Information Center Category: Fires in the home

Consumer fire safety: European statistics and potential fire safety measures

The Consumer Council, Austrian Standards Institute, commissioned the Netherlands Institute for Safety (NIFV) to conduct a research study on consumer … Read more

Final report: HFSC Research Study

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service (MF&RS) on behalf of the Fire Research and Training Trust commissioned Process Evolution to evaluate … Read more

A WHO plan, Burn Prevention and Care

Burns constitute a major public health problem, especially in low- and middle-income countries where over 95% of all burn deaths … Read more

Working Paper Series of The Geneva Association

This contribution provides highlights from recent work to evaluate the degree to which passive fire protection of consumer products and … Read more

International Fire Statistics and the Potential Benefits of Fire Counter-Measures

This report evaluates the degree to which passive fire protection of consumer products and other active fire counter-measures such as … Read more

Electrical Fires in Finland, a summary of the results of the follow-up study 2003–2004

The Safety Technology Authority (TUKES) conducted a one-year follow-up study on electrical fi res between 1 September 2003 and 31 … Read more

Fire and the poor: identifying and assessing community risk and interventions strategies

Over the last five years the Schreveport Fire Department had seen a steady increase in the number of fire deaths, … Read more

Assessing the Need for a Federal Small Open Flame/Cigarette Ignition Upholstered Furniture Flammability Standard

At the request of the Upholstered Furniture Action Council (UFAC), National Economic Research Associates (NERA) has reviewed the Consumer Product … Read more

The safety and use of tealights and candles

This research project, carried out by the Consumers Association Research and Testing Centre, on the safety of nightlights* and candles … Read more