Featured tip sheets
Electrical safety around swimming pools, hot tubs and spas
For many of us, water activities equal fun. But it’s important to be aware of electrical hazards while enjoying the water. Know how to be safe around swimming pools, hot tubs, and spas.
Download the safety tip sheet.
Safety with oily rags
Oil-based paints, stains, and varnishes are often used for home improvement projects. It is common to use rags to wipe up spills or clean brushes. But wet rags can ignite on their own. They can start a fire if not handled carefully. The same is true of the liquids themselves.
Download the safety tip sheet.
Safety tip sheets
NFPA offers free 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.
Causes
- Cooking Safety
- Candles (PDF, 792 KB)
- Heating (PDF, 634 KB)
- Smoking (PDF, 279 KB)
- Electrical (PDF, 689 KB)
Escape planning
- Escape planning (PDF, 444 KB)
Fire and safety equipment
- Smoke Alarm Poster (PDF, 219 KB)
- Smoke alarms for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing (PDF, 1.5MB)
- Home fire sprinklers (PDF, 1MB)
- Carbon monoxide alarms (PDF, 612 KB)
Household equipment
- 9-volt batteries (PDF)
- CFL light bulbs (PDF)
- Clothes dryers (PDF)
- Gel fuel safety (PDF)
- Lithium ion batteries (PDF)
- Medical oxygen (PDF)
- Microwave ovens (PDF)
- Portable fireplaces (PDF)
- Portable generators (PDF)
- Portable space heaters (PDF)
- Security bars (PDF)
- Wood & Pellet stoves (PDF)
Seasonal
- Get Ahead of the Winter Freeze (PDF)
- Halloween (PDF)
- Winter holidays (PDF)
- Thanksgiving (PDF)
- Christmas trees (PDF)
- Winter storms (PDF)
Occupancies
-
Barn fire safety checklist (PDF)
- Fire alarms in apartment buildings (PDF)
- Safety in places of public assembly (PDF)
- Campus fire safety (PDF)
- Hotels/motels (PDF)
- High-rise apartments/condominiums (PDF)
- Manufactured homes (PDF)
Outdoors
- Campfires (PDF)
- Fireworks (PDF)
- Grilling (PDF)
- Lightning (PDF)
- Marina & boating safety (PDF)
- Outdoor electrical safety (PDF)
- Sky lanterns (PDF)
- Wildland fire safety (PDF)
Populations
- Babysitting safety (PDF)
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Hoarding and fire (PDF)
- Pet fire safety (PDF)
- People with disabilities (PDF)
- Shabbat fire safety (PDF)
- Young firesetters (PDF)
Unintentional injuries
- Scald prevention (PDF)
Vehicles
- Car fire safety (PDF)
- Hoverboards (PDF)