A burning issue

摘要

NSW Fire Brigades, the tobacco industry, fire protection industry and scientists will begin developing guidelines for reduced fire risk cigarettes designed to reduce fire-related deaths and damage. Brandon Gien, Director of Design and Communications for Standard Australia, the nation's peak developer of guidelines for safe, reliable, and quality products, said the initiative was an important step forward in protecting life and property from fires caused by cigarettes. "According to a national review conducted by the Australasian Fire Authorities Council (AFAC) in the eight years between 1996/97 and 2003/04, 48 of the 418 fire related deaths across Australia were directly linked to fires caused by cigarettes.