Prepared Hero is recalling about 31,000 fire spray canisters marketed as an emergency tool for putting out kitchen and household fires, after the company found the canisters can deteriorate, rupture, and fail to discharge during an actual fire, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s recall notice.
The 20-fluid-ounce canisters — sold in red, and red-and-blue versions branded “HERO Fire Spray” — were sold on PreparedHero.com and Amazon.com between October 2024 and January 2026 for $18 to $30 each. CPSC has logged nine reports of canisters exploding or otherwise deteriorating during storage. No injuries have been reported, but the failure mode is the one that matters most: a product bought specifically so it will work in an emergency may not fire when needed.
Spray-style fire suppressants like this one have grown popular as an alternative to traditional pressurized extinguishers, marketed on shelf life, light weight and no-training-required use. That appeal also means many buyers mount one and forget it for years without ever testing it — exactly the storage window CPSC says caused these canisters to deteriorate.
The stakes behind that failure mode are real. U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated 343,000 residential building fires in 2024, resulting in 3,920 deaths, according to U.S. Fire Administration data. Cooking was the leading cause, responsible for nearly half of all residential fires — precisely the kind of small, containable kitchen fire a spray canister like this is designed to knock down before it spreads.
Consumers can identify a recalled unit by the date code “09/2024” stamped on the base, along with the canister’s roughly 2.6-inch diameter and 11.4-inch height. Because the product was sold mainly online rather than through big-box retailers, CPSC is relying heavily on the manufacturer’s own recall page and direct outreach to reach buyers, rather than an in-store notice most shoppers would see on their own.
What Consumers Should Do
- Stop using the recalled canister immediately and do not rely on it in an actual fire.
- Check the base for a “09/2024” date code to confirm the unit is affected.
- Visit www.preparedhero.com/pages/recall to request a free replacement canister.
- Dispose of the recalled canister only at a municipal household hazardous waste collection site, placed in a labeled box — never in regular household trash or recycling.
- Contact Prepared Hero at 888-457-2672 (9 a.m.-5 p.m. CT, weekdays) or support@preparedhero.com with questions.
The recall was announced September 10, 2026. Fire-safety products exist for the moment a household can least afford one more failure point, which is why CPSC is telling anyone with an affected canister to replace it now rather than find out during a fire whether it still works.