Articles and Links - what's happening regarding smoking-caused fires in the United States.

Articles and Links
Smoking-caused Fires in the
United States
March 17, 2016
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10/13/15 Electronic Cigarette Fires and Explosions U.S. Fire Administration Search "apartment" for links to specific fires
4/2015 E-Cigarettes Have Potential To Explode Like Firecrackers ABC Good Morning America
10/8/14 Deadly E-Cigarette Explosions Add to the Health Hazards of Vaping Ozark Sentinel Electronic cigarettes can cause deadly explosions if the wrong type of charger is used, according to recent news reports.
9/14/12 "Citizens for Fire Safety" Smoked Out: Front Group Folds After Exposé PRWatch.com Big Tobacco first won over the fire marshals, using the influence of the National Association of State Fire Marshals to pass federal rules requiring flame retardant furniture while convincing the group that putting flame retardants in furniture was a better way to reduce fire hazards than making cigarettes safer.
7/9/12 USFA Releases Smoking-Related Fires in Residential Buildings Report and Smoking-Related Fires in Residential Buildings (2008-2010) The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) issued a special report today examining the characteristics of smoking-related fires in residential buildings.
5/30/12 Nationwide adoption of NIST-developed test predicted to cut death toll due to cigarette-caused fires EurekaAlert.org "While U.S. deaths from cigarette-initiated fires are projected to be reduced by 30 percent, cigarettes will continue to be the largest cause of U.S. fire deaths," he notes.
5/8/12 Big Tobacco wins fire marshals as allies in flame retardant push Chicago Tribune The problem facing cigarette manufacturers decades ago involved tragic deaths and bad publicity, but it had nothing to do with cancer. It had to do with house fires.
4/4/12 Smoking-Materials Fire Deaths Drop to 30-Year Low During 2010 there were an estimated 90,800 smoking material fires resulting in $663 million in direct property damage.
4/3/12 NFPA Smoking-Material Fire Report shows early signs of success for Fire-Safe Cigarette laws NFPA Today This marks an all-time-low in civilian deaths caused by smoking-material fires since the year 1980; more than 30 years.

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2/13/12 Home Oxygen Could Raise Burn Risk: Experts Never smoke in a home where medical oxygen is in use. "No smoking" signs should be posted inside and outside the home.

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