I am purchasing a home (built 1987). I tend to be a very safety conscious person. And with a number of years of service as a volunteer firefighter, I know first-hand the deadly consequences of a house fire.
I'm planning to have some electrical work done in the home. When having this work done I was thinking about having some (if not most) of the breakers in the house upgraded to arc-fault circuit interrupters (AFCIs). From my understanding they are safer and can reduce the risk of a fire due to arcing.
My Questions
1) Am I correct that circuit breakers can simply be replaced with AFCIs? Or are there additional electrical infrastructure changes needed?
2) Am I a crazy man (or a bit naive) for thinking of having this done?
Thanks.