The Best Time To Prepare For A Fire Is Now

2/11/2021 (Permalink)

A fire in your Norwalk or Wilton business can cause many problems, ranging from small to large.  This could be anything from a portion of your office being unusable to significant injury.  Guarding yourself and your employees against this harm can go a long way to mitigating the risk.  Follow these steps to insulate yourself from risk as best as you can. 

Make A Plan

Having an action plan in the event of a fire is the first step to protecting your business and the safety of those inside it.  The plan should include evacuation routes, locations of fire extinguishers, and can even have a buddy system included.  Also include a designated meeting area outside and away from the building.  Make sure that all employees receive a copy of the plan, and review the plan on a regular basis.  

Monitor Emergency Equipment

Your business should be outfitted with an array of fire safety equipment, like smoke alarms and fire extinguishers.  These are crucial for a prompt response to a fire, but if not maintained, can be unavailable when you need them.  Smoke alarms need to be checked regularly, and batteries may need to be replaced.  Fire extinguishers expire periodically, so make sure that yours are within that time frame.  You can designate an employee to check the equipment once a month to verify that everything is in working order.

Get An Emergency Ready Plan

This is a service that SERVPRO of Norwalk/Wilton provides to businesses free of charge. We do a thorough walkthrough of your business and gather important information.  This includes, but is not limited to locations of shutoffs, emergency contact numbers, and vendor information.  We give you a copy, and retain one for ourselves.  In the event of an emergency, this allows our team to respond even more efficiently, as we can act quicker with the information at our fingertips.

SERVPRO of Norwalk/Wilton is available around the clock to assist you with commercial fire damage.  Give us a call at 203.324.1642 today.