Fire protection and prevention is an essential part of making your home a safe and healthy environment for you and any family you may have. While there are many things you can do to help lessen the chances of a house fire, the truth is that you can never fully escape the possibility. Due to the extreme level of danger fires can present, it's smart to take steps toward protecting your home against fire by taking preventative measures early on. After all, fire prevention doesn't only make you safer. It is also much cheaper than having to rebuild an unprotected house after a small fire turns into an inferno. The first step you need to take is to learn about the potential for fire in your home. This will often require you to work with a fire prevention specialist who will walk through your home to pinpoint weak spots. In some cases, this prevention specialist can also be the contractor who works with you on the prevention measures, but it doesn't have to be. Either way, you need to go through the process of finding your weak spots before you can realistically spend money on any prevention measures.