Christmas time is the most wonderful time of the year – but to ensure that your Christmas can be exactly that this year, it’s essential that you protect yourself from any fire or security risks.
To help you make sure that the festive period goes exactly to plan, we’ve put together a list of tips you can use to prevent any fire or security hazards from occurring.
Use your fireplace with caution
Make sure to have your fireplace inspected before you use it. It is also important to ensure that your decorations are placed away from the fireplace.
Keeping your Christmas decorations away from your fireplace will minimise the chances of a fire starting.
Whilst decorations around a fireplace may look nice, they pose a huge fire hazard, so it’s best to keep them far away from the fireplace!
Don’t leave candles unattended
Don’t go to sleep or leave the house without putting out any candles that are lit. This will minimise the risk of a fire occurring.
Most uncontrolled fires are caused by small objects such as candles, making it important that you blow out any candles before leaving the house.
Furthermore, just like the fireplace, it’s important to keep your decorations away from lit candles. Doing this will minimize a fire from occurring.
Check the lights before you use them
Before putting up any lights, make sure to inspect them – look out for any frayed wires or broken bulbs.
Checking your lights thoroughly will reduce the chances of the lights having an electrical fault. Which also drastically reduces the chances of the lights catching fire.
So, before you put up any Christmas lighting – make sure to give your lights a check!
Avoid overloading plug sockets
Avoid overloading your plug sockets or extension leads. Doing this can not only cause a fire, but it can also trip your home’s circuit breaker – which can result in your whole home losing power.
It is also important to make sure that you always turn off plugs when they are not in use. This will help you to save power, but also help to reduce the chances of an electrical fire from starting.
Check your smoke alarms
Checking your smoke alarm will make sure it is working properly – giving you peace of mind that it will alert you in the event of a fire.
At T.J. Fire & Security, we offer a weekly testing service for your smoke alarms. Our technicians can come and check your smoke alarms weekly and fix any issues with the alarm. Removing the stress of checking them.
Additional help
For further information on T.J. Fire & Security’s products and services or to arrange a free site survey and quotation please get in touch via phone on email.
Phone: 01707 326093
Email: sales@tjfire.co.uk
