Safety tip sheets

NFPA offers safety tip sheets on a variety of fire and life safety topics. Download, print and share these tip sheets to spread the word about fire safety.

NEW! Manufactured homes (PDF, 880 KB) If buying or renting a manufactured home is in your future, make sure you keep fire safety in mind.	NEW! Microwave oven safety (PDF, 960 KB) By following a few simple safety tips, you can prevent painful burns and possible fires.	NEW! Home safety for people with disabilities (PDF, 670 KB) It’s important to take precautions to provide adequate fire safety for everyone.


NEW! Scald prevention A scald injury can happen at any age. Hot liquids from bath water, hot coffee and even microwaved soup can cause devastating injuries.	Smoking (PDF, 279 KB) The place where we feel safest — at home — is where most smoking-materials structure fires, deaths, and injuries occur.	Candles (PDF, 792 KB) - UPDATED Candles may be pretty to look at but they are a cause of home fires — and home fire deaths.


Electrical (PDF, 689 KB) - NEW! Electricity makes our lives easier. However, we need to be cautious and keep safety in mind.	Halloween (PDF, 348 KB) Take simple fire safety precautions, like making sure fabrics for costumes and decorative materials are flame-resistant.	Gel fuel safety (PDF, 602 KB) - UPDATED! Due to the serious risk of flash fire and burns when consumers add pourable gel to an already burning fire pot, NFPA and CPSC are warning consumers to immediately stop using the pourable gel fuel. Read more.


Grilling (PDF, 427 KB) - UPDATED A grill placed too close to anything that can burn is a fire hazard.	Clothes dryer (PDF, 105 KB) The leading cause of home clothes dryer and washer fires is failure to clean them.	Cooking (PDF, 171 KB) Cooking fires are the #1 cause of home fires and home fire injuries.


Escape planning (PDF, 444 KB) - UPDATED Fire can spread rapidly through your home, leaving you as little as two minutes to escape safely once the alarm sounds.	Campus (PDF, 1 MB) - UPDATED The number of reported fires dormitories increased 34% from 3,200 in 1980 to 4,290 in 2006.	Generators (PDF, 113 KB) The most common dangers associated with portable generators are carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, electrical shock or electrocution, and fire hazards.


Fireworks (PDF, 633 KB) Few people understand the associated risks with fireworks - devastating burns, other injuries, fires, and even death.	Lightning (PDF, 680 KB) - UPDATED Fires started by lightning peak in the summer months and in the late afternoon and early evening.	Smoke alarms - UPDATED (PDF, 219 KB) Smoke alarms that are properly installed and maintained play a vital role in reducing fire deaths and injuries.


HIgh-rise apartments & condominiums (PDF, 584 KB) People living in a high-rise apartment or condominium building need to think ahead and be prepared in the event of a fire.	Home fire sprinklers (PDF, 1 MB) Sprinklers can save lives and property from fire by responding quickly and effectively.	Hotels/Motels (PDF, 305 KB) Choose a hotel that’s protected by both smoke alarms and a fire sprinkler system.


Christmas trees (PDF, 1 MB) - UPDATED Each year, fire departments respond to an average of 210 structure fires caused by Christmas trees.	Smoke alarms for people who are deaf or hard of hearing (PDF, 1.5 MB) Smoke alarms save lives. However, people who are deaf or hard of hearing may not be able to depend on the traditional smoke alarm to alert them to a fire.	Carbon Monoxide (PDF, 612 KB) Often called the silent killer, carbon monoxide is an invisible, odorless, colorless gas created when fuels burn incompletely.


Thanksgiving safety (PDF, 868 KB) The kitchen is the heart of the home, especially at Thanksgiving.	Winter holiday (PDF, 962 KB) Winter holidays are a time for families and friends to get together. But that also means a greater risk for fire.	NEW! Get ahead of the winter freeze (PDF, 352 KB) Check these 10 tips off your list and get ahead of the winter freeze.

Heating (PDF, 634 KB) Half (49%) of all home heating fires occur in December, January and February.