February 28, 2024

The Fire Chief would like to share some Safety Tips regarding Smoking.

The place where we feel safest — at home — is where most smoking-materials structure fires, deaths, and injuries occur.  Smoking materials are the leading cause of fire deaths.  Smoking material fires are preventable.

Smoking Safety

• If you smoke, use only fire-safe cigarettes.
• If you smoke, smoke outside. Most deaths result from fires that started in living rooms, family rooms and dens or in bedrooms.
• Keep cigarettes, lighters, matches, and other smoking materials up high out of the reach of children, in a locked cabinet.

Put It Out

• Use a deep, sturdy ashtray. Place it away from anything that can burn.
• Do not discard cigarettes in vegetation such as mulch, potted plants or landscaping, peat moss, dried grasses, leaves or other things that could ignite easily.
• Before you throw away butts and ashes, make sure they are out, and dousing in water or sand is the best way to do that.

NOTE:  Fires have occurred while e-cigarettes were being used, the battery was being charged, or the device was being transported.  Battery failures have led to small explosions.

Never leave charging e-cigarettes unattended.  E-cigarettes should be used with caution.

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