怀俄明州州长戴夫·弗洛伊德塔尔（Dave Freudental）最近签署了立法，要求在怀俄明州出售的所有香烟符合2011年7月的特定消防安全标准。这标志着第50个州通过了旨在减少烟火和火灾致命的立法的第50个州。
拉勒米县消防区＃2兼怀俄明州消防局长协会立法委员会的消防局长玛琳·艾奇森（Marlene Aitchison）说：“怀俄明州消防局对这项法案的通过感到满意。”“我们有信心，该法律将大大减少与吸烟材料相关的大火的破坏。”
州消防元帅兰尼·阿普尔盖特（Lanny Applegate），副局长迈克·卡尔森（Mike Carlson）和州消防元帅办公室的其他成员努力工作，以帮助向立法者提供信息，并在此简短的立法会议上锻炼本法律实施的详细信息。Applegate说：“我们非常高兴弗洛伊达尔州长签署了SF 52，RCIP（减少了卷烟点火倾向），以帮助减少丧失生命和个人财产的潜力。”
根据国家消防协会（NFPA），香烟是造成家庭火灾死亡的主要原因，每年丧生700-900人。“全国范围内引起大火可能不太可能引起大火的香烟将提供下一个飞跃fire protectionNFPA总裁兼首席执行官James M. Shannon说。NFPA于2006年3月启动了防火联盟。健康practitioners, and others committed to saving lives and preventing injuries by reducing the threat of cigarette-ignited fires. When the Coalition began, New York, Vermont and California had passed such legislation. Since that time, every other state passed similar legislation. The laws have gone into effect in 43 states. By July of 2011, all state laws will be in effect.
根据联盟网站的说法，防火烟在无人看管时燃烧的倾向减少了。香烟制造商使用的最常见的防火技术是用两三条薄纸纸包裹香烟，这些纸作为“速度颠簸”，以减慢燃烧的香烟。如果无人看管防火的香烟，燃烧的烟草将达到这些速度颠簸和自我脱落之一。
“This effort is a terrific example of everyone coming together for one reason – to save lives,” said Shannon. “The Coalition had a single goal which was to reduce the number of cigarette-related fires. The technology existed, it was the right thing to do and everyone who played a role in accomplishing the goal should be extremely proud.”
这防火烟联盟,正式启动ed in March 2006, includes fire service members; medical and public health practitioners; advocates for consumers, the elderly, and people with disabilities; and others. The Coalition members are committed to saving lives and preventing injuries by reducing the threat of cigarette-ignited fires.
