How Can SERVPRO Fireproof Your Carolina Beach Commercial Property?

4/28/2020 (Permalink)

To protect your business against fire damage in Carolina Beach, prevent the disaster before it happens.

Here are 3 Ways to Fire Proof Your Business

Keeping your employees safe and protecting your commercial property is of utmost importance. As a Carolina Beach commercial property owner, you do not want your business to burn. Not only are you going to lose a lot of money, but the rebuilding costs are too high. Here are 3 ways to fireproof your commercial property.

Prevent The Fire Before It Even Begins

To protect your business against fire damage in Carolina Beach, prevent the disaster before it happens. The first thing a business owner ought to do is keep their building up to code. Make sure you enforce strict No Smoking policy. If found, the individual must face high penalties.

Avoid storing flammable items in offices or unoccupied areas of the building. Install smoke alarms and detectors along the building corridors and in offices. In case of a fire, the measures above gives you an opportunity to save your building using available firefighting equipment. Do not forget to maintain the fire alarms, detectors, and other equipment. 

Educate Your Employees And Other Building Occupants

As a property owner, it's important to educate your employees and other building occupants about fire safety. For starters, they need to be aware of building exits and where to meet when outside the building. Carry out fire drills from time to time. This will help to instill the procedure of how employees should react when the fire alarm goes off. Also, teach your employees how to use a fire extinguisher.

Keep In Touch With The Local Fire Department

Inviting the local fire department to check available firefighting measures is a great way of protecting your building against commercial fire damage. After the tour, guides are available to help you make improvements. They can also provide their opinion and help you protect your employees. 

In the event of a fire, the fire department is going to arrive on time and put out the fire before your building burns down.

At SERVPRO of New Hanover, we understand fires can devastate your commercial property. By taking the small proactive steps above, you get to protect your employees and business. If you're ever in need of commercial fire damage experts, call our 24/7 emergency line at (910) 762-8180 today!

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