How To Prepare for a House Fire

“It’s all just things”, we say, until it’s our things that have gone up in smoke.

A house fire can occur at any time and often happens with little or no warning. Electrical wiring, cooking grease, lightning strikes, candles, dryers, cars, chemicals, wildfires, a neighbor’s house fire or toys left on lamps can all cause a fire to start. While many fires are preventable, there are plenty that are not.

Did you know that during 2010-2014, roughly one of every 338 households reported a house fire...