Question: There was a house fire on our street last week. Investigators traced the cause to a short circuit in an electrical wire. Now I'm terrified that a fire can start in my home without warning.

According to the National Fire Protection Association and the National Fire Incident Reporting System data, the five-year period from 1994 to 1998 averaged 73,500 annual electrical fires that were ...

The National Electrical Code (NEC) requirements for arc fault circuit interrupters (AFCIs) have become more stringent with each passing Code cycle, stirring up much discussion and debate among ...

Residential electrical branch circuit breakers incorporate electronic and electrical technology in Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters that can turn off power to prevent fires if arcing occurs. This ...

Residential and commercial circuit breakers face three major challenges: detecting arc faults reliably, reducing false trips ...

Eaton Aerospace is to shrink its arc-fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) for use in fighters and adapt the technology to DC and three-phase AC electrical systems. Single-phase AC arc-fault circuit ...

A building requirement aimed at making new homes in Ohio safer from the threat of electrical fires will go into effect a year after originally intended. The new rules, part of the 2008 National ...

The Weekly Fix is a home maintenance column by Home Repair Resource Center, a Cleveland Heights nonprofit that helps homeowners buy, repair and retain their homes. Each week, the center offers a ...

Those of us old enough to remember fuse boxes don't look back fondly on them. A light went out and you ran to the box, removed the burned-out fuse and replaced it with a new one from your ever-ready ...

Arc fault circuit interrupters or AFCIs serve an important purpose: they prevent electrical fires caused by wiring problems. An AFCI detects electric arcs, breaking the circuit before trouble arises.

A prototype arc fault circuit breaker (AFCB) for aircraft use has begun flight tests aboard a Navy C-9 at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Va. and is performing flawlessly, according to NAVAIR. The AFCB's ...