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Wildfire: Suppression tips may help keep homes standing

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When a house is still standing after a wildfire destroys neighboring homes, observers often wonder how the home survived. While not every wildfire can be avoided, several factors are key to preventing damage or saving a structure from destruction. The post Wildfire: Suppression tips may help keep homes standing appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.
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Wildfire: Suppression tips may help keep homes standing

By 100 feet, agent, airborne, damage, defensible space, destroy, eaves, embers, External, fire-retardant, fireproofing, frequent, fuels, harden, home, Home Protection-Fire, house, ignition zone, independent, Insurance, landscaping, prevent, protect, sprinkler, structure, suppression, tips, wildfire
When a house is still standing after a wildfire destroys neighboring homes, observers often wonder how the home survived. While not every wildfire can be avoided, several factors are key to preventing damage or saving a structure from destruction. The post Wildfire: Suppression tips may help keep homes standing appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.
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Consider safety before taking your restaurant outdoors

By agent, business, Business Insurance, COVID-19, customer, diner, eat, electricity, fire, food, health, heat, heater, independent, Insurance, liability, Loss Control, outdoor, Pandemic, patron, property, safe, safety, shanty, staff, structure, temperature, temporary, tent, transport, trip, waiter, waitress, wind, yurt
Restaurants seeking new ways to stay operational during the pandemic are constructing temporary structures to extend the outdoor dining season. Use of these structures without proper safety precautions and adequate protections for customers and employees could lead to unforeseen legal and safety consequences. The post Consider safety before taking your restaurant outdoors appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.
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Sprinkler systems – Effective when maintained

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Automatic fire sprinklers can save lives and reduce property losses in the event of a fire. But to be effective, they must remain in good working order. Property owners can protect their buildings and occupants through a regular inspection, testing and maintenance program. The post Sprinkler systems – Effective when maintained appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.
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Earthquake: Tips to protect your family

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If you live near a fault line, you likely are no stranger to tremors or other earthquake activity. Preparation may be an ongoing process for your family. The post Earthquake: Tips to protect your family appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.
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