Tag: Emergency Preparedness

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that’s poisonous to humans. Because a lot of common household devices––like furnaces, gas dryers, and fireplaces––produce carbon monoxide, you want to make sure your air is clean and safe from contamination.

A total of 5,149 people died in the U.S. from 1999 to 2010 due to unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning. That’s an average of 430 deaths per year. Why is that number so high? Carbon monoxide is a deadly and preventable killer but still we have so many deaths. Below we will take a look at statistics for known carbon monoxide poisonings, how carbon monoxide poisoning can be prevented and why every home should have a carbon monoxide detector…

You probably don’t give your home smoke alarms much thought unless they go off, but a smoke detector is actually an essential part of your overall home security. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reports that between 2009 and 2013, three-fifths of home fire deaths took place in homes that had no smoke alarms or smoke alarms that didn’t work. While we hope you never have to test your smoke detectors in a real emergency situation, having a reliable and state-of-the art alarm can make all the difference in the world…

Imagine sitting in your living room watching TV when suddenly your screen vibrates so intensely you can’t make out the picture. Your couch trembles and you experience a bizarre sense of vertigo as the earth stretches its tectonic muscles, miles beneath your feet. It’s only a foreshock and just the tiniest glimpse of what’s to come. If you’re like me, you might be thinking, “this won’t happen to me.” But recent events have me questioning my own misplaced confidence…

First Alert is the brand of smoke detectors owned by BRK, one of the most well-known smoke alarm companies out there. BRK offers numerous First Alert alarms to meet a variety of needs. Whether you’re a property manager looking to install new smoke detectors for your apartment complex or a homeowner needing to update your smoke detectors, it can be difficult to know…

A product of powerful thunderstorms, a tornado is one of nature’s most devastating storms. It can wipe out an entire neighborhood and cause multiple fatalities within seconds. A tornado can directly cause injuries, but people can also get hurt after the storm, when walking among debris or into damaged buildings. A tornado appears as a […]

As parents and teachers, teaching our children about the potential for disasters is a difficult but necessary undertaking. According to the National Fire Protection Association, in 2013 fire departments in the U.S. responded to more than 1,240,000 fires. Below we will take a look at how to educate your children about how to stay safe if a house fire were to strike…