IT’S ALL ABOUT SAFETY.
AFCI safety is sweeping the nation. To date, nearly half the country has adopted the 2008 National Electrical Code (NEC), which expands the requirement for arc fault circuit interrupters (AFCIs), electronic circuit breakers developed in response to an electrical problem causing home fires.
Each year, home electrical fires take the lives of 480 people, injure more than 2,000 and destroy more than $868 million in property. While working smoke alarms, fire extinguishers and other safety measures provide some life-saving help, it’s only after a fire starts. AFCIs detect dangerous electrical conditions and shut the circuit off before an electrical fire has a chance to ignite.
Click on the below video to learn more about AFCIs.
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WHO WE ARE
The goals of AFCISafety.org are to:
- Increase the level of awareness of AFCI and its uses in residential applications
- Inform about the differences between branch/feeder AFCIs, combination AFCIs, and GFCI devices
- Provide information related to AFCIs' preventative aspects of arcing faults and its links to fire safety
- Highlight proper installation and operation of AFCI devices
