When Every Second Counts

Every 80 seconds in the United States, a home catches fire. When a home fire starts, every second counts. Fires can spread quickly and rapidly, leaving you less than six minutes to bring your family to safety. And, by the time your smoke detector sounds, your family may have as little as two minutes to escape to safety.

Bedrooms are the second most common location of home fire after the kitchen. Each year 20,800 fires are attributed to mattresses and bedding, causing 380 deaths and 2,220 injuries. Most mattress fires are started by children under five years-old playing with matches and lighters. In fact, mattress fires are the leading cause of fire death among preschoolers.

A new Federal standard effective July 1st, 2007 requires all mattress sets manufactured and imported in the U.S. to meet a strict performance standard design to reduce the severity of mattress fires. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates the new standard will save as many as 270 lives, reducing mattress-related fire deaths by 78 percent and injuries by 84 percent, or 1,330 persons per year.

A revolutionary new product, the FireDefender Sleep System is a two-piece flame resistant mattress pad and box spring cover set. The first of its kind on the market, it is ideal for those who want to protect their families without having to buy a new mattress set. It gives families a level of protection similar to the new CPSC standard at a fraction of the cost. In lab tests, it protected mattress sets from igniting for up to 30 minutes, giving families more time to escape from a home fire and firefighters more time to extinguish the blaze.

For more information on the FireDefender Sleep System, go to: www.firedefendersystem.com
Produced for Louisville Bedding Company