So the bottom line here is ...that some would suggest it is better to do nothing at all and everthing is fine
I believe we need s safer standard to reduce the number of electrical fires . Talk to you local fire chiefs for stats on the number fire caused by electrical wiring problems. We do needto have alimit on the number of outlets .you can't just assume nothing is going to happenyou can't just keep on adding outlet s and not take into account that the additional distance and resistance may cause the breaker to fail to open
Let get it right!
How many electrical fires/year are acceptable to you? If that number isnt zero, then you are accepting a compromise of systems. If zero was your answer, sure, it's possible to build a bulletproof (fireproof) electrical system, but at what cost? Even RMC piping, metal boxes, fire annunciation, compartmentalization, and suppression can still catch fire if the right chain of events occurs. You could build the building out of concrete, metal stud, and durarock; the building would be basically fireproof, but then you go and put mattresses, couchs, carpets, drapes, etc. i.e. things that are very flammable and produce toxic smoke in it, and all bets are off.
NFPA results already show that small things, like interconnected smoke detectors, raise survivability of a fire substantially. Personally, I think having sprinklers in houses would do more for
all fires than anything an electrician could do even with a blank check. Not all fires are electrical in nature, and many electrical fires are extinguished by de-energizing the equipment, something we simply dont have available on a residential scale (e.g., something that would automatically throw the disconnect from the xfmr upon a fire alarm).