The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) distributed 2,000 smoke alarms to firefighters in every corner of the state this month in honor of Fire Prevention Week. ICT’s We’re Out to Alarm Texas program provides the smoke alarms to fire departments …
North Carolina’s insurance commissioner and fire marshal is urging families to use Fire Prevention Week to come up with plans to prevent kitchen fires. Wayne Goodwin launched 2013 Fire Prevention Week on Sunday. He declared Wednesday as Family Fire Drill …
Cooking fires far exceed most home-related fires, and they are more expensive to repair. Fires that start on the stove outpace appliance, fireplace, smoking, candle or furnace fires. According to claims data compiled by Nationwide Insurance, the average cooking fire …