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Prepared for Christmas: Emergency Escape Ladder

Prepared for Christmas: Emergency Escape Ladder An emergency escape ladder is essential to every home, yet most people just plan on using their stairs or jumping off a roof. So if you want to give a...

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Prepared for Christmas: Fire Safety Gifts

Prepared for Christmas: Fire Safety Gifts We did the fire escape ladder directions earlier this month, but there are still many more fire safety gifts we can give! Especially during the busiest home...

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Get Your Smokey On – Learn to Prevent Wildfires

Get Your Smokey On – Only YOU Can Prevent Wildfires Smokey Bear has been around since before I was born. He was actually created in 1944 as a way to educate people about the dangers of forest fires....

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The Family Emergency Plan

The Family Emergency Plan As we kick off National Preparedness Month let us start at the very beginning – your Family Emergency Plan! This is the trunk of the preparedness tree, and everything else...

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DIY Fire Escape Ladder

DIY Fire Escape Ladder – Give a gift you hope they never have to use! This is a re-post from our archives. This ladder can be made in a few hours and is perfect for last minute giving. So give the gift...

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Holiday Fire Safety – It Could Save Your Life

A not so gentle reminder about maintaining your Christmas tree I admit that  in Christmas’ past we have neglected our tree by not giving it enough water. Even to the point of having a dry, crackly...

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8 Tips to Prevent Home Fires

Are You Prepared? Prevent a Home Fire Before It Happens Preparing for a house fire may not be at the top of your preparedness priority list, but it should be. It’s one of the easiest preps you can do...

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What to Do During a Home Fire

A little bit of planning can save your family. Did you know that roughly half of home fire deaths result from fires reported between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., when most people are asleep? (1) Smoke alarms...

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10 Tips for Fire Prevention Week

This Year’s Theme: Fire Is Everyone’s Fight During National Fire Prevention Week, which is October 9-15 we focus our attention on fire safety and prevention. You know, of course, that you should...

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Teaching Fire Prevention Week

Fire Prevention Week Is an Excellent Way to Thoughtfully Teach Your Kids About Fire Safety. Get Free Resources in This Post. October 6th is National Fire Prevention Week, in remembrance of the Great...

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Teaching Children Fire Safety

Teaching Children Fire Safety Your children can be either the world’s best fire marshal or your biggest fire hazard depending on what you teach them or neglect to teach them about fire safety. Just as...

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Fire Extinguisher Safety

Fire Extinguisher Safety In late fall and winter, we snuggle inside against the cold and use our fireplaces and candles more often. There is just something irresistible about lit candles on a cold...

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7 DIY Emergency Candles with Stuff You Already Have at Home

4 ingredient Emergency Candles These are not your typical candles and they are certainly not the smell good, decorative type. But they are actually some of my favorite emergency candles to have on...

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