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Electrical Fire Safety Brochure (Grade 6-Adult)
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Keep Your Community Safe and Energized

Flipping a light switch. Plugging in a coffeemaker. Charging a laptop computer. In 2008, these activities are second nature for most of us. Electrical appliances and devices make our lives easier. However, our trust in them should not be absolute.

Electrical distribution and lighting equipment were involved in an estimated 20,900 reported home structure fires in 2005. These fires resulted in 500 civilian deaths and 1,100 civilian injuries, with $862 million in direct property damage. Electricity is safe to have in the home if it is treated with respect. NFPA needs your help to ground your community in the basics of electrical safety.

Every fire department in the United States has been mailed a CD which contains a toolkit of support materials to help them conduct successful electrical safety campaigns in their communities. Those resources include:

Fill-in-the-blank news releases

(City/Town) Fire Department Encourages Respect for Electricity (35 KB)
(City/Town) Fire Department Strongly Advises Residents Protect Themselves from Lightning (36 KB)
(City/Town) Fire Department Strongly Advises Caution When Using Portable Generators (38 KB)

Fill-in-the-blank Op/Ed

Fill-in-the-blank letter to the editor

Electrical safety (34 KB)
Response to local fire caused by electrical distribution (30 KB)

Printable safety spots (PSA cartoons)

Hot outlet (PDF, 571 KB)
Outside GFCI (PDF, 526 KB)

Video PSA
NFPA presents Dan Doofus in: A shocking revelation

Dial-up (56K)
ISDN/LAN (256K)
Cable/DSL (512K)

Windows Media Player required (Download the player for free).

Other resources

Electrical fast facts (PDF, 191 KB)
Electrical safety checklist (PDF, 632 KB)
Electrical glossary (PDF, 557 KB)
Electrical safety talking points (PDF, 1 MB)
Electrical safety: Community outreach ideas (PDF, 122 KB)
Arc-fault circuit interrupters fact sheet (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Tamper-resistant electrical receptacles (PDF, 895 KB)
Be Fire-Safe with Electricity - an easy-to-read handout (PDF, 486 KB)
Be Fire-Safe with Electricity - an easy-to-read handout (Spanish)(PDF, 486 KB)
A booklet by The Electrical Safety Foundation International: Know the dangers in your older home (PDF 7.2 MB)

NFPA reports

NFPA's "Non-Fire Electrical Rescue Incidents Reported to Fire Departments in 2003" by Jennifer D. Flynn, August 2007.
NFPA members: Download this report for free. (PDF, 51 KB) Not a member? Join today.
NFPA's "Non-Fire Electrical Wiring and Equipment Problem Incidents Reports to Fire Departments" by Jennifer D. Flynn, August 2007.
NFPA members: Download this report for free. (PDF, 62 KB) Not a member? Join today.
Lightning Fires and Lightning Strikes
NFPA members: Download this report for free. (PDF, 174 KB) Not a member? Join today.