Protecting your home from a fire isn’t difficult or expensive. Just making a few changes around the home can be enough to help you out.
You’ll need equipment which will let you know when something goes wrong. And you will also need tools which will help you to prevent a small fire from getting out of control.
We’ve put together a list of 5 things you can do now to keep your family and home protected. And all for less than £50.
Have A Working Smoke Alarm
You don’t need to pay a lot for a good smoke alarm. The Kidde Micro Smoke Alarm is compact so looks less obtrusive in your home.
Plus, being Kidde, you know it’s good.
It has a hush and test button so you can silence it when needed and check it regularly.
It even comes with a battery, so you don’t even need to buy that.
Just be sure to have some spare batteries so you can change them every six months.
And A Carbon Monoxide Alarm
You’ll also need a Kidde carbon monoxide alarm to help protect you against that silent killer.
Fireplaces and faulty boilers can produce CO. Plus it can come into your home from next door.
So having one of these installed outside your bedrooms is a good idea.
It will warn you that carbon monoxide is present before it reaches a dangerous level.
Again, it comes supplied with a battery and meets all the safety standards you’d expect it to.
Put Out A Fire Using The Kitchen Extinguisher Spray
Imagine a fire extinguisher which was easy as spraying on your deodorant in the mornings…
The Tundra Kitchen spray extinguisher is just that.
It’s small, lightweight and so easy to use that now anyone can put out a fire.
All you do is aim and spray.
It’s suitable for use on wood, fabric, paper and oil. Plus it won’t make a dreadful mess that you’ll need to clean up after.
And Smother Flames With A Fire Blanket
Despite the low price, the Economy Fire Blanket still carries the BSi Kitemark.
When fixed to the kitchen wall, all you need to do is pull the straps and you’re ready to go.
Carefully put the blanket over the fire source to starve it of oxygen.
Putting a fire blanket around yourself when leaving a burning building can also prevent your clothes from catching alight.
Learn How To Prevent A Fire
Fires are regularly caused in the same ways.
The best way of minimising your risk of a fire is to be aware of all the potential hazards.
So by learning the most common causes, you can be cautious and reduce the threat to your home and family.
If a fire doesn’t start, then it can’t harm your family or damage your home.
