ELECTRICAL FIRES AND THE LIKELIHOOD PROPERTY MANAGERS WILL NEED PROFESSIONAL HELP CLEANING UP AFTER THEM

If you manage an apartment building or an office complex, you might think about the potential risks that you could face with your property on a daily basis. You work tirelessly to make sure that the property is properly cared for and maintained, but no matter what you have to place some amount of trust both in your tenants and in the systems and components of that building or buildings. If you are like most managers in this position, you understand many basic things about repairing a building but you are likely not an expert in most of these fields.

Unfortunately, a review available statistics reveals that one of the serious risks in place with almost any type of building in the United States involves the electrical system. The National Fire Prevention Association, or NFPA, is a non-profit organization that works to bring about awareness regarding fire dangers that exist in all types of buildings across the country. One of the tasks they handle is tracking statistics related to different types of fires. Below are a few statistics related to electrical fires:

• Approximately 45,000 fires in structures in the United States occur every year that are either directly or indirectly related to electrical failure or malfunction.
• More than $1 billion in property damage results from these fires every year.
• These losses account for nearly 20 percent of all property damage loss attributed to fires.
• These electrical fires represent approximately 13 percent of all structural fires in the United States on an annual basis.

When an electrical fire strikes an apartment complex or an office building, it is obviously a disaster for everyone involved. Tenants need to be evacuated, the fire department and perhaps other rescue workers report to the scene and the insurance claim process needs to begin as quickly as possible
Any property manager who is concerned about this or any other type of unforeseen event needs to have at least one contact besides 911 ready. J&M Keystone, Inc. has been serving as San Diego disaster cleanup professionals for many years, and we will have someone in front of you and ready to help you get to work within one hour of your call to us. This timeframe applies no matter what day of the week you call, no matter what time of day you need help and no matter what day of the year something happens. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help you.