Federal Home Fire Safety

09/05/2016

One of the more common code violations with regards to electrical safety provisions in NFPA 1, Fire Code, relates to power strips (referred to as power

09/05/2016

Filling those comfortable, cushy sofas in your home is a material being likened to foam gasoline.   A news report is shedding light on why new,

09/05/2016

ABC's Good Morning America (GMA) and Good Housekeeping featured a story yesterday about common household products combusting and causing significant fire

09/05/2016

In a mere 78 seconds, fire had its way with a mock living room. The aftermath resembled a scene from a disaster flick: an upholstered chair singed beyond

09/05/2016

With the 1973 release of the "America Burning" report, the nation got an exhaustive look at its fire problem. Forty three years later, is the

09/05/2016

This is a brief summary of the second in the ten part series on personal disaster planning available in the September 2016 issue of e-ACCESS.  

09/05/2016

"Interconnected smoke alarms are best because...."

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09/05/2016

As fires rage across the state of California and devastating floods continue to affect thousands in Louisiana, the National Electrical Manufacturers

09/05/2016

09/05/2016

Where did the summer go? For most of us, the month of August has just flown by! But here we are approaching Labor Day weekend and NFPA knows that many of

09/05/2016

U.S. fire departments respond to 162,400 home fires involving cooking equipment per year. Make sure to practice safe cooking at home!

09/05/2016

To prevent electrical fires, cords should be discarded if they are cracked or frayed.