• Appliances
• Campus and dorm fires
• Candles
• Carbon monoxide
• Children and fire
• Cooking
• Electrical safety
• Emergency preparedness
• Escape planning
• Fire extinguishers
• Fireworks
• Gas, propane, other fuels
• Gasoline at home
• Propane safety
• Service station safety
• 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

Gas, propane, other fuels

In this Section:

Gasoline at home There has been a steady decline in the average number of gasoline fires in homes each year since 1980. Service station safety Since 1980, the number of vehicle fires at service stations has more than doubled.

Propane safety Handle any propane-powered equipment cautiously and always follow the manufacturer's instructions.