Guardian Safety Solutions International – BLOG
Reducing Insurance Claims from Home Cooking Fires
According to the National Fire Protection Association, cooking was involved in a reported 156,400 home fires in 2010. These fires caused 410 deaths, 5,310 injuries and almost $100 million in direct property damage. Yes, those were the reported fires, but it is...
Saving Older Adults from Cooking Fire Risks
Pick up the paper or turn on the news. About 45 house fires are reported every hour in the U.S., and 60 percent of apartment fires are started by cooking equipment. More than 12 million unintentional home cooking fires go unreported causing 640,000 injuries annually....