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Chimney Safety Tips from CSIA

It’s December, which means that Jack Frost is probably nipping at your nose, as the song says. Even if you’re not actually roasting chestnuts over an open fire, the Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA) wants to make sure that your fireplace is a heat source and not a safety hazard this winter. To that […]

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Deep Fried Insurance?

Tomorrow’s Thanksgiving. Whether or not you plan to deep fry your turkey, you should know that more cooking fires happen on Thanksgiving than on any other day of the year, and that fire insurance claims from grease and cooking accidents more than double, compared to any other day in November, at least according to data […]

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Friday Filmstrips: Light Your Pilot

With cooler weather comes the desire for the soothing crackle of a warm fire. If you have a gas insert in your fireplace, you may have turned the gas off for the summer. This video from WoodHeat.com and YouTube explains how to re-light the pilot for your gas fireplace. Remember to check your fire insurance […]

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11 Texas Cities Made Safer from Fires

Elderly and low income residents of eleven Texas cities (Amarillo, Edinburg, El Paso, Farmers Branch, Galveston, Glenn Heights, Longview, Mansfield, McKinney, New Braunfels, and Wichita Falls) will be receiving smoke alarms from their local firefighters, as part of this year’s “We’re Out to Alarm Texas” smoke alarm campaign. Now in it’s sixth year, the program […]

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Friday Filmstrips: Get Your Smokey On

If you’ve been paying attention to the news, you know that fire has been an issue in California, Colorado, and now Michigan recently, and while we know that most of you have good fire insurance, we also know that a reminder about how fires start is a good thing from time to time, so we’re […]

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Friday Filmstrips: Fire Insurance Claim Tips

A house fire is one of the worst things most of us can imagine, but the trauma is even greater if you file a fire insurance claim incorrectly. For this week’s Friday Filmstrip, courtesy of YouTube and the Property Claim Tip guys, we offer a video on fire insurance claims. Enjoy!

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Foremost Expands Product Lines for Vermont Fire Insurance

It may seem strange to be talking about fire insurance policies when much of the country is dealing with massive amounts of rain thanks to Hurricane Earl and Tropical Storm Hermine, but those folks who have homes, or summer homes, in Vermont might be interested to know that Foremost Insurance Group is expanding their Dwelling […]

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Flagstaff Fire Damage Claims Reach $5 million

Arizona residents are feeling the heat from more than the sun this summer, especially near Flagstaff. The Schultz fire, burning near the city that was originally a railroad town, has already incurred up to $5 million in fire insurance and property damage claims, according to the latest information from the National Interagency Coordination Center’s Incident […]

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Wet Winter Plus Dry Spring Means More Wildfires Likely

If you live in the Southwest, it’s time to make sure you have adequate homeowners (hazard) insurance. Why? because AccuWeather is reporting that this season, and especially the next few days, could lead to a “particularly troubling” fire season. The company explained that the heavy moisture caused by intense winter storms spurred greater than usual […]

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