Electrical Home Fire Safety | NFPA
Don't take the power of electricity and its potential for fire-related hazards for granted. Here is some important safety information.

Home Fires Caused by Electrical Distribution and Lighting Equipment
Other factors contributing to home fires involving electrical distribution and lighting equipment included heat sources being too close to combustibles, mechanical failures or malfunctions, overloaded equipment, and unclassified misuse of products or materials.

Home Fires Caused by Electrical Failure or Malfunction
These reports include statistics on home structure fires involving electrical failure or malfunction as well as electrical distribution or lighting equipment.

Fire in Industrial or Manufacturing Properties | NFPA Research
Fires in passenger vehicles accounted for 35 percent of the vehicle fires at manufacturing properties. See Figure 21 for additional details. A mechanical failure or malfunction was the leading factor contributing to ignition of the vehicle fires (29 percent) in manufacturing properties, followed by electrical failure or malfunction (16 percent).

Non Home Electrical Fires - NFPA
Key findings Fires involving electrical distribution and lighting equipment1 Local fire departments responded to an estimated average of 16,930 non-home fires involving electrical distribution and lighting equipment each year in 2012–2016. Non-home fires involving electrical distribution and lighting equipment caused an estimated average of 22 civilian deaths and 210 civilian injuries each ...

Fire Extinguisher Types - NFPA
In the hands of a trained person, portable fire extinguishers are great tools to protect people and property from fire during early stages. When using an extinguisher or selecting an extinguisher to install, it’s important to know the characteristics of different fire extinguishers. This blog will address the different types of fire extinguishers by breaking them down by their extinguishing ...

NFPA - Winter holidays
Festive celebrations, flickering lights and winter greens are hallmarks of the holiday season, but they also present fire risks that can quickly turn this festive time of year into a devastating one. NFPA works to educate the public about potential fire risks during the holidays, offering tip sheets, videos, and other resources to help everyone safely enjoy the season.

Electrical Safety Tip Sheet. Free download from NFPA.
Get this NFPA tip sheet with helpful electrical safety information and important reminders to help reduce risk of fire and injury in homes.

Fire Extinguisher Ratings - NFPA
Class C fires Class C rated extinguishers can put out fires that involve energized electrical equipment. There are no numerical components for Class C ratings of extinguishers, we only care about the conductivity of the fire extinguisher. Basically, are you at risk of being shocked when using this extinguisher on energized equipment.

NFPA Electrical Cycle of Safety
Electrical safety is a critical responsibility for everyone involved in the design, installation, and maintenance of electrical systems. NFPA offers knowledge and training resources on three essential codes and standards—known as the Electrical Cycle of Safety™ (ECoS™)—to help ensure a safe, reliable, and effective approach to achieving comprehensive electrical safety. When used ...