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Damage From Fires May Be More or Less Severe Than People Assume

by Tazim Damji

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A fire will not necessarily destroy a house or any other building. If the fire department is contacted quickly enough, it’s certainly possible for the fire suppression professionals to make sure that the fire is stopped rapidly. 

Structural Damage

Many houses and buildings will not actually burn to the ground today. Most of them were constructed using certain fire safety principles. They are also made from comparatively less-flammable material.

It was sometimes easier for buildings in the past to burn quickly, and this was partly because fire suppression services were not able to respond to the problem quickly enough. However, houses are also constructed differently now, which can make a fireless destructive than it would have been at one time.

People will also have different fire safety features in their homes, including smoke alarms and fire alarms. They’ll be aware of the presence of a fire much faster than they would have been before these sorts of systems. Even a few seconds can count when it comes to something as potentially severe as a fire.

The people who live close to a fire department will get results particularly quickly, but these professionals will still do everything that they can to reach a location rapidly. Once the workers are there, they’ll get to work extinguishing the fire.

Unfortunately, some fire suppression methods will also cause their own form of damage to a house. People will have to worry about the fire damage itself, as well as some damage from different liquids and other chemicals.

Fire Restoration

Once the fire has been fully suppressed, it’s usually time to contact an organization that will be able to assess the level of damage that has occurred. If the fire was stopped very quickly, there actually might just be some smoke damage that needs to be addressed before everything normal can resume.

Smoke damage is not purely aesthetic, and it is not something that people should just accept as normal by itself. This sort of damage can quickly become a source of pollution and other problems. Smoke damage can also point to other sorts of damage in the house, which is why it is so important to get professionals to examine the house thoroughly to make sure that there are no other issues.

If the home’s foundation and basic structure is intact, it should still be possible to fix it. However, the repairs might be more expensive if more than smoke damage has occurred. 

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Tazim Damji is a permaculture gardener and certified holistic nutritionist from Vancouver, Canada. She is passionate about photography, vegan food, and gardening. Read more posts by Tazim. Visit her food and adventure blog Celebrate Life's Adventures Connect with Tazim via Twitter or on Facebook .

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