NeighborWorks® of Grays Harbor contributes to the community conversation on housing issues through a weekly column in the Daily World titled "Nailing it Down."

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Prepare your house for fall weather

What a remarkable autumn we’ve had! It’s one for the record books! The rain levels have been much lower and the temperatures much higher this September and October than in recent history! However, eventually the winds and rains will prove that not only is fall here, but also that winter is on its way. If you haven’t done so yet, it is time to put away the accoutrements of summer and prepare to hunker down for winter. Here is an autumn “To Do” list to get you started from us h

Protect yourself from carbon monoxide poisoning

Recently we’ve been talking about fire safety in our homes. Today, we turn our attention to a related topic: carbon monoxide poisoning. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 430 people die each year in the United States because of carbon monoxide poisoning, with about 50,000 people in the U.S. visiting the emergency room after being exposed to it. “Carbon monoxide is sometimes called the silent killer,” Hoquiam Fire Chief Matt Miller expl

Make your home safer during Fire Prevention Week

This week – Oct. 9-15 – is the 100th annual commemoration of Fire Prevention Week. It is always this week in October to commemorate the great losses of the Great Chicago Fire which destroyed that city Oct. 8-10, 1871. While none were quite as big as the Chicago fire, within just a few years, many U.S. cities also had huge blazes that ripped through their downtown cores. In 1889, Seattle’s Great Fire gobbled up much of the burgeoning city’s downtown. That same year the Pacific

Celebrate 100 years of fire prevention with a safe house!

A burning house is a nightmare, causing devastating damage and sometimes even injury or death. That’s why 100 years ago the National Fire Protection Association initiated Fire Prevention Week. This year’s week, Oct. 9 -15, has the theme “Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape.” Instead of a bang or a blaze, this anniversary is best celebrated with quiet family meetings to discuss escape routes and maybe a trip to the store to get new batteries or even new smoke detectors. In antic

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