The first objective of the NBASA is to disseminate information to the people of South Africa on how to prevent deaths, injuries and property loss due to fires and burns (According to Fire Protection Association of South Africa 2013 statistics, insured losses exceed R 2 billion per annum) .
The second objective is to emotionally support those affected by burns(burn survivors and their caregivers) There are about 44 000 burns incidents per annum according to a Markinor survey in 2013.