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Stay Safe This Winter: Check Your Smoke Detectors and Replace Batteries!

11/12/2024 (Permalink)

Battery Check for Winter Safety A quick check on your smoke detectors can keep your family safe all winter long.

As we head into colder months in Saunders Co., it’s a perfect time for a quick safety check around the house. One simple yet crucial task? Check your smoke detectors and replace those batteries!

Smoke detectors are essential year-round, but especially during winter when heaters, fireplaces, and holiday cooking all come into play. Here’s how to keep things safe:

  • Test Each Detector: Press the test button on each detector to ensure it’s working. If it doesn’t respond, replace the batteries immediately.
  • Replace Batteries Regularly: Even if they’re working fine, swapping in fresh batteries every six months is a good rule of thumb. This way, you know they’re ready when needed.
  • Keep Detectors Clean: Dust can interfere with sensors, so give them a gentle wipe to keep them clear.

A few minutes now can make all the difference in keeping your home and family safe. And if you ever need help after a fire or smoke event, SERVPRO Team Toft is just a call away at 402-408-0134. Stay safe this winter!

Congratulations Amy Mason

8/24/2022 (Permalink)

Golf Gift Card Winner Amy Mason

Amy Mason won a gift card from SERVPRO of Omaha Southwest at the 27th Annual IIAN Golf Tournament. Congratulations Amy! SERVPRO of Omaha Southwest sponsored a hole that was visited by 150-golfers from IIAN Association.

Carbon Monoxide the Silent Killer

7/27/2022 (Permalink)

Sign Carbon Monoxide...The Silent Killer

You can’t see or smell carbon monoxide, but at high levels, it can kill a person in minutes. Often called the silent killer, carbon monoxide is an invisible, odorless, colorless gas created when fuels, like gasoline, wood, coal, natural gas, propane, etc. burn incompletely.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, hundreds of people die accidentally every year from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning as a result of improperly used or malfunctioning fuel burning appliances. Even more die from CO produced by idling cars.

The EPA says prevention is the key to avoiding carbon monoxide poisoning. Protect yourself with these tips:

  • Have fuel-burning appliances, like oil and gas furnaces, gas or kerosene heaters, fireplaces and wood stoves, inspected by a trained professional at the beginning of every heating season.
  • Install audible CO detectors; in homes, place them outside of each sleeping area.
  • Never use a charcoal grill, hibachi or generator in an enclosed area, like a garage. Even if the door is open, the CO may not be properly ventilated.
  • Do not idle a car inside a garage.
  • Before using a fireplace, make sure the flue is open of proper ventilation.