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Smoking

Use deep, wide ashtrays on a sturdy table. Read all of NFPA's smoking safety tips and download our free safety tip sheet.

The Coalition for Fire-Safe Cigarettes, coordinated by NFPA, was a group of organizations who shared the goal of getting cigarette manufacturers to produce only cigarettes that adhere to an established safety performance standard. As of March 2010, all 50 US states passed such legislation and the coalition achieved its goal.

News release: Smoking-materials fire deaths drop to 30-year low

Facts & figures

In 2010, there were an estimated 90,800 smoking-material fires in the United States.These fires caused 610 civilian deaths, 1,570 civilian injuries and $663 million in direct property damage.
One out of four fatal victims of smoking-material fires is not the smoker whose cigarette started the fire.
Most deaths result from fires that started in living rooms, family rooms and dens or in bedrooms.
Nearly half (45%) fatal home smoking-material fire victims were age 65 or older.

Source: NFPA's "The Smoking-Material Fire Problem" report by John R. Hall, Jr., March 2012.

Also see: Fact sheet on smoking materials (PDF, 161 KB).

Smoking materials are the leading cause of fire deaths in the United States. NFPA's Lisa Braxton has a few safety tips to keep in mind if you're a smoker.

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Updated 4/12

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			Smoking material safety tips Smoking materials are the leading cause of fire deaths in the United States.					Coalition for Fire-Safe Cigarettes The Coalition for Fire-Safe Cigarettes has worked to save lives and prevent injuries and devastation from cigarette-ignited fires.