Why cigarette “fire” is not … Fire
THE MOST. Cigarettes of a new genus, commonly known as “fire” coming on the market .Lieutenant-Colonel Jean-Luc Queyla, host of the Prevention Committee of the National Federation firefighters of France, talks about this and that word doubtful.Speaking of cigarettes “fire”, it has a perverse effect . People will believe they can not fall asleep with a cigarette extinguished without danger, while it is true. these cigarettes certainly limit the spread of fire, but they are not fire.
I prefer to speak of “LIP cigarette” to “lower ignition propensity.” there, at least, the message is clear: these cigarettes limit the propensity for combustion.
According to the National Committee against smoking and the association of severe burns, 30% of fatal fires are due to smoking. while the LIP cigarettes, which allow the extinction of the cigarette butt dropped it one step further. But do not stop there. Above all, do not believe that people are completely safe, especially since all cigarettes will not be affected – this is particularly the case for rolled cigarettes.
The smoke detector, as effective as seat belts
To fight against these home fires, the only necessary step is to install a smoke detector. This equipment has the function, first, to quickly detect a fire and then to alert the occupants, especially during this period that is at risk at night – hence the importance to be near the bedrooms. while 70% of fires occur during the day, 70% deadly fires occur at night.
The detector can significantly reduce deaths . In Quebec, all units had to be equipped with a detector in the 1980s. Ten years later, deaths were reduced by two thirds. the smoke detector is like a seat belt that allowed for road risk, reduce significantly the number of deaths on the road.
Even if the law passed in March 2010, leaving 2015 to be equipped with a sensor, do not wait five years! there is a risk today: the home fires are 800 deaths each year, a third in less than 14 years (this is the second leading cause of death in children). Contrary to popular belief, people die because of fire, much more at home as a place of leisure or work!when the wind is responsible for fanning the smoke
As for the possibility of limiting fires in natural areas through the LIP cigarettes, I’m more reserved.of course, these cigarettes have two rings in the tube, if you do not aspire, enable the butt extinction by reducing the oxygen supply.
But it would be to forget the wind. when you throw your cigarette LIP in the forest, it may remain the only combustion by wind action. and that’s how a fire can start and spread.
The watchword in the forest and in dry areas is not to smoke. and if you smoke in the car, turn off your smoke in the cockpit and above all do not take over the glass.
