Safety with heating equipment - NFPA
Heating equipment is one of the leading causes of home fire deaths. Fire departments responded to an estimated average of 38,881 fires involving heating equipment per year from 2019-2023, accounting for 12% of all reported home fires during this time, and these fires resulted in estimated annual 432 civilian deaths, 1,352 civilian injuries, and $1.1 billion in property damages.

Home Fire Safety - NFPA
Information and resources from NFPA on how home fires start and tips for how you can stay safer.

NFPA Certifications | Fire, Electrical, & Life Safety Certs
To advance in your career, it’s critical to showcase your knowledge, skills, and professional accomplishments. Whether you specialize in fire protection systems, building and life safety, or electrical, our acclaimed certification programs can help verify your competence and set you apart from your peers.

Codes and standards - NFPA
Building and Life Safety. Construction Safety; Health Care/CMS; The Single Exit Stair Debate; Community Risk Reduction. CRAIG 1300; Electrical. NEC® Enforcement; Electrical Cycle of Safety™ The Basics of Grounding and Bonding; Emergency Response. Violent Events; EV Emergency Response Guides; Hoarding and the Fire Service; Fire Protection ...

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NFPA is the world’s leading resource on fire, electrical, and related hazards. NFPA is a self-funded nonprofit dedicated to eliminating loss through knowledge.

NFPA Safety Tip Sheets
Download, print, and share free NFPA safety tip sheets to spread the word about fire, electrical, and home safety. Available in Spanish.

Electrical Home Fire Safety - NFPA
This year's campaign will focus on e-mobility, lithium-ion battery safety, and disaster safety. Statistics In 2019 – 2023 electrical distribution or lighting equipment, such as wiring, lighting, cords, and plugs, was involved in the ignition of an estimated average of 31,647 reported home structure fires per year.

Safety with cooking equipment - NFPA
Keep anything that can catch fire — oven mitts, wooden utensils, food packaging, towels or curtains — away from your stovetop. If you have a cooking fire. Just get out! When you leave, close the door behind you to help contain the fire. Call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number after you leave.

Installing and maintaining smoke alarms - NFPA
Installing your home smoke alarms correctly - and making sure they are in working order - is an important step to making your home and family safer from fire.

Fire extinguishers - NFPA
A portable fire extinguisher can save lives and property by putting out a small fire or containing it until the fire department arrives;.