Should Dryer Vent Cleaning be added to Children’s Fire Safety Education?
Recent fire reported in New York caused by a clothes dryer; two children used what they learned that day in school to get grandmother out safely “Don’t Let your dryer start a fire; keep your home safe and sound,” is Dryer Vent Wizard’s marketing campaign. Over 15,000 house fires resulting in deaths, injuries and millions of dollars in damages occur each year as a result of clogged dryer vent systems. Dryer Vent Wizard educates their customers on the importance of dryer vent cleaning and maintenance to prevent dryer fires. As evidenced in recent news reports, children pay attention and remember their lessons when they are presented in an interesting fashion. Just a few hours after escaping from a simulated fire at the local city fire department “smoke house,” two girls, in second and fourth grade, had to do it all over again – for real. As their home filled up with smoke, they took their grandmother’s hand and instructed her as to what to do as they made their way safely outside. “We ha
