When a business suffers a tragedy like a fire, there's a range of outcomes depending on the severity of the accident. On one side, a business may be completely devastated and require closing for weeks, even months. On the other side, the damages incurred could be minor, causing the recovery process to be tedious and inconvenient at worst. Severe or mild, a fire is always disruptive to a business. If your business encounters a fire and the damage is minor, there are still secondary losses to deal with even if there was no loss of life or major property damage. 

If a business property doesn't suffer extensive damage and doesn't require major reconstruction or rebuilding, that is definitely a good thing. However, there are other secondary losses that can occur that really hinder the flow of business and profit-making. The first thing to consider is the loss of documents. If certain permits, certificates, licenses or other valuable documents are lost in the fire, those will need to be replaced. While those records are usually on file in other locations, it is often a tiresome and exhausting process to restore them. 

On top of that, there are paper records that might be destroyed that are irreplaceable.  Think about receipts, files, signed copies and other primary documents. There could possibly be some weighty legal repercussion if these documents are lost. While it's true that these documents are usually scanned and saved on a computer, it's possible that these hard drives could also be lost in the fire or damaged by water. Then, these secondary losses become a major problem.

Now while it's true that the loss of human life is the most devastating effect of a fire and the loss of material papers and objects can't even be compared, the impact of secondary losses shouldn't be minimized to a business owner either. A business will often lose valuable operational time due to repairs, investigation, inspections and repairs that need to happen. This not only negatively affects the business and the business owner, but it also impacts the employees, who now lose work time and income. 

Clearly, the best way to prevent these losses is to make your business is as safe as possible from the threat of fire. Fire prevention and practicing fire safety is the best thing you can do to make sure you don't suffer a devastating tragedy like a fire that could cripple your business and have severe trickle-down effects.

Well, there is good news in all this. As a business owner, you have a lot of power to make sure even an accidental fire doesn't devastate your business. By adhering to FDNY fire safety standards, which include having your business location properly flameproofed, you are taking huge steps in making sure your business isn't shut down or completely destroyed by a fire. At Queens Flameproofing, we are here to help you make sure that all eligible items are treated with flame repellents so that, in the event of a fire, they do not support combustion or contribute to the spread of a fire. 

At Queens Flameproofing, we are committed to keeping our borough safe and our neighborhoods and communities protected from the threat of fire.  We can discuss with you a custom plan to make sure your business location is as safe as possible from the risk of fire.

Please call us today for a free, no-obligation estimate. We would love to talk with you and see how we can serve your business: 800-972-5587.