The US Fire Administration reports that approximately 24,000 electrical fires occur annually. Of all the residential fires, electrical fires account for 6.3 percent of them. Preventing an electrical fire requires the knowledge of how it originates as well as taking steps to properly maintain all electrical components.
What is an electrical fire?
Electrical components, such as cables, wires, and circuit breakers, inside electrical equipment can malfunction or fail, leading to an outbreak of fire. Electrical panels from overloaded circuits (a result of inadequate distribution of electricity) and aged panels can also spark electrical fires.
What are the causes of electrical fires?
Property owners should know what could potentially cause electrical fires in efforts to prevent them. Electrical fires are most commonly caused by poor maintenance. Electrical panels require regular maintenance in order to continue to function at an optimal, and safe, level.
How do you extinguish an electrical fire?
Shut off the electricity to the fire source, or, if necessary, disconnect the electricity to the home. A small fire may be squashed by tossing baking soda over the flames. Never attempt to extinguish an electrical fire with water, as doing so can lead to a powerful shock.
Professional Fire Damage Restoration
An electrical fire can be enormously destructive. It is important that property owners check their wiring every four years as a preventative step. In the event, an electrical fire still breaks out, call a fire damage restoration pro, like ServiceMaster EMT, once the flames are extinguished.
Trained technicians from ServiceMaster EMT arrive quickly to begin the fire damage restoration process. We start with an emergency pre-cleaning to halt the spread of smoke and soot damage. Specialists clean soot and smoke from the carpets, upholstery, walls, and ceilings. We also perform odor removal services.
While ServiceMaster EMT technicians will restore your property after fire damage, we are also skilled in water damage restoration. Water from fire hoses can result in ruined property.
Contact Us
Don’t hesitate to give us a call at (562) 306-0577 for emergency fire damage restoration in the Southern California area and all of Nevada. We are available 24/7.