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Lightning Safety: Are
You Protected?
More Americans killed
by lightning than tornadoes
A Season for
Concern
Thunderstorms
= lightning.
Did you
know that other than the state of Florida, the Miami Valley is one of
the most frequent areas to develop dangerous thunderstorms with lightning?
Property
loss in the United States is in the hundred of millions annually due
to lightning. Often the reasons for a call to the fire department is
to investigate a smoking or damaged appliance, power outages, or even
damage to the house itself.
But it
is all too often that we respond to house fires as a direct result of
lightning.
New Concerns
Our homes today
are filled with sophisticated electronic equipment. Everything from
home computers to color televisions are controlled by sensitive electronics.
When a lightning strike occurs this equipment can be easily damaged
or destroyed. A direct lightning hit is not necessary to cause serious
damage to electronics in your home. A strike within 500 to 1000 feet
can cause damage or fire.
It Can Be Prevented
Did you know that
damage and fires caused by lightning can be prevented? By adding a lightning
protection system to your home you can be 99% effective in preventing
lightning damage and fire cause by lightning to your home.
Lightning
protection systems neither attract nor repel lightning strikes, they
simply provide a safe electrical path to earth for the lightning's energy.
Get More
Information
Email
us today or call 937-433-3083 for a copy of our lightning protection
brochure. Be sure to include a valid postal address in your correspondence.
This brochure is currently only available to residents of Centerville/Washington
Township in Montgomery County, Ohio.
Lightning
Facts:
- Lightning
kills approximately 100 Americans annually
- Property
loss in the U.S. is estimated in the hundreds of millions each year
- Lightning
is one of the leading causes of spring and summer fires
- Fire
and damage from lightning can be prevented
- Nearby
trees do NOT protect your home from lightning
- Lightning
does not have to hit your home to cause fire or damage
- T.V.
antennaes, even grounded, do not offer protection
- A properly
installed lightning system has been shown to be 99% effective in preventing
lightning damage to your home.
- The
cost of a lightning protection system is usually less than 1% of the
value of your home.
- Be sure
your lightning protection contractor carries a U.L. listing
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