Electrician in Newport Coast
Posted by 1electrician on Apr 8, 2010 in Orange County | Comments OffNewport Coast is located in Orange County, California. Safe-way Electric named as the best electrician in Newport coast. If you have any electrical problem, please fill out the form to the right or call now. – Best Electrician in Newport coast.
Safe-Way Electric Co. Would like to share with the community of Newport coast the following information from NFPA website
- Electrical distribution or lighting equipment were involved in an estimated 20,900 reported home structure fires in 2005. These fires resulted in 500 civilian deaths and 1,100 civilian injuries, with $862 million in direct property damage.
- Lamps, light fixtures, and light bulbs (28%) and fixed wiring (22%) accounted for the largest share of fires among major types of electrical distribution equipment. Cords and plugs (39%) accounted for the largest share of civilian deaths. Lamps, light fixtures, and light bulbs (30%) accounted for the largest share of civilian injuries.
- Three-fourths (73%) of 2002–2005 non-confined home structure fires involving electrical distribution or lighting equipment cited some type of electrical failure or malfunction as a factor contributing to ignition.
- Extension cord fires outnumbered fires beginning with permanent or detachable power cords by more than two-to-one. For civilian deaths, the ratio is more than three-to-one. For civilian injuries, the ratio is more than four-to-one.
- Most (82%) overcurrent protection device fires involved traditional fuses, circuit breakers, or associated enclosures, rather than surge protectors, overcurrent disconnect equipment, or ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs).




