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Smoking & Home Fires
The United States Fire Administration recently launched an important new public safety campaign to help end the number one cause of preventable home fire deaths – careless smoking.
Almost every day someone dies in a fire started by a cigarette left in an ashtray, or an ashtray dumped into the trash while the ashes were still hot, or by someone who fell asleep while smoking.
All too often, the victims of smoking fires include the firefighters who risk their lives trying to save others.
The tragedy is that these fires are easily preventable. It only takes a few moments to light a cigarette, and it only takes a few moments to make sure it’s put out, all the way, every time.
For more information about the campaign, please visit the campaign Web site: www.usfa.dhs.gov/smoking. The campaign toolkit with both English and Spanish materials is available for download on the Web site.
A web PSA is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1YhcV-3uCc.
Put It Out. All the Way. Every Time.
Almost every day someone dies in a fire started by a cigarette left in an ashtray, or an ashtray dumped into the trash while the ashes were still hot, or by someone who fell asleep while smoking.
All too often, the victims of smoking fires include the firefighters who risk their lives trying to save others.
The tragedy is that these fires are easily preventable. It only takes a few moments to light a cigarette, and it only takes a few moments to make sure it’s put out, all the way, every time.
For more information about the campaign, please visit the campaign Web site: www.usfa.dhs.gov/smoking. The campaign toolkit with both English and Spanish materials is available for download on the Web site.
A web PSA is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1YhcV-3uCc.
Put It Out. All the Way. Every Time.
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This is a great idea as well. Only problem is you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. Hopefully it educates some folks, because some folks learning is better than noone learning. Keep up the great work
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