Rags soaked with oil-based paints, stains, linseed oils, varnishes, polyurethane, or paint thinners have the potential to spontaneously combust. To prevent spontaneous combustion, the Southern Marin Fire District recommends placing oil or stain-soaked rags in a metal, UL-listed rag storage container that is equipped with a self-closing lid. The lid...
“Californians on the FAIR Plan — the state’s ‘insurer of last resort’ — can expect to see their rates rise sharply in the near future,” reported the San Francisco Chronicle last week. Since many floating homes are covered by the Fair Plan, the Floating Times reached out to Samantha Fazio...
With the increased use of gas heating during the winter months comes a corresponding increase in the risk of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Follow these tips to ensure that you and your loved ones remain safe. Install carbon monoxide detectors to warn when concentration levels are high. Never use products...
A survival guide in the Sunday July 16 SF Chronicle carried a list of useful tech tools to help during a wildfire or other disaster. One article includes lists of free phone apps, numbers to text, systems to register for and technology to buy that can connect to the most...
Q: When and Where is the Day in the Park? A: It’s on Sunday, June 4 from Noon to 5:00 p.m. in Van Damme Park at Waldo Point Harbor, located between Issaquah Dock and Charles Van Damme Dock. Q: Who sponsors Day in the Park and why? A:...
For those of us who didn’t follow the custom of changing smoke alarm batteries when resetting our clocks to Daylight Savings Time, it’s not too late. FHA Emergency Services chair Flo Hoylman passes along these suggestions from the Southern Marin Fire District: Today’s smoke alarms are not all designed the...
FHA Emergency Services Chair Flo Hoylman passes along these tips for kitchen safety, especially during the busy holiday season. According to the National Fire Protection Association®, cooking is the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries in the United States. Almost half (44%) of reported home fires started...
The recent apartment fire on West Pier turned out to be a valuable learning experience for residents and firefighters alike. On October 8, firefighters from Southern Marin, Marin County and Tiburon, plus Sheriff units, were dispatched to a structure fire at an apartment building known as ‘The Whale’ at 28...
Here are some of the items that were discussed or decided on at the November 8 FHA Board Meeting. More details will be reported later in the Floating Times. FHA President Michael Labate will contact county officials to set up a Zoom town hall for interested residents to learn their...
The Sausalito Floating Homes Association is looking forward to seeing you and your neighbors at the DAY IN THE PARK this Sunday, October 30 from 12 to 5 at Waldo Point Harbor’s Van Damme Park. Everyone’s invited . . . It’s close by and . . . It’s FREE! The forecast is...