Be fire smart in your apartment, hotel
Are you an apartment dweller? Or do you enjoy an occasional stay in a hotel or motel? The theme for the last few blogs has been fire...
Safety tips for smoke alarms and manufactured homes
Did you know that even if they “test” well each month, you should replace each smoke alarm in your home after it is 10 years old? Yes,...
Check your heating appliance during Fire Prevention Week
Today is the last day of this year’s national Fire Prevention Week. Sadly, the statistics show that if you have a reported fire in your...
Mark Fire Prevention Week with installation of smoke alarms
Fire prevention week is Oct. 7-13 this year. Unfortunately, we in Grays Harbor are all too aware of the destruction of fire. Fresh in our...
Suspicious activity is worth a call to 911
When should you call 911? Most people know to call this emergency number when a house is on fire; a violent fight has broken out, and...
Simple ways to make your home uninviting to burglars
Do you want to make your house less attractive to criminals? Today we have a list of tips to help you do just that. But first, we want to...
Preventing crimes of opportunity at your home
Mold, mildew, flood water, fires and pests are the kinds of home “intruders” that we often talk about in this housing column. However,...
Combatting grease fires in your home the safe way
After the blazing 4th of July celebration, we are still thinking about fire home safety. While we have talked these last few weeks about...
Barbecues, fireworks and other home fire concerns
You know that summer is truly here when the 4th of July is right around the corner. That’s right, next Wednesday we will be celebrating...
Let's fight fires before they start
With the ongoing fire recovery work from the devastating inferno of the Armory Building in Aberdeen as a backdrop, we want to talk again...