Fire Safety

10/5/2020 (Permalink)

Home with heavy fire damage

It's been awhile since we've posted about the importance of having a safe plan in case of a fire in your home. This little plan, which you hopefully never end up needing, can be what ends up saving you and your loved one's lives. That being said, I can not stress the importance of taking the time to sit down and come up with such a plan. Now that you have your escape plan sorted out, here is what you do as soon as the fire starts.

• Remain calm
• Tell everyone in the house
• Execute your escape plan to get everyone out.
• Since smoke rises, stay as low to the ground as possible as you move through the burning house. Crawl if you need to.
• Don't try and stop for any possessions/valuables.
• Don't stop for pets
• If possible, close the door to the room where the fire is located and close all doors behind you as you leave 
• Test the temperature of the knobs of closed doors with the back of your hand before opening them. If the knob is hot, do not open it. The fire is on the other side.
• Wait for the fire department to come extinguish the house.

Do these things and you and your loved ones will be safe. After that is all said and done, call SERVPRO of Western O'Fallon/Wentzville and we and our partner Midas Hospitality will provide you with a free room at one of their amazing hotels and a care package of essentials all while our team is at your house making that fire "Like it never even happened."