Why install a fire-suppression system?

With the thought that the majority will be cooking a #Thanksgiving feast tomorrow we want to share information about containing cooking fires with a fire suppression system; a blog from the Michigan Association of Insurance Agents.

With today’s busy schedules, two working parents and more elderly people living at home instead of choosing assisted living housing, stove top fires continue as a primary source of house fires. Fires that start small in the kitchen can rapidly spread, especially when caused by unattended cooking. Such fires can occur even when cooking is left unwatched for small periods of time: while getting the mail, going to the bathroom, briefly conversing with a neighbor across the fence. In just minutes, fire can spread from a pan to cabinetry, causing disabling smoke and fumes.

If you forget something on the stove and leave to take a nap or a shower or run an errand, you could put lives in danger. This is a hazard for overly tired people, highly stressed people and those who have declining cognitive or attention skills. Many people allow youngsters to cook simple dishes like eggs and pancakes. While they may be skilled at the culinary arts, have they been trained on rapid fire-suppression response?

It is imperative you have fire extinguishers in the home, but you might want to go a step further and install a range hood fire suppressant device. These are canisters that attach to your range hood over your burners and pop open when they detect a stove top fire, dispensing a powder that douses even grease fires. While they are no substitute for diligence in cooking, they can prevent serious property damage and loss of life.

Your Trusted Choice^® Independent Insurance Agent can help you with many other risk-prevention strategies as well as solid homeowners and renter’s insurance that will help you recover should a fire damage your property. Remember, a small investment in prevention can save a life.

Author: Jennifer Burnett
Original Content from MAIA The Mix