Programs & Initiatives

Each May ESFI commemorates National Electrical Safety Month (NESM) to raise awareness about critical electrical safety topics.

Surge Protection Devices – They’re More than an Accessory, They’re a Necessity. A power surge is a sudden and unwanted increase in voltage that can damage, degrade, or destroy electronic equipment.

Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters have saved thousands of lives since their introduction in to the National Electrical Code in the 1970s.

Fire Prevention Week was established to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire, which killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures, and burned more than 2,000 acres on October 8th and 9th, 1871.

Over the last thirty years, our homes have been dramatically transformed by modern electrical devices; however, these same devices have also contributed to the shocking number of electrical fires this…

Did you know that as of 2023, there have been 17 revisions of The National Electrical Code since 1975, the year the average American home was built? Many people are unaware of the protections provided…

Each year, the Electrical Safety Foundation (ESFI) launches a national safety awareness campaign to encourage families and communities across the country to Make Safety a Tradition of

Each year, approximately 2,400 children suffer severe shock and burns when they stick items into the slots of electrical receptacles – that is nearly seven children a day.

Over the past decade, U.S. seizures of counterfeit products have increased more than 325%. Consumer electronics, with a value of nearly $40 million, were the top commodity seized in 2011.