Fire Safety Learning Center

Prevent a Tragedy in Your Apartment Building This Fall! As an investment property owner or as a tenant in the condo building, you want to make sure you can enjoy this fall and winter season without worrying about fire safety in Chicago. How do you do that? You start now by making sure you put these safety tips to good use! Being fire-wise is important whether you own a home, a building, or you’re renting a condo in the city. You need to keep these tips at hand and remind your family of them throughout the year. You want to make...

What Does a Fire Safety Inspection Involve? When owning a property, it is important to maintain the building and focus on keeping the space in good working order. As part of the maintenance needs, your building needs to stay in line with fire safety codes. Every so often, a Chicago fire safety inspection will take place, with an inspector ensuring your building is safe and secure. But what happens during inspection? What can you expect? Learning more about the process can help you to be ready to pass and ensure your employees and customers will be safe in the event of...

Five Myths About Fire Safety In Apartment Buildings When it comes to fire safety in Chicago, there are many different thoughts that run through someone’s head. In most instances, the thoughts you may have about fires in an apartment are somewhat true. However, there are several popular myths about fire safety and hazards that are simply that, myths. Check out the top five myths below that the majority of apartment tenants believe when it comes to their safety in the event of a fire. You Have Time Before You Have to Escape Unfortunately, people have experienced a tragic loss due to...

How to Construct a Fire Safety Plan for Your Family As a parent, you want to keep your child as safe as possible. You teach them about stranger danger and ensure they know how to cross the street and look both ways. We all know the basics of helping our kids stay safe. However, would you believe that a fire safety plan is one area where many families struggle? In general, families do not have a fire safety plan in place. This leads to problems when a fire occurs in the home, including injury and possible death. Having a fire safety...

Protect Your Family This Fall with These Fire Safety Reminders As the seasons change it is so exciting! The end of the year brings lots of outdoor activities, the changing of the leaves, and of course, the holidays are right around the corner. Unfortunately, it also can bring a rise in house fires due to issues that can be prevented if the proper precautions are taken ahead of time. With the cooler weather coming, it is important that your home or condo is fire safety ready. Change Batteries It is highly critical that you change the batteries in your smoke alarms...