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Should you Have a Smoke Alarm or Heat Alarm at Home?
Should you Have a Smoke Alarm or Heat Alarm at Home? Fire safety at home is a main concern for homeowners, renters, and dwellers. And cooking can be a main cause for concern as there are lots of opportunities for accidents to happen. As detailed in our latest blog, it’s important for homes to have…
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Home Cooking and Fire Safety As the nights draw in, more and more of us will be cooking at home. When the nights are cold and dark it’s often preferable to stay in, save some precious pennies before Christmas, and cook for ourselves. But fire safety at home is essential, and with over half of…
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Designed to fight most small household fires, a lightweight powder extinguisher is an important tool in protecting your home. In approximately 80% of all fire incidents, a simple portable fire extinguisher is all that is needed to put out the fire. It is just as important to know how to use an extinguisher as it…
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46% of home fires start in the kitchen, so it is extremely important to have the right equipment in case of an emergency. Fire Blankets are often located here for saucepan, oil, and fat fires. The fire blanket acts by smothering the flames, depriving the fire of oxygen. It is a simple device and ideal…
Read MoreFire protection for the garden
The Firechief Flame Buster foam aerosol extinguisher is ideal to cover the fire risk from small garden fires, barbeques and flammable liquids such as paint and petrol. Being an aerosol, no training is needed before using this fire extinguisher however it is necessary to understand which types of fire it can be used for before use. You…
Read MoreFire protection for the car
Every type of transport carries specific risks. Refuelling using liquids – such as petrol or diesel – or gases – such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) – are a particular risk. And electric cars also carry the additional risk of a Lithium-Ion battery fire which cannot be effectively extinguished by conventional fire extinguishers – only…
Read MoreFire protection for the garage or workshop
Fire safety is just as important in a workshop, shed or garage as in other areas of the home. There are multiple fire risks to consider, such as the handling and storage of flammable materials and substances such as aerosols and solvents; electrical equipment and machinery; smoking, matches and lighters, and use of equipment capable…
Read MoreFire protection for the office
Fire safety is one of the most important aspects of health and safety and is something that all businesses, no matter how small, must give consideration to, especially if their employees work from home. Electrical equipment can increase the fire hazard substantially. Even if work equipment has been Portable Appliance Tested the simple fact of…
Read MoreFire protection for the bedroom
Sometimes the safest way to escape from a fire is out of the window. This isn’t always an easy task especially if you are located on the second or third floor of your home when the fire begins. At Firechief, we have both two-storey and three-storey fire escape ladders that are compact and easy to store. It is important…
Read MoreDisposing of Batteries Safely
Disposing of Batteries Safely Lithium-ion and other batteries in items such as phones, laptops, and vapes, can cause devastating fires and disposing of batteries safely can be an overlooked issue. Incorrectly disposing of batteries can and has led to an exponential rise in incidents in waste centres and lorries. You’ve probably seen them in the…
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