Fire Safety

Fire is no laughing matter and scares the crap outta me.  I recently read this from someone who suffered a fire and thought these tips might come in handy.

• Subscribe to an online data backup service (my external back up drive sat right next to my laptop in my office) (mine is too, time to store this at mom's maybe, I wouldn't want to lose all of my precious pictures)
• Keep passports in a safe deposit box
• Take pictures of each room initially and update them as improvements are made (storing them somewhere offsite – like Flickr)
• Take pictures and keep hyperlinks of all expensive purchases, including jewelry
• Hire an architect (my dad in our case) or use floorplanner.com to document each floor layout along with precise wall/ceiling measurements, each outlet, light switch, crown molding, other trim, type of flooring, any unique items to structure of property
• Put phones in a consistent place each night (especially true with cordless phones)
• Get fire ladders for any second floor bedrooms
• Scan each photo and receipt, again keeping them offsite, or on an online data backup service
• Do not be frugal with homeowner’s insurance. Spend the extra $50 per year for the most coverage

When Lia gets older we'll have to practice fire drills, because I wouldn't want her to panic and hide somewhere that I can't find her.  I guess I should've used my snow day to inventory my goods.


 
And did you know that Smokey the Bear really was a real bear? You can read about it here.