fire prevention

Preventing Spontaneous Combustion Fires in the Home and Workplace

You hear things – like a pile of rags, just lying there doing nothing, suddenly catching on fire – and think, “does stuff like that really happen?” Trust us, it really does. The cause is spontaneous combustion, and it happens when the temperature of something …

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Fire Safety

My son Gray was so excited when he moved up from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts. He started Cub Scouts in first grade and has talked about nothing but becoming an Eagle Scout ever since. He’s happy that they are now working on things that …

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Cooking Safety Tips

I vividly remember being in high school and setting a pan on the stove on fire. I can tell you what I was doing, what I did right, what I did wrong, and I can even tell you about the plant sitting in the window …

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Common Holiday Mishaps to Avoid

Typically, when you think of Christmas, you think of gift-giving, yummy food, merriment, and time with family, but did you know that Christmas can also be a dangerous time of year? If you think about it, on top of your normal life activities of work …

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Lightning Safety Tips

Thunderstorms can occur any time of the year during any hour of the day; however, most thunderstorms occur in the spring and summer months, typically May through August. Given that this week is Lightning Safety Week, we thought we would share some important information about …

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Mike Feudale Retires

If you’ve followed our blog since it started, you know that Mike Feudale’s name often appeared in our posts and not because he loves social media, but because he loves connecting with customers, sharing knowledge, and working for A Cleaner World. Sad for us, but good for him, Mike retired from A Cleaner World on March 15th after 32 years of service; and in this day and age where folks work a couple years at a company and then move on, I thought 32 years at one company deserved a tribute that would last forever on the World Wide Web. …

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The Importance of Smoke Detectors

Next week is Fire Prevention Week, so I thought now would be a good time to share this story. Several months ago, I came home to our smoke detectors going off. The reason I didn’t call the fire department was that this had become a …

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Avoiding Thanksgiving Day Fires

Did you know that Thanksgiving Day is the peak day for home cooking fires, followed by Christmas Day, Christmas Eve, and the day before Thanksgiving? Statistics from 2016 show that U.S. Fire departments responded to roughly 1,570 home cooking fires that year. Further, cooking equipment …

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