Residential Fire Safety

Fires that take place in residences are the deadliest fires that occur, according to the Fourteenth Edition of " Fire in the United States,"a report by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the United States Fire Administration, and the National Fire Data Center.

NASFM's mission is to protect lives, property and the environment from fire, and our primary focus is on preventing fires from occurring in the first place. To do this, we encourage manufacturers to make consumer products as fire-safe as they can be, and work to educate individuals to be careful with ignition sources. Click on the links below to learn more about NASFM's efforts to prevent various types of fires that occur in the home.

• Consumer Product Safety Task Force
• NASFM Testimony before the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Product Safety of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation regarding the reauthorization of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, June 17, 2003.
• Residential Fire Safety Institute

• Smoke Alarms
  • NASFM Provides Guidance On Ionization/Photoelectric Smoke Alarms
  • Questions and Answers Clarifying Findings of NIST Home Smoke Alarm Study

• Ignition Sources
  • Cigarettes
  • Candles
  • Electrical Fires
• Fuels in the Home
  • Upholstered Furniture
  • Mattresses and Bedding
  • Information Technology and Consumer Electronics
  • Wearing Apparel
• Human Behavior
  • Juvenile Fire Setting