How Easily Can Fire Damage Spread?

6/10/2020 (Permalink)

The fire restoration process only begins once your family is safe. Your health and safety is our priority!

We have all drove past a burnt down building and thought to ourselves “I hope that never happens to me.” However, a substantial Fire Damage can happen in the blink of an eye. In a video titled “How Fast Does a Fire Spread”, the Department of Commerce creates a scenario in which a dried out pine tree is set on fire to examine the length of time it takes for the fire to grow throughout the home.

In this case, within 20 seconds, the sofa immediately next to the tree is set on fire. Within 35 seconds, the room becomes so full of smoke that it becomes almost impossible to see the damage being caused. When seeing the damage from this perspective, it is clear that an entire home can be destroyed within minutes. As a result, here are a few helpful hints to consider to keep your home and family safe to prevent the need for fire damage restoration.

• Install smoke alarms on every level of your home prioritizing bedrooms and other sleeping areas.
• Test your smoke alarms on a monthly basis.
• Establish a fire escape plan and rehearse it with your family. Or consider creating an ERP for your business (more info on our blog )
• Be prepared to evacuate in the event of an emergency.

There are just a few of many fire damage tips that you can do to keep the fires away! Our crews work hard to perform fire restoration after a building fire, however, The Los Angeles Fire Department works harder to keep our community safe 24/7, 365. Thank you to our local firefighters for all that they do!