inspection: February is Dryer Vent Safety Awareness Month!!! - 02/16/09 11:38 AM


It's February! And like me, I'm sure the first thing you think of in February is your clothes dryer vent. (not...)
That's right it's Dryer Vent Safety Awareness Month. What you might not know is that according to the latest studies done by the US Fire Administration, each year clothes dryers are responsible for over 12,000 fires.
It's bad enough these fires cause $88 million in damages to property annually.  However, the real tragedy is that dryer fires are to blame for an estimated 300 injuries and 15 deaths each year.  The majority of these incidents occur during the … (1 comments)