Fire Prevention Week Is Here — Every Myrtle Beach, SC Home Needs a Fire Safety Plan

When Restoration 1 of Horry County opened in November 2016, we weren't exactly a household name. For the first couple of years, we were a small operation still finding our footing — building a team, earning trust one job at a time, figuring out what it meant to serve the Myrtle Beach community the right way.

Before life can throw you a curveball, take a proactive stance against holiday cooking fires with our expert fire safety tips. Don’t you deserve a carefree, fun-filled holiday? We all do. By focusing on fire safety in the kitchen, you can avoid long-term property damage and a grinding halt to the festivities.

Did you know that in 2019 there were approximately 1.3 million fires across the U.S? These fires resulted in billions of dollars of damage and thousands of injuries. That is a frightening statistic, one able to wake us up to the fact that fires – whether human-made or from a natural disaster – are more commonplace than we think. And don’t think the community of Horry County is not affected. According to reports, Horry County received around 1,400 more fire calls in 2019 than it did in the previous year.

Reports by the National Fire Protection Association indicate around 355,000 reported house fires each year. In total, these fires lead to over $6.5 billion in property damage, over 2,500 civilian deaths, and over 11,600 injuries each year. The statistics are astounding. More so, they should strike fear in every homeowner in the country. There is not a single resident amongst us who is immune to fire damage. Here in Horry County, you have relief in the form of local restoration technicians. These teams are able to reverse fire damage and protect your home.

It happens faster than most people realize. A Myrtle Beach homeowner stepped away from the stove, got distracted, and by the time her neighbor heard the smoke alarm and turned off the burner, the damage was already done.

Fire damage repair is a necessity that every home and business must address ASAP. Did you know that in 2019 there were approximately 1.3 million fires across the U.S? These fires resulted in billions of dollars of fire damage and thousands of injuries.

A plumber's referral led us to a 4-day-old attic leak in Myrtle Beach. Why trust between trades matters as much as the dry-out.

Just days after purchasing their brand-new home in Conway, a local family experienced an unexpected disaster before they had even finished moving in. A refrigerator supply line failed, allowing water to spread throughout approximately 9% of the home's 1,800 square feet before anyone discovered the leak. Water affected multiple bedrooms, the kitchen, flooring, cabinetry, and baseboards.

When a ball valve failed inside a second-floor condo in North Myrtle Beach, it didn't just flood one home — it exposed the real difference between professional water damage restoration and going it alone.

When one of our trusted plumbing partners referred a North Myrtle Beach property management company to Restoration 1 of Horry County, it wasn’t because of a major disaster.

Nobody was home when the water heater started leaking. That's the nature of second homes and vacation properties on the Grand Strand — they sit vacant for weeks or months at a time, and when something goes wrong, there's nobody there to catch it early.

When Restoration 1 of Horry County opened in November 2016, we weren't exactly a household name. For the first couple of years, we were a small operation still finding our footing — building a team, earning trust one job at a time, figuring out what it meant to serve the Myrtle Beach community the right way.