http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1262299 http://esfi.org/index.cfm/page/Arc-Fault-Circuit-Interrupters-(AFCIs)/pid/11278 http://esfi.org/index.cfm/page/Ground-Fault-Circuit-Interrupters-(GFCIs)/pid/11279 AFCIs, TRRs and GFCIs can and do prevent many tragedies before they ever happen. Devices such as these have proven so effective that the (NEC) requires them to be installed in all new homes. Existing homes with aging electrical systems also can be saved greatly from these advanced technologies, which should be installed […]
Chez Pannisse electical fire.
May 28, 2013 by
http://sfist.com/2013/05/22/chez_panisse_reopening_slightly_del.php Alice waters may not have had this fire if she had hired Williams electric, 510 339-5601 to look at the existing electrical system. Many of her light fixtures were hand made by Kip Meisrow: Verdigris copper. I don’t thing any of them were U.L. listed or tested. If the existing panels are […]
Preventing Dormitory Fires
December 29, 2012 by
Expert-Provided Tips to Reduce Fire Hazards Every month needs to be Fire Safety Month. According to the Center for Campus Fire Safety, since 1998 there have been over 16,000 college dormitory fires, and nearly 80 percent of college fire fatalities happen off dormitory/Greek houses. Students fill up older buildings near campus without sprinklers, and […]
Electrical Fire Kills Mother of Three
November 22, 2012 by
Here is a story about an electrical fire that killed the mother of three. If they had hired Williams Electric, Geoff Williams, Oakland electrician, they would not have died. http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/nov/21/electrical-source-cited-in-townsend-fire-that-of The cause of a fire that leveled a family farmhouse and killed a mother of three was electrical, according to the spokeswoman for the County […]
