Melinda’s Thoughts 06/27/22

Hello. I received a neighborhood text yesterday that said, “Our outdoor light wires just caught on fire. Not sure if the power outage is the cause. I put it out with extinguisher. Fire Department on way.” “Fire Department said when power went out it caused wire to “arc” and caught pine needles on fire. Thank goodness I had a fire extinguisher close by.” I didn’t remember that for an electrical fire you cannot use water. It made me think about where our fire extinguisher is. When we begin services we check to see if our new Client has a fire extinguisher. I am going to recommend to our Safety Committee that we include in the Service Plan where the fire extinguisher is. It is no help if you can’t find it! Take Care. Melinda