• Appliances
• Campus and dorm fires
• Candles
• Carbon monoxide
• Children and fire
• Cooking
• Electrical safety
• Electrical safety in the home
• Hidden electrical hazards
• Electrical circuit-interrupters
• Tamper-resistant electrical receptacles
• Keep Your Community Safe and Energized
• Product recalls & counterfeiting warnings
• Emergency preparedness
• Escape planning
• Fire extinguishers
• Fireworks
• Gas, propane, other fuels
• Heating
• High-rise buildings
• Homeland Security
• Home fire sprinklers
• Intentional fires and arson
• Lightning
• Mine fires and explosions
• Natural disasters
• Nightclubs/assembly occupancies
• Nursing homes
• Older adults
• Other occupancies
• People with disabilities
• Seasonal safety
• Smoke alarms
• Smoking material-related fires
• Unintentional injuries
• Vehicle fires
• Wildland fires

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Electrical safety

U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated average of 52,500 reported U.S. home structure fires involving electrical failure or malfunction in 2006. These fires resulted in 340 civilian deaths, 1,400 civilian injuries and $1,447 million in direct property damage.

In this Section:

Electrical safety in the home Make your home safer from electrical distribution or lighting equipment fires. Tamper-resistant electrical receptacles The 2008 National Electrical Code® requires new and renovated dwellings to have tamper-resistant (TR) receptacles.

Hidden electrical hazards Ignoring your home's electrical system can be a costly mistake. Keep Your Community Safe and Energized A tool kit to help safety educators conduct a successful community campaign.

Electrical circuit-interrupters Protective devices capable of responding to overloads and short circuits. Product recalls & counterfeiting warnings Electrical product recalls and counterfeit warnings issued by reputable third-party agencies.