Smoking

Careless disposal of smoking materials and cigarettes can cause fires to occur
unnecessarily. Most smoking fires start in the bedroom, living room or office when
cigarettes or burning embers are dropped on upholstered furniture, bedding or into
rubbish containers.

1. Not allowing smoking in the home is the safest way to prevent fires;
2. If you do smoke inside the home have plenty of ashtrays available;
3. Ashtrays that are large and deep are the safest;
4. When cleaning and empting ashtrays into the bin, make sure all cigarette butts
   are completely extinguished;
5. Before you leave a room where people have been smoking, carefully check
   between lounge chair crevices and under cushions. A cigarette can smoulder in
   furniture and go unnoticed for up to 5 hours and still cause a fire;
6. Be especially watchful of any smoker who is drinking alcohol or is sick in bed
   and may be smoking;
7. Never smoke in bed;
8. Keep a watchful eye on any elderly or handicapped persons who smoke. Being
   physically impaired can increase the likelihood of smoking materials causing a
   fire;
9. Keep matches and lighters away from children;
10. Teach children to inform an adult of the location of any matches and lighters
    they find; and
11. Always have a working smoke alarm in your home, especially if people smoke
    inside.