Lightning Protection
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The Focus Of A Lightning Storm
It’s funny. I was setting in bed last night trying to go to sleep when one of the largest storms that I have even been a part of swept through my neighborhood. The rain was pouring and the lightning was flickering across the sky. And, where there’s lightning… there’s thunder… and boy was there thunder. I’m talking shake your house off of it’s foundation thunder. The kind that actually feels like a bomb is going off 100 feet away. I have to co Read More... -
Lightning Strike – How to Protect Yourself
When it comes to protecting yourself against getting hit by a lightning, it is much better to be safe than sorry. Rule of thumb – if you see dark clouds approaching and if you hear the thunder, immediately take cover within a safe place because it means you are within the lightning-striking distance of 10 miles. So what is the safe thing to do if you are caught in a lightning storm? Do NOT hide under or stand next to a lonely tree on an open f Read More... -
Lightning Safety for the Home
Lightning causes approximately 17,400 fires each year in the United States. Peak season begins in June, so now is the time to learn how to protect your home and loved ones with these lightning safety tips. It took firefighters six days to gain control of a wildfire that burned more than 70,600 acres in Southern California’s Mojave National Preserve, located about 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles and 40 miles west of the Nevada border. Five se Read More...
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