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You may have homeowners insurance that provides coverage for damage to your home resulting from fire, but this coverage cannot protect your loved ones or memories in the case of fire, it only covers material objects. Every year, 4,000 Americans die in fires, and the vast majority of those deaths occur at home. Each year, 100,000 homes are destroyed, 40,000 family pets are killed and uncounted irreplaceable family treasures are lost forever to fire. Tragically, most fires are preventable. Don’t depend on your homeowners insurance, taking just a few simple measures around your home can help prevent a possibly fatal fire.
Home Heating Systems:
The leading cause of fires in the home is faulty heating equipment. Home heating systems can include furnaces, fireplaces, wood stoves or space heaters. A few things that you can do to ensure that your home heating system is safe:
Smoking in the Home
While home heating systems are the number one cause of fires in the home, cigarettes are the number one factor in home fire fatalities. Follow these safety tips for smoking in the home:
Arson
The number two cause of fire-related deaths is arson. Intentionally set fires claim the lives of more people each year than all natural disasters
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