Fire-Safety Standards
In 2007, 16 more states9 passed laws requiring fire safety standards for cigarettes, to help prevent cigarette-caused fires. They join the six other states—California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont—that have passed such laws in previous years. The National Fire Protection Association estimates that 700 to 900 deaths per year in the U.S. are the result of cigarette-caused fires.
The American Lung Association’s State Legislated Actions on Tobacco Issues (SLATI) is also available online
at http://slati.lungusa.org and is updated regularly to reflect changes in laws taking effect throughout the year. We hope that all readers will find SLATI informative
and an incentive to join with the American Lung Association in the fight against the nation’s number one preventable cause of death and disease, tobacco use. To get involved, go to www.lungusa.org and click on the “Act Now” link.
