12 Days of Holiday Safety Tips, Day 5 Fireplace Safety

12/5/2020 (Permalink)

12 Days of Holiday Safety Tips. Happy Holidays from SERVPRO of El Dorado Hills/Placerville!

A fire this time of year is great for various reasons: it helps to create a warm and cozy home and limits your heating costs. However, the risk of fire damage or smoke damage increases significantly, so it is important to be safe when it comes to fireplaces and wood stoves. Here at SERVPRO of El Dorado Hills/Placerville, we want to help keep you and your family safe with some fireplace safety tips!

• Keep your fireplace clean
• Always keep a fire extinguisher handy
• Close the damper when not using your wood fireplace
• Have a chimney cap installed
• Get your chimney cleaned twice a year

If you do not have experience in cleaning or maintaining your fireplace or know what to look for, call a local professional. They have the tools and resources to make sure that your chimney is up and running safely for the wintertime. 

If a fire damage or smoke damage should affect your home or business, SERVPRO of El Dorado Hills/Placerville are ready to help you make it “Like it never even happened.” Our technicians are ready to help 24/7, 365 when disaster strikes. Should you ever need us for any damage restoration work, call us, 916-933-3890.