Distributors · Recalled
CPSC, Distributors Announce Recall of "FIRE CAP" Fire and Smoke Suppressants
The product does not suppress fires and could intensify fires.
- Units
- More than 136,000
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $10
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
The 16-ounce aerosol cans are red, orange, yellow, black and white with a red plastic cap and red aerosol button. Wording on the front of the can reads, in part, "FIRE CAP...FIRE and SMOKE SUPPRESSANT." "FOR USE ON SMALL SPOT FIRES..." is on the back of the can, along with drawings of the product being used on a trash can fire, a stove fire, a car fire and a camp fire. "Manufactured by the Colbra Group" is written on the back of the can.
The file
- Sold at
- Snap-On Tools dealers, Home Shopping Network, and direct market distributors, including Mid-State Fire Systems, and Contract Filling Inc., sold the product nationwide, from February 1996 through September 1999, for about $10.
- Product type
- Fire Suppressors
- Made in
- Not stated
- Recalled by
- Contract Filling Inc., Mid-State Fire System, The Colbra Group (out of business)
Incident log
CPSC is not aware of any incidents or injuries with this product. This recall is being conducted to help prevent injuries.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should stop using this product immediately. Consumers should either throw out the can or return it to the place where purchased, for a full refund.
Consumers should call CPSC's toll-free hotline at (800) 638-2772 for instructions on returning the product to the place of purchase.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.