Surviving a Fire
There are few events more frightful than experiencing a fire in your home. To prepare, there are a few things that should be established in every home to help you survive a fire if...
5 Most Common Causes of Electrical Fires
The weather is cooler, the heaters are on. The holiday season is here and the lights are going up. According to the U.S. Fire Administration, December and January are the months with the most...
7 Precautionary Measures To Prevent A Home Fire
According to the U.S. Fire Administration’s report on residential fires, in 2014, the national average of home fires was 379,500 which resulted in 2,765 deaths, 12,075 injuries and cost about $6.9 billion. Additionally, there...
How to Secure a Property After a Fire
While a property owner's nightmare begins at the sign of fire, it’s after the fire is out that the real work begins. It’s a fire department's job to put out the fire, and in...
What do Fire Restoration Services Include?
Few events can be as devastating to a family or business owner than a fire. This experience can leave you feeling overwhelmed, stressed out, and unsure of what to do next. Swartz Contracting has...
How to prevent a house fire during the holidays
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s time to put the Christmas tree up, hang the lights, get the decorations out, and start your holiday baking. All of these activities should be...
How to Execute the Proper Fire Escape Plan
Here’s a startling fact: Each year in this country, there are more than 300,000 home fires that result in nearly 3,000 deaths and $6.8 million in property damage. Those cold, hard numbers are frightening,...
How to Protect your Documents from a Fire
Most people tend to put the thought of natural disasters out of their minds. They tend to think “it will never happen to me.” Well, the truth is, natural disasters do happen and no...
6 Different Ways to Avoid Kitchen Fires
If you own a home or are renting somewhere, you most likely have a kitchen. Kitchen fires are a common occurrence and the room where most fires occur in the home, but they don’t...
Do You Have the Right Fire Safety Equipment?
I don’t think anyone is really ever prepared for a fire. I mean afterall, we as humans think we are exempt from any natural disaster because things like that happen to other people. In...
