Essential Facts Residents Should Be Aware Of When Dealing With Water Or Fire Losses In Tigard OR

It is quite common for fires to start in the kitchen. Take care to ensure that you don't leave any combustible material close to sources of heat. e.g hot stove tops. It's important not to leave items cooking on the stove unattended as they can quickly boil over and start a fire. If you make fries at home, be very aware of the dangers posed by heating oil at high temperatures. Most of these tips are very basic and simple but they can and do help to prevent fires starting.

With water and other kinds of disasters you may be able do some basic repairs, however with fires the damage may be extensive. This means restoration is usually too complex to be undertaken by most homeowners.

Your obvious first steps are to notify your insurance company and a local company specializing in water and fire restoration. You may also want to notify friends, relatives and other essential contacts. If your home is not in a condition suitable to stay in you need to arrange emergency accommodation. Before leaving the property take all essentials with you, such as medicines, clothing and other important documents.

The severity of the fire and amount of the damage caused will to a large extent determine what to do next. In extreme cases you may not be able stay in your home and need to find some emergency place to stay. In this case you should make arrangements to secure the property and inform the police and your insurance company.

All heating appliances are a potential risk to starting fires in the home. e.g. open flame heaters and electric heaters. This is especially the case where open flames are involved. Take care not to leave any flammable products close to heating appliances. You are at most risk during the cold winter months when you need to keep warm. Sparks from burning wood fires pose a real danger.

Professional fire damage restoration experts are experienced in dealing with all types of fires and water damasge. By providing you with a speedy inspection and an estimate of what needs to be repaired and likely costs of restoring your property back to a pre-fire condition.

For more helpful information and our telephone contact details, please visit our Water Fire Wizards website at https://waterfirewizards.com or our local Tigard OR branch