“Mobile Home Fires,” “Free Smoke Detectors,” 1 of 1000s of Examples Why Terminology, Informed Media Important to Manufactured Home Industry Professionals

ChampaignIllionoisFireDepartmentMobileHomeFireDailyBusinessNewsMHProNewsIn Champaign Illinois, there have been what’s described as “two mobile home fires” recently, and as a result, the local fire department is going to the local Shadowwood manufactured home community to give away and install smoke detectors.

WANDTV said that, “They’re calling Saturday a “Smoke Detector Blitz” and say they hope to visit 220 homes from 1 to 4PM.”

The goal is noble.  Certainly every home should have them, and make sure they are operational.

But the way the story, facts, and terminology are presented by the local media and fire department are flawed.

As a new introduction to manufactured home living report revealed just days ago, manufactured homes are safer than conventional housing, and are about 3 times safer than pre-HUD Code mobile homes (see link above).

 

Because of how the U.S. Census Bureau housing, National Association of Realtors © (NAR), and other statistics, and terminology is, was, and will be reported – this is an issue that can continue for years to come.

Wishing it were different won’t make it so. Only pro-active steps will make a difference.

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Fire safety records. Wind storms, weather safety records. Appreciation. Financing. The host of issues that cause heartburn to manufactured home pros are spotlighted at this linked article, with educating the general public in mind. Pros are encouraged to link up, and thereby share the information with residents and home shoppers.

The solution takes some effort, but it’s simple. Education. That education must start with industry professionals, and the manufactured home industry’s current home owners.

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More conventional housing burns – and more die in those homes – than in HUD Code manufactured homes. Also, fire deaths dwarf the loss of lie in a tornado. https://www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com/keeping-the-home-fires-from-burning-fire-safety-and-the-modern-manufactured-home/

While the content linked below and above are copyrighted, anyone can hot link the page for free. Communities, retailers and others should be encouraged to link up the fact-based report, at this link here.  Post it prominently in social media, newsletters, and on your company’s website(s).  © ## (News, Analysis.)

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