CPSC, Distributors Announce Recall of “FIRE CAP” Fire and Smoke Suppressants
Home product recall 00-064. Announced by CPSC on Feb 8, 2000.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Feb 8, 2000. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- More than 136,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The product does not suppress fires and could intensify fires.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you 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.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Consumers should call CPSC’s toll-free hotline at (800) 638-2772 for instructions on returning the product to the place of purchase.
Which ones are recalled?
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.
More than 136,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
FIRE CAP fire and smoke suppressant.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by The Colbra Group (out, business).
- Distributed by Mid-State Fire System.
- Distributed by Contract Filling Inc..
- 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.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
CPSC is not aware of any incidents or injuries with this product. This recall is being conducted to help prevent injuries.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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