Fire Safety Month is here, and there’s no better place to prioritize safety than at home. Today’s tips can help you protect your property and, more importantly, those you love.   Invest In A Central Station Fire Alarm One of the best and most important things you can do to keep your home and family safe is to maintain...

  Fire Safety Prevention Month is upon us, and if you're a business owner, it's time to review your fire safety policies. Today's tips can help you and your employees stay safe by putting prevention and safety practices first. Have You Checked Your Insurance Lately? Your business insurance can help you weather financial losses in case of a fire or...

October is fire prevention month and this week your friends at Advocate Brokerage would like to share our favorite tips for fire prevention. In this blog, we will put our focus on Fire Safety at home.   Home SAFE Home Perhaps our most important piece of advice in keeping your home safe is to have a Central Station Fire alarm...

What are your plans for Labor Day? 58% of Americans are likely to be celebrating the big holiday weekend grilling in their backyard (as per statista.com). Many people enjoy spending time entertaining in their outdoor living spaces with family and friends. Unfortunately, the annual backyard barbeque doesn’t go as planned. Grill fires cause an average of 37 million dollars in...

On January 9th a fire broke out in a Bronx apartment building that tragically took the lives of 19 people. When speaking about the cause of the fire, fire department officials said that open doors cause smoke to flood the stairwells which may have prevented residents from escaping. This echoed another tragic Bronx fire that occurred in 2017 leaving 13...

October is fire prevention month, so we feel it is important to take a moment to remind our followers of our best tips for preventing a fire in your home.   Below are 8 Important Steps to Fireproof Your Home Install A Central Station Burglar & Fire Alarm - We cannot state strongly enough that the most important precaution you...

When media began their coverage of the devastating apartment building fire that occurred earlier this month in NYC, there was a pretty consistent theme.  FDNY revealed that one of the reasons this particular fire spread so quickly is that when the victims were attempting to escape the blaze, they passed out before closing the door behind them.  Their plea was...

Would you be surprised to learn that your business is more likely to experience damage due to water than fire? Some common risks include: Any appliances that use water on the premises Any existing water supply lines Leaking boilers or water heater tanks High humidity levels on water supply lines Damaged pipes or hoses Plumbing leaks Flood Whether you own...

In the event of a house fire, your family has only an average of 3 to 4 minutes to escape. That is frightening! Only 3 – 4 minutes. 30 years ago you had more time, as much as 17 minutes. But times have changed. The synthetic materials used to build your home and furnishings burn faster than the natural materials...

By Denise Koslowsky When I talk about insurance, which is quite often, sooner or later the conversation will come back to what I currently consider a crisis – the many homeowners who are underinsured. It is an easy topic to understand when you are speaking in regards to the homes devastated by wildfires in California or the homes torn apart...