What is the leading cause of home fires?

11/15/2019 (Permalink)

In 2017 51.6% of residential building fires were caused by Cooking

Did you know cooking equipment is the leading cause of residential fires? As we get near the start of the holidays, fire precautions should start as well.

A property owner experiences a flood of emotions when a fire ravages their business or home. Fear, uncertainty, stress and doubt about the future of the property can be overwhelming to the property owner long after the flames have been extinguished and the smoke has cleared.

After the first wave of heroes have rescued the property, let your local SERVPRO® of Dale City/Lake Ridge Professional help you restore the property. Combining rapid response, the utmost professionalism and open communication, we strive to restore not only the home or business, but to restore the customer’s peace of mind, as well.

• The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) offers the following eye-opening statistics on fires:
• 475,500 structure fires were reported in the United States in 2016.
• These fires caused $7.9 billion in property damages.
• One structure fire was reported every 66 seconds.

If the unthinkable happens and a fire strikes, give the experts at your local SERVPRO® of Dale City/Lake Ridge a call at 703-583-8484. We’ll help make it “Like it never even happened.”