Writing in the March 2026 issue of HME News, Ray Reynolds — Chair of the International Association of Fire Chiefs’ Home Oxygen Therapy Fire Working Group — argues that with around 1.5 million Americans relying on home oxygen therapy, the fire risk it carries remains one of the most overlooked in home health care.
Reynolds also highlights a 2021 survey by BPR Medical which suggests 59% of installers do not install thermal fuses, despite 95% of them believing they are effective.
He suggests that as more states move to adopt the devices, and momentum grows around a House of Representatives Bill mandating the devices for all Medicare and Medicaid patients, home oxygen installers should work with patients to familiarise themselves with the devices.
Read the full article at HME News, March 2026
