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I thought that was a really interesting stat (I believed you, I don't mean I went to fact-check you but that's what ended up happening!) and wanted to read more about it -- it sounds like dryer fires aren't _overall_ that destructive, but in the "washer & dryer" category (~16k fires out of ~350k per year) they are 92% of that category.

Figured you'd want to know, since I found it interesting!

That being said, the dryer fires are certainly preventable and if any technology aids in reducing that, it's well worth it!

There’s only one of these that I know of (the GE unit), are there any others that you’re aware of?

There's also the LG one. Reviews are so-so about the LG one, with lots of complaints about reliability and clothes smelling cooked after drying with the heat pump.

They apparently just fixed the reliability issues in their new model with a specialized lint trap

Does water extracted during drying just go down the drain?

Yep same drain as a regular washer