Increasing Number of House Fires This year, we’ve been seeing an increasing number of house fires that we’re called in for restoration jobs on. These are some of the causes we’ve seen in the fire restoration jobs we’ve had this summer. Causes of Some of Our Most Recent Fire Restoration Jobs 1. Exploding Hoverboard Battery […]
Fireworks Safety and Wildfire Concerns July is here and that means celebrations and fireworks! Barbecues with hot dogs and burgers! Family and friends coming for parties. It also means wildfires from people being careless, or just from the hot hot weather. Let’s take a look at what’s already going on here in Utah. Four Currently […]
Summer Is On The Way While winter might be house fire season, summer is wildfire season and it’s coming. It hasn’t even got hot yet, but already Utah’s governor has declared this year’s drought situation worthy of a state of emergency. We can count on tight water restrictions and probably hot temperatures from June to […]
Celebrate With Fireworks! All through the month of July, we’ll be setting off fireworks to celebrate Independence Day and Pioneer day. While it is legal to set off fireworks during July, keep in mind that many fires are accidentally started at home. As we’re entering the yearly summer drought, the danger of fire is getting […]
Uptick in Kitchen and Grease Fires Last winter, we posted an article on common types of fires we see in the winter. Well, since the outbreak of Covid-19, kitchen and grease fires have become the most common type of fire we encounter. I suppose it makes sense. With the social distancing and stay-at-home guidelines in […]
Winter Problems You Can Expect This Year Winter has come to Cache Valley. The snow has fallen, the temperature with it, and Adrian still won’t return your snowblower. Every season has its problems to watch for. All of these can cause damage to your home and while we can fix it, it’s better to avoid […]
Tis the Season of Fire Thanks to California routinely catching fire in the summer months, a lot of people think of Summer as fire season. The reality is that most fires – especially house fires – occur during the winter. Why? Well, it’s actually obvious once you think about it. The cold weather that makes […]
Hay Fire in Cornish A little more than a week ago, there was a hay fire in Cornish, Utah. Although there were no injuries and the cows nearby were saved from danger, 350 tons of hay were destroyed. How could this happen? The answer is spontaneous combustion. Spontaneous Combustion? Yup. It just goes up in […]
Fireworks to Celebrate July is known for fireworks. As we celebrate Independence Day – and Pioneer Day for Utah – we light up explosives. We dazzle ourselves with the bright colors and deafen ourselves with loud noises. The noise drives our neighbors and their pets crazy. It’s a good time all around. It’s also a […]
Storage Facility Burns Two weeks ago (6/15/2019), a fire broke out in the Armor Storage facility in Hyrum city at about 8:15 PM. According to reports, the fire had burned for five whole minutes at least before the fire department was called. People first tried to put the fire out. There was plenty of water […]
