Fire mitigation involves taking action before a fire breaks out to at least minimize the damage that a conflagration can cause. Ideally, fire mitigation in Cedar Rapids helps prevent fires from breaking out in the first place.
Don’t hesitate to get in touch with our team at Tree Police to learn more about how we can assist with fire damage mitigation in Cedar Rapids.
While there are many ways our professionals can help you protect your home and property, there are basically three ways fire can impact your home.
A fire can start inside your house as well as outside of it. The main cause of a house fire is a cooking fire that’s gotten out of control. Other ways your home can be subject to a direct fire are through candles, space heaters, wood-burning stoves, Christmas trees, and appliances that are left unattended.
Children playing with matches cause a disturbing number of house fires, as do cigarettes that are not properly put out. Our professionals will never overlook fire mitigation performed in your home.
Cedar Rapids is projected by experts to have only a moderate risk of being subjected to wildfires over the next few decades. That said, the heat of a wildfire can be as high as 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit or even higher.
If you live in a house with wooden cladding or shingles, this is more than enough to cause it to ignite. Wood ignites at only 572 degrees, and if your foundation plants or other materials near your house are burning, your home can easily catch fire just from the heat of the flames.
Embers can be as hot as the fires that spawned them, yet they’re light enough to be blown for miles by the ensuing wind. If they land on your property, they can cause your plants or your home to ignite. They are indeed the most common ways houses combust during a wildfire.
One efficient way to mitigate or even prevent fire damage is to break down the areas of fire risk into zones:
One efficient way to mitigate or even prevent fire damage is to break down the areas of fire risk into zones:
