Fire Safety

Fire Safety

This infographic from Alarms.org provides helpful stats about the reality of fires and fire-related deaths, and provides quick tips about fire-proofing your home and escaping in the event of an emergency fire. We hope you find it helpful!
Cooking Fire Forces Dozens from Apartments

Cooking Fire Forces Dozens from Apartments

A cooking fire forced dozens of people from the Willows of Springdale apartment complex after resident Kristen Shephard said she was cooking and then fell asleep. Cooking fires often happen when a person starts to cook, walks away from the stove to watch TV, take care...
Senior Housing and Senior Centers Need the Guardian Solution

Senior Housing and Senior Centers Need the Guardian Solution

According to the Lohud Journal News, “More than 30 Carmel residents can’t return to their homes after a fire ripped through a senior citizen housing complex early Tuesday morning. No residents were injured in the fire at Hughson Commons on Gables Way, but...
Charges in Seniors’ Apartment Fire

Charges in Seniors’ Apartment Fire

Sadly, while lives were lost and additional people were injured in this Toronto fire, it was not caused by cooking. That said, it points out how important it is for senior housing to have laws and regulations to protect these elderly people from fires that are so...