Fire prevention and procedures are key this time of year–with your apartment residents who are lighting candles and/or are looking to light the first logs in their fireplaces…as the weather is getting cooler.
What are your best-practices for sharing fire safety guidelines about candles and fireplaces—with those living at your multifamily properties/buildings? Do your residents know the procedures that are in place if a fire were to occur at one of your properties?
Below are two articles related to candle fires that had devastating effects. Please share these stories with those on your leadership, leasing and maintenance teams~
More than 20 displaced by early morning apartment fire
http://www.wkyt.com/news/headlines/More-than-20-displaced-by-apartment-blaze-169432076.html?ref=076
Apartment fire in Hempstead injures 13, displaces residents
http://www.fios1news.com/longisland/node/15594
Within your property management company—-what are your policies/procedures for how often your team checks and services fire safety equipment? How often do you send communication about “candle safety” and fireplace best-practices…to your apartment residents—reminding them of the procedures/recommendations in place?
Focusing on fire prevention and procedures…how does this tie into your real estate and apartment/commercial building insurance coverage? What does your insurance policy require regarding documentation of fire safety equipment? When using a combination of fire safety prevention and proper documentation…how does this impact your real estate building insurance coverage?
Would you like our team to do a comprehensive review of your real estate building insurance coverage—related to fire safety prevention?
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