1. “Fire safety & candles.” National Candle Association, 2021, March 1, https://candles.org/fire-safety-candles/. This article from the National Candle Association discusses fire safety with candles. Candles are beautiful and relaxing items for the home, but they are also a dangerous open flame and can be a potential fire hazard if left unattended. In fact, an estimated 8,200 home fires are started by candles each year according to the National Fire Protection Association. The article discusses the top three ways to keep the home safe when lighting a candle and how to prevent fires in the home. It gives detailed tips for before a person burns a candle, while it is burning, and safe ways to extinguish it. This article can be used to justify the necessity of my project. 2. “Candles.” NFPA, https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/Fire-causes-and-risks/Top-fire-causes/Candles. This article provided useful statistics on the number of candle fires in the U.S. From 2014-2018, U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated 7,610 home structure fires per year that were started by candles. These fires caused an annual average of 81 deaths, 677 injuries and $278 million in direct property damage. I discovered that roughly onethird (37%) of home candle fires started in bedrooms. It is very common for people to fall asleep while the candle is lit, resulting in injuries and death. I learned that December is the most popular month for house fires due to candles because people tend to light candles during the holiday season. These statistics reinforce the need for candle safety and support on my project. 3. “View of the Safer Candle Project: Preventing fires from Fallen Candles.” https://journals.uct.ac.za/index.php/GHI/ article/view/731/616. This article discusses an ongoing public health crisis that has been going on for years throughout the world; burns. Specifically in South Africa, burn injuries contribute significantly to the annual disease burden across all ages, with an overall burn mortality rate of 4.2 per 100,000. As a result, Childsafe South Africa created the Safer Candle Project in 2005. It was inspired by the frequent observation of household fires in the housing districts surrounding Cape Town. 75
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