Ahead of Fire Prevention Week – Is Your Bar/Restaurant Safe?

3 Min Read By Society Insurance

As a result of the Great Chicago Fire that killed 250 people in 1871, the National Fire Protection Association has declared the public observance of Fire Prevention Week since 1922, marking more than 100 years this year of the public observance. The holiday was later cemented by President Coolidge, marking the longest-running public health and safety observance on record. 

The theme of this year’s Fire Prevention Week, October 8-14, is “Cooking safety starts with YOU.”

Society Insurance has been working alongside business owners for more than a century, seeing first-hand the devastating effects a fire can have on the establishments that make communities great. Fire departments across America responded to an average of 8,240 structure fires at eating and drinking establishments every year between 2012 and 2016. These fires resulted in two civilian deaths each year on average, along with 115 injuries and $246 million in property damage.

The theme of this year’s Fire Prevention…