Medical Oxygen Safety

Last Updated 3/27/2026Posted in Life Safety Tips


Portable medical oxygen in the home has grown over the past decade. Medical oxygen adds a higher percentage of oxygen to the air a patient uses to breathe. Fire needs oxygen to burn. If a fire should start in an oxygen-enriched area, the material burning will burn more quickly. 
Homes where medical oxygen is used need specific fire safety rules to keep people safe from fire and burns.

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