 The
place where you feel safest — your home — is the very
place where you are at greatest risk from fire. In the United States,
a home fire occurs every 83 seconds.
This Shopping Guide to Fire-Safe Products gives you the Fire
Sense you need when purchasing products for your home. It
lists some common household items that have fire safety features
for added protection, as well as products specifically designed
to help you detect, escape and survive a fire in your home. For
each product, you'll find an approximate price and information on
how to contact the supplier(s) that sell the product.
As a fire-safe consumer, you can protect your family and your home
from the dangers of fire.
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Safer Cooking
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- Small Appliances
- Stove and Range Products
- Residential Range-Top Fire Protection
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Heating Your Home
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- Electric Heaters
- Fireplaces and Wood Stoves
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Home Furnishings
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- Upholstered Furniture
- Wall and Floor Coverings
- Mattresses
- Bedding Materials
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Around the Home
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- Irons
- Candles and Lanterns
- Home Safes
- Fire-Retardant Sprays
- Fire Suppression Tools
- Other Products
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Smoke Alarms
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- Choosing Alarms for Your Home
- Installing Smoke Alarms in the Right Place
- Smoke Alarm Products and Features
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Prepare For a Safe
Escape |
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- Telephones and Emergency Notification
- Escape Lights
- Ladders and Locators
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Use Home Products
Safely |
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- Select Safe Products
- Install Products Properly
- Use Products Correctly
- Maintain Products for Safety
- Know When to Discard Them
- Watch for Recalls
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Inclusion of a product in the Fire Sense
web site does not constitute a product endorsement or warranty by
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. The information is provided
as a service to consumers. No product is completely resistant to fire.
You are advised to evaluate for yourself the appropriateness of any
product listed here. Use products only as they are intended to be
used, and read and follow manufacturers' instructions and warnings.
Guarantees for performance expectations, durability, flame retardancy
or resistance, or other characteristics of the products specified
here are assumed by the manufacturer and not by The Hartford Financial
Services Group, Inc.
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