03/03/2026
🔥‼️TAKE A LOOK AROUND YOUR HOME ‼️🔥
🚨 Electrical Fires Happen Fast 🚨
Recently, Ladder 254 responded with Greenwood Fire Department to a reported residential fire. The cause was traced to a power strip in a bedroom.
Electrical fires don’t always start with obvious warning signs. An overloaded strip, damaged cord, or charging devices placed near combustible materials can be enough.
Take a quick look around your home:
• Multiple devices plugged into one strip?
• Cords running under bedding, rugs, or furniture?
• Anything warm that shouldn’t be?
Power strips are intended for low-draw electronics — not heaters or high-wattage appliances.
Many of these fires start when equipment isn’t even in use.
Check yours today.