Safety tips for your home in Commerce Township Michigan

Throughout the years, the number of deaths and injuries from house fires have decreased, but deaths from burns and fires are still the third leading cause of fatal home injuries!

 

Fires can happen in any spot in your home, but there are certain areas they occur in most. Keep a close eye on things while you're cooking, smoking, lighting candles, furnaces, electrical wires and outlets, and fireplaces. It is crucial you keep an eye out at all times, especially when you have children in and out of your home.

 

Here are some tips that you can follow in order to protect yourself and your family from deadly fires:

• Change the battery in your smoke alarm once a year, and change the whole unit every 10 years.
• Smoke alarms should be on every level of your home, including your basement to let others know there is a fire.
• Test your smoke alarm monthly.
• Get your children familiar with the sound of the alarm.
• Plan a family escape route, practice it on a monthly basis with all our your children.
• Install home sprinklers, they can reduce the amount of damage done to your home and most importantly reduce the chances of death.
• Learn how to you use a fire extinguisher, make sure its in an easily accessible area if an incident does occur.

If a fire ever occurs in your home, never open a door that feels hot. Take the safest route when exiting your home. If you come across smoke, crawl on the floor, or put a moist toilet over your mouth, so none of the smoke can enter your mouth.

 

Keep your family safe from house fires and follow a few of tips above. It could help prevent a horrible situation from happening!

 

 

 

 

 

Our goal as a realtor is to protect you, whether its during the moving process or after. We want you to be safe!

 

If you are interested in looking at Lakefront homes for sale Commerce Michigan,  I can set you up with a personalized list of homes that meet your criteria. Feel free to visit my websites and see more information on individual lakes, such as Lakefront homes for sale Bridge lake Springfield Township MI  or Lakefront homes for sale on Softwater Lake Springfield Township MI.

 

If you buy and close on a house that is $150,000+ with me as your realtor, I will buy you a new Kayak or a new Lawnmower. So give us a call at (248) 310-6239 or email me at yesmyrealtor@gmail.com