Other Company Search A biweekly dose of consumer news, bargains, and tips. We can get dangerous products off store shelves, but the real challenge is to get them out of families' homes. Ann Brown Chairwoman, CPSC Instead of your local firefighters making a run to your house to battle flames and smoke, they want you to visit them. And when you stop by the firehouse, please drop off the recalled lamps and hairdryers, defective extension cords, old cigarette lighters and other goods that run the real risk of starting a fire.
Consumers can take hazardous or recalled items to local fire stations.
Specifically, the CPSC wants homeowners to scour junk drawers, look in bathrooms, examine appliances and double-check electrical fixtures to make sure they aren't fire hazards. That's why people should do some spring cleaning and check their homes and knick-knack drawers for old disposable lighters, frayed extension cords and other products that could be hazardous. Children are most at risk in home fires, and the CPSC points out that many of its efforts to reduce fire risks have focused on children. CPSC also has enforced flammability standards for children's clothing and sleepwear, mattresses, carpets and rugs. Nearly 2,000 fire stations across the U.S. will be collection points for hazardous and recalled products for this initiative.