Tobacco Free Gallatin - Smoking and Home Fires Smoking is the number one cause of preventable home fire deaths across the country. Every year, almost 1,000 smokers and non-smokers are killed in home fires caused by cigarettes and other smoking materials. The U.S. Fire Administration is working to help prevent home fire deaths and injuries caused by smoking materials. Fires caused by cigarettes and other smoking materials are preventable. For fatal residential smoking fires that occur at night, often after a smoker has dropped a cigarette onto upholstered furniture or bedding, having a working smoke alarm can be the difference between life and death.

Gallatin County
Tobacco Use Prevention Program

Smoking and Home Fires

Smoking is the number one cause of preventable home fire deaths across the country.

Every year, almost 1,000 smokers and non-smokers are killed in home fires caused by cigarettes and other smoking materials. The U.S. Fire Administration is working to help prevent home fire deaths and injuries caused by smoking materials. Fires caused by cigarettes and other smoking materials are preventable.

For fatal residential smoking fires that occur at night, often after a smoker has dropped a cigarette onto upholstered furniture or bedding, having a working smoke alarm can be the difference between life and death.

IT WON’T HAPPEN TO ME

Every year, smokers are killed in home fires caused by smoking materials like cigarettes, cigars and pipes. A lit cigarette accidentally dropped onto a chair or bed can cause a large fire in seconds.

If you smoke or live with someone who smokes, learn the facts. A lit cigarette left alone in a room, or accidentally dropped onto a chair or bed, or hot cigarette ashes or matches tossed away before they are completely out - all can cause a large fire in seconds.

Make the call to quit today!

Gallatin County Tobacco Use Prevention Program

404 West Main

Bozeman, Montana 59715