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December 3, 2007: Milwaukee, WI -- Carelessly discarded cigarettes are the leading cause of deadly house fires. Now a lawmaker is calling for a fire safe cigarette to be sold in the state.12 News Investigative reporter Kent Wainscott puts the cigarettes to a test.

June 26, 2007: Oregon State Representative Diane Rosenbaum carrying House Bill 2163, which requires tobacco companies to sell only self-extinguishing cigarettes in Oregon.

Fire Safe Cigarette booth at WSCE June 4, 2007: During NFPA's World Safety Conference & Exposition® in Boston (June 2007) NFPA President Jim Shannon spoke on the exhibit floor about the progress of the Coalition for Fire-Safe Cigarettes.

An update on Coalition efforts
How does a fire-safe cigarette work?
The "critical mass" on fire-safe cigarette legislation (View the map referenced by Mr. Shannon.)
Why does the industry oppose the legislation?
The challenges of keeping the legislation standard for every state

February 21, 2007:National Fire Protection Association President Jim Shannon introduces the Coalition for Fire Safe Cigarettes.

CNBC's The Closing Bell, "A Burning Secret" (57 MB). Demonstration of how smoldering cigarettes ignite a chair and a review of the fire-safe cigarette technology.
CNBC's The Closing Bell, "Big Tobacco's Burning Secret" (7.6 MB, May 2005). A follow-up report on tobacco companies refusal to make fire-safe cigarettes available nationwide.
KATU, Channel 2 in Portland, OR, reports about firefighters lobbying legislators about the Fire-Safe Cigarette bill (16 MB).
WTVF, Channel 5 in Nashville, TN, reports about Senator Rosalind Kurita's efforts to promote fire-safe cigarettes in Tennessee.

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