Last week we posted a short blog about the increase in home fire fatalities this year. In case you missed it, the statistics showed that we’ve had a 60% increase in fatalities during the first 18 days of 2018 when compared to the first 18 days of 2017. We focused our attention on our recommendation to install a Central...

  Between January 1, 2018 and January 18, 2018, 221 people in the US died as a result of a fire at home.  That is an increase of 60% over 2017.  Statistics show that the cold weather makes people spend more time indoors and more time spent indoors naturally increases the instance of home fires. The good news is that...

When the weather is freezing cold, the pipes in your home face the very real danger of freezing.  The #1 homeowner claim we see is property damage that has been created by a burst pipe.  The losses can be devastating, even a small crack can create a sizable amount of damage. Water is your home’s worst enemy.  It flows where...

To say it has been cold is an understatement.  With temperatures falling below 32 degrees for the last week of December and looking to remain there the entire first week of January, it’s been the kind of weather that urges us to stay inside with a hot cup of coffee.  Looking ahead to the forecast for the rest of the...