Skip Nav Bill’s Quality Electric, LLC shares electrical safety tips in regards to appliance use and working outdoors to help prevent fires and electrocution possibilities. Provided are tips for proper use of outlets, extension cords and window air conditioners and the importance of GFCIs. Also mentioned are the risks involved in attempting electrical repair as a homeowner versus hiring a licensed electrician to do the work for you to keep you safe. Also included are the dangers of water near electricity, especially when working outdoors. Stay Electrically Safe and Smart as a homeowner to keep your family free of electrocution and fire! Special Thanks to Newsplex.com, to Battalion Chief Richard Jones of the Charlottesville Fire Department and to Anthony Bowers of Design Electric, for the article, Staying Safe Around Electricity: 