Garage Door - Fire Safety Tips

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Tips to Prevent Garage Fires Be Aware!
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• Shocking Fact,
• In the U.S, there are on average 6,600
  residential garage fires each year and this
  result in 30 deaths, 400 injuries and over 457
  million in property loss.

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• Garage fires in a home typically spread more
  quickly than fires that originated in other parts
  of the house. Here are some recommendations from
  the USFA (US Fire Administration) to help you
  avoid this happening to you, especially if your
  home has an attached garage.

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• What Makes the Garage So Unsafe?
• Oil-soaked rags can burst into flame
• Oil and gas can drip unnoticed from cars
• Combustible materials and flammable liquids or
  gases

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• Tips to Prevent Garage Fires
• Tip 1 - Avoid keeping combustible material in
  your garage
• Tip 2 - Do not store gas cans, propane tanks or
  any highly flammable products in the garage.

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• Tips to Prevent Garage Fires
• Tip 3 Keep the garage door open when using
  combustibles such as varnish or spray paint
• Tip 4 - Unplug and properly store heat-producing
  tools after use. Make sure there is a smoke alarm
  in the garage and replace the batteries regularly

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• Tips to Prevent Garage Fires
• Tip 5 - Never smoke in the garage
• Tip 6 - Install a smoke detector alarm and a
  sprinkler system

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• An Important Tip to Remember ? Routine Garage
  Door Maintenance and Repair
• Its also important that you also keep your
  garage door in peak working condition so that it
  doesnt become a fire risk from a malfunctioning
  opener, or an inoperable door.

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• Contact Renner Supply Company The Team of
  Professional Garage Door Experts
• If you have any doubts about the safety of your
  garage door opener, contact a garage door
  technician.
• For More Details,
• Call 636-225-5317
• Visit rennersupply.com

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