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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => Fire Safety => Topic started by: nearlythere on February 22, 2013, 03:12:06 PM

Title: Table Lamp Fires
Post by: nearlythere on February 22, 2013, 03:12:06 PM

Anyone have any experience or good info on fires involving bedside lamps where something has been placed over the shade to reduce the light? Kinda like in a kiddies bedroom situation.

Title: Re: Table Lamp Fires
Post by: Tom W on February 22, 2013, 03:47:14 PM

Shame on you, don't you know firenet is just for talking about SP205?  ;)

Title: Re: Table Lamp Fires
Post by: nearlythere on February 22, 2013, 04:04:55 PM

I'm just trying to change the subject. I'm SP205ed out at the moment. If Dotty and Kelly have a skinful this weekend maybe come Monday they will have forgotten all about it.

Title: Re: Table Lamp Fires
Post by: SamFIRT on February 22, 2013, 04:19:39 PM

Yes. And where the wattage of the lamp is higher than the rating for the shade. Radiant energy can raise the temperature of the shading to scorch temperature and it may reach its auto ignition temperature and smoulder or flame.

But I have not seen one caused by a compact florescent lamp (CFL) or low energy halogen or LED for that matter. Yet.