Safety tips to avoid fire damage on Valentine’s Day

2/12/2020 (Permalink)

Safety tips to avoid fire damage on Valentine’s Day

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, couples all around the United States are getting ready for a romantic candlelit dinner with their loved one.

We want to make sure that the only flame burning bright that day is the flame of your love. That’s why we present you with 5 safety tips to avoid fire damage on Valentine’s Day.

1. Candles are very romantic, but they can become the source of a fire if proper precautions are not taken. Keep them at least 12 inches away from anything that can burn (drapes, loose paper, decorative items), place them on sturdy candle holders, and never leave them burning while you’re away from the room.
2. If you want the relaxing smell of a candle to help you set the mood, you can use wickless candles, which warm up the wax without flame. However, check your electrical connection and supervise the candle for at least 30 seconds after turning on the candle to make sure that it works properly, as they have been known to cause explosions.
3. Mylar helium balloons are a beautiful way to decorate your Valentine’s dinner, but you need to make sure they can’t fly away. The outer material of these balloons conducts electricity, which makes them explode when in contact with power lines. The effects could be as light as sparks or as big as knocking down a power line, creating an outage.
4. Preparing a romantic dinner is a beautiful gesture for your significant other, but love should not make you forget the necessary precautions while cooking, like leaving unsupervised food on the stove or oven. Never try to cook the food without defrosting it first: ice will expand and create steam, which can lead to a fire or burns.
5. Before you start setting up the decorations, check that the fire alarm system is working properly. Doing this will ensure that you can remediate any fire before it’s too late.

We hope these safety tips are enough to avoid fire damage on Valentine’s Day. If you or a friend should be unlucky enough to get a fire during their celebration, don’t worry! Just call SERVPRO^® of Martin County, we’ll be faster to any size disaster!

We work really hard to give the best support and service, making this process as easier as possible for you and your family. When you find yourself in this situation, you should call us as soon as possible in order to damage restoration be easier and cheaper.

First of all we have to make a balance of the damage caused by fire, smoke and water (from firefighting efforts). We’ll start by asking you questions about the fire and the extent of the damage on the phone, and then we’ll send SERVPRO technicians to do an assessment.

We have a specialized fire and water damage cleanup team, which is professionally trained and equipped to restore all spaces to an even better condition they were before fire. Our purpose is to make you feel stress-free about all the restoration because you are on really good hands and everything will go back to normality as soon as possible!

If you have any question about the process, timing or costs, please do not hesitate to contact us! So get in the mood for love and rest assured that we will make it "Like it never even happened."

Phone: (772) 334-8762