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The fire-safe cigarette: a burn prevention tool.

D J Barillo1, P A Brigham, D A Kayden

  • 1Burn Prevention Committee, American Burn Association, Chicago, Ill, USA.

The Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation
|February 7, 2001
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Fire-safe cigarettes could prevent house fires caused by smoking, but commercial production is stalled. A mandated legal standard for testing cigarette fire-starting performance is needed for widespread adoption.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Fire Safety Engineering
  • Consumer Product Safety

Background:

  • Cigarettes are a leading cause of fatal house fires, often due to delayed ignition of furniture by unattended, burning cigarettes.
  • Impaired alertness of smokers, due to alcohol or medication, contributes to unattended smoking incidents.
  • Current cigarette designs allow continuous burning, increasing the risk of ignition when left on combustible materials.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the history and feasibility of "fire-safe" cigarettes.
  • To identify barriers to the commercial production of fire-safe cigarettes.
  • To emphasize the need for legislative action and standardization in burn prevention.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of studies on fire-safe cigarette technology and feasibility.

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  • Analysis of legislative history and industry response regarding fire-safe smoking materials.
  • Examination of the role of standardization in product adoption.

    • Main Results:

    • Technical and economic feasibility of fire-safe cigarettes established over a decade ago.
    • Commercial production has not occurred due to a lack of consensus on a uniform testing method and standard.
    • Legislative interest has persisted for over 50 years, but no mandate exists.

    Conclusions:

    • Fire-safe cigarettes represent a significant potential tool for burn prevention.
    • Commercialization hinges on the legal mandate of a uniform test method for fire-starting performance.
    • The burn care community should advocate for legislative standardization to promote fire-safe cigarette adoption.