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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
the Consumer Product Safety Commission
and the U.S. Fire Administration.
Home Heating
The high cost of home heating fuels and utilities have caused many Americans to search for alternate sources of home heating. The use of wood burning stoves is growing and space heaters are selling rapidly, or coming out of storage. Fireplaces are burning wood and man made logs. All these methods of heating may be acceptable. They are however, a major contributing factor in residential fires.
Product Recalls
- Viessmann U.S. Recalls Boilers Due to Fire Hazard (10/2/2008)
- Wal-Mart Recalls General Electric Toasters Due to Fire and Shock Hazards (9/30/2008)
- Hanashop Recalls Counterfeit Power Cords Due to Fire and Shock Hazard; Sold Exclusively on eBay (9/17/2008)
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Latest News
- New Federal Law Mandates Child Resistant Portable Gasoline Containers
- Illegal and Improper Use of Fireworks Continue to Harm Consumers
- 2008 Arson Awareness Week: Toylike Lighters – Playing with Fire
- New Reports Examine Risk of Death, Injury from Fire
- U.S. Fire Administration Adopts Official Position on Residential Fire Sprinklers
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