LARA New Federal Safety Standard for Upholstered Furniture Fires Goes into Effect Release Date: June 25, 2021 Release Number: 21-154 New Federal Safety Standard for Upholstered Furniture Fires Goes into Effect WASHINGTON, D.C.- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) new mandatory federal flammability standard for upholstered furniture goes into effect on June 25, 2021. Upholstered furniture manufactured, imported or reupholstered on or after that date must comply with the standard. House Fires Are Deadly In a house fire, a consumer has just minutes to escape before their home is engulfed in flames. Upholstered furniture in a house fire is frequently the first thing to catch fire, presents a significant source of fuel for fires, and is associated with about 390 deaths each year, which is 17 percent of deaths in home fires, according to CPSC's annual Residential Fire Loss Estimates report.