If you smoke cigarettes, be mindful of fire safety. Embers that you thought you extinguished could flare back to life. Given sufficient nutrition—such as nearby paper, wood, or cloth—a spark could fan into a blaze that jeopardizes your family’s health and property. To avoid the need for fire damage restoration, utilize the following best practices.

How Smokers Can Reduce the Risk of Fire

1. Put Cigarettes Out Completely

It is dangerous to leave a partially lit cigarette behind. Crush the end against your ashtray or press it into a bucket of sand to extinguish any embers. For even greater certainty, dampen the cigarette butt in water and then throw it away. Avoid tossing anything that is still hot.

2. Try to Smoke Outside

While there are still flammable materials outside—such as grass—there are much fewer than there are inside your home. Additionally, enjoying your smoke break outdoors helps protect your family from the lung-harming effects of second-hand smoke.

3. Put Protective Measures in Place

Install an emergency alert system to warn your household of the presence of smoke. Replace the batteries twice a year and test the smoke alarms at least once a month to make sure that they work properly. Run practice drills with your family, going over what each member should do should the fire alarm sound.

You should also invest in an ABC fire extinguisher that will let you contain small flames yourself. This will limit the potential need for fire damage restoration.

Are you in need of fire damage restoration? Trust in the team at Restoration 1 of Las Vegas in Nevada to assist every step of the way. They are committed to your safety and comfort and will do everything to ensure your home is structurally-sound and smoke-free as soon as possible. They can also repair water damage created when the fire was being suppressed. Visit the website for information on their capabilities. Call (702) 941-6406 to speak with a representative.