HOLIDAY FIRE SAFETY TIPS | SKYSAVER RESCUE BACKPACKS
The winter holiday season is an especially important time to practice fire safety as it brings a new set of potential fire hazards directly into your home. Whether you traditionally use Christmas trees, lights, yule logs, or Hanukkah candles, practicing fire safety is absolutely essential for you and your family this season. Christmas Trees can […]
HOLIDAY FIRE FACTS | SKYSAVER RESCUE BACKPACKS
All stats provided by the NFPA an organization SkySaver is proud to be a member of. The Holidays can be a particularly dangerous time for home fires and extreme caution should be used when bringing trees, lights, and candles into your home. For tips on how to make your holiday experience enjoyable and fire safe check out our post […]
2014- FDNY’S BUSIEST YEAR | SKYSAVER RESCUE BACKPACKS
According to new statistics, 2014 has officially been the busiest year in FDNY history as they have responded to over 1.6 million calls, up from the previous record of 1.575 million in 2012. These staggering numbers are, “The highest ever, literally, in the history of this city,” according to NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio. Many city officials claim that this inflated […]
FIRE SAFETY LESSONS FROM TV SHOWS | SKYSAVER RESCUE BACKPACKS
Fire safety and knowing how to safely evacuate a building are crucial to ensure your safety and security. In fact, fires happen all the time, and according to the NFPA there are about 1.2 million fires reported in the US each year and Can we learn fire safety tips from three of the most popular comedy shows? […]
EVACUATING HIGH-RISE FIRES | SKYSAVER RESCUE BACKPACKS
A recent skyscraper fire in Dubai has again brought the issue of fire-safety in skyscrapers to the forefront of people’s attention. The fire, which started on the 52nd floor, was quickly spread by strong winds, and affected over a dozen floors. Amazingly, despite the raging fire, heavy smoke, and falling debris, there were no reported injuries or fatalities and the fire […]
CAN A WINDOW BE A SAFE EXIT? | SKYSAVER RESCUE BACKPACKS
Both the NFPA and FEMA strongly advise that all rooms in your home should have two safe exits in case of an emergency evacuation. In the event that a fire blocks the door from being a safe exit, this could mean that exiting through a window is your safest option. This important point is illustrated in […]
PUTTING OUT FIRES USING SOUND | SKYSAVER RESCUE BACKPACKS
Two engineering majors at George Mason University have invented a new firefighting device that may one day revolutionize the industry. This device is incredible because it uses sound waves to put out fires, not water, not foam, not CO2, sound waves! The science behind it is that the pressure waves displace oxygen and as we all learn in elementary school, fires […]
8 FIRES THAT HAVE STARTED IN CRAZY WAYS | SKYSAVER RESCUE BACKPACKS
Fires can start in all sorts of crazy ways, which is why it’s so important to have a safe evacuation plan no matter where you are. Here are 8 examples of fires that started in crazy and unusual ways. Hopefully we can learn something from these cases and practice better fire safety. MARCH 22/2015– TOASTER […]
CHALLENGES FACED BY URBAN PREPPERS | SKYSAVER RESCUE BACKPACKS
Unfortunately, the word ‘prepper‘ is now attached to several negative stereotypes and may conjure up images of camo-clad, gun slinging, bunker dwelling folks. This stereotype has been over-hyped in the media and in television shows such as National Geographic’s Doomsday Preppers, and has led many to denounce the prepper movement as “crazy”. In reality, preppers […]
HOTEL FIRE SAFETY | SKYSAVER RESCUE BACKPACKS
When travelling in the third world and developing countries, there are many safety tips to keep in mind. One that is of particular importance is making sure the hotel you book is up to proper safety standards, this means, among other things, ensuring that the hotel is up to proper fire safety standards and has an emergency procedure in place. […]
