National Fire Safety Month
Home Fire Escape Plans Require Practice To Be Perfect
According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), a residential fire (includes homes, hotels, dormitories, and rooming houses) was reported every 77 seconds (down two seconds from 2002).
Learn How and When To Use Your Household Fire Extinguisher
In the right hands, a household fire extinguisher can save lives and protect property. However, safety experts note that consumers need to know fire extinguisher limitations as well as when and how to use them.
Smoke Alarms Invaluable As Home Fires Burn Hotter, Faster
Home fires are burning hotter and up to five times faster than they did 30 years ago, according to federal research. As a result, properly maintained residential smoke alarms are even more valuable to families than a generation ago.
Carbon Monoxide Alarms: Reacting Long Before Odorless Gas Puts Families In Danger
As fall approaches and the cooler weather prompts residents to fire up their furnaces, Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL), the not-for-profit product safety testing organization, is urging homeowners to purchase CO alarms and replace the batteries in existing CO alarms.
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