THE FIRE-SAFE CIGARETTE  

A BURN PREVENTION TOOL

• Cigarettes are the most common ignition source for fatal home fires and causing  30% of the fire deaths in the United States.

• A common scenario is the delayed ignition of a sofa or mattress by a lit cigarette dropped by a smoker.

• 95% of smoker fire related deaths from cigarettes occur in the home.

• Cigarettes are designed to continue burning when left unattended.

• Accelerants are added to cigarettes to maintain continuous burning when not being smoked.