in the cool evening air to tell stories and socialize. The City of Ontario has outdoor fire rules and requires a permit to have a backyard fire so it will be important to check and see what is required to stay within the law. SERVPRO^® of Northeast Ontario/Kaiser is on call 24 hours a day and can be onsite within four hours of your call to immediately begin the cleanup and restoration process should you experience property damage due to a fire of any kind.

Fires can rip through Ontario businesses any time of the day or night (emergencies have no respect for vacations), so call SERVPRO® of Northeast Ontario/Kaiser at (909) 390-0238 no matter when a disaster strikes. We promise an immediate response.

Even a small fire can leave enough soot and smoke damage to close a business. SERVPRO of Northeast Ontario/Kaiser understands that lost time is lost revenue, so we areFaster to any size disaster to stop additional damage from causing a longer time without open doors.

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In a 2018 report issued by The National Fire Protection Association, (NFPA), fireworks started around 19,500 fires including 1900 structure fires amounting to $105 million in direct property damage. Children ages 10 – 14 had the highest rate of fireworks injury and 36 percent of all injuries were victims under age 15.

Did you know that United States fire departments respond to an average of 173,200 home fires involving cooking each year? According to the National Fire Protection Association, (NFPA), the leading cause of home cooking fires is caused by leaving the kitchen unattended while food is cooking. According to the NFPA report, the majority of home cooking fires begin when cooking materials ignite. Cooking materials like cooking oil and cooking fat and related substances catch on fire and begin kitchen fires in 66 percent of the cases.