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Top Nine Ways to Protect Your Home from Severe Winds

Top Nine Ways to Protect Your Home from Severe Winds Severe windstorms, dubbed Big Blows by Pacific Northwest locals, strike Washington and Oregon regularly, driving powerful gusts to incredible speeds of nearly 140 miles per hour. While the East Coast isn’t afflicted as frequently, another Washington – D.C., this time… Read more »

Don’t Overlook Home Emergency Planning This Year

Don’t Overlook Home Emergency Planning This Year

Don’t Overlook Home Emergency Planning This Year A fire. A power outage. A flood. What will it be this year? You certainly can’t predict the future, but you can prepare for it. If something happens to your home, are you and your family prepared? Let 2019 be the year you… Read more »

Mitigating Toxic Mold Infestation – Vital Facts for Every Commercial Building Owner
Reducing the Risk of Commercial Kitchen Fires

Reducing the Risk of Commercial Kitchen Fires

Reducing the Risk of Commercial Kitchen Fires When a three-alarm fire swept through a famous comedy club, investigators suspected typical culprits: table candles, smoldering cigarettes, hot stage lighting. The actual spark? Accumulated grease in ductwork venting a commercial kitchen several floors away. Flames flared to life above the fire suppression… Read more »

How to Spot Lurking Fire Hazards

How to Spot Lurking Fire Hazards

How to Spot Lurking Fire Hazards Let’s survey your house with a different lens: a magnifying glass that finds lurking fire hazards. Tag along on a guided tour as Paul Davis experts flag (by ROOM in bold text) surprising, very common risk factors. How many are hiding in your home? Our tour begins… Read more »

Oily Paint Rags Create Significant Fire Hazards

Oily Paint Rags Create Significant Fire Hazards

Oily Paint Rags Create Significant Fire Hazards You’re building your home or remodeling and you can’t wait for work to finish so you can move in and enjoy it. One final job on most sites is painting. Painting can beautifully transform the look and feel of your home. But don’t… Read more »

Reducing Breakfast Time Fires in Retirement Communities

Reducing Breakfast Time Fires in Retirement Communities

Reducing Breakfast Time Fires in Retirement Communities Cooking fires are a major problem in retirement communities and stovetop breakfast- time cooking can be especially problematic. Seniors are often not able to react as quickly as necessary to halt a cooking fire. This is a serious issue as seniors, for multiple… Read more »

Water Damage Ranks First for Large Loss Mitigation Claims

Water Damage Ranks First for Large Loss Mitigation Claims

Water Damage Ranks First for Large Loss Mitigation Claims Catastrophic flooding dominated the news last year: beautiful neighborhoods that transformed into lakes overnight, dotted with scattered roof tops and small boats that rescued distressed residents. Unfortunately, these heartbreaking scenes are becoming more common than ever. Statistics show that water and… Read more »

The Doll

Our warehouse manager Angie has family friends that had a fire earlier in the year. They were under the impression that they had to use the restoration contractor their insurance suggested and did not realize they had options and could decide to go with another company. After several weeks Angie… Read more »

Better Ways to Store Flammables at Home

We all have flammables in our home, but do you know how to properly store them when they’re not in use? Many people do not. When stored improperly, flammables can have devastating consequences including poisoning, fires, and explosions. So if you keep gasoline, propane or other flammables in or around… Read more »