| 6/3/08 |
Legislation requiring fire-safe cigarettes passed in 35 states |
| 4/11/08 |
Fire-safe cigarette legislation continues to sweep the country |
| 11/19/07 |
Fire-safe cigarettes gain momentum in Indiana |
| 10/25/07 |
NFPA applauds Reynolds American Inc. announcement of product-wide switch to “fire-safe” cigarettes |
| 7/19/07 |
Nationwide sweep of fire-safe cigarette laws reaches Alaska |
| 7/16/07 |
Texas Governor hosts formal signing of fire-safe cigarette bill |
| 5/25/07 |
Iowa adopts fire-safe cigarette mandate |
| 5/17/07 |
Maryland joins national fire-safe cigarette movement |
| 4/17/07 |
Oregon joins movement of states mandating the sale of only fire-safe cigarettes |
| 3/27/07 |
Kentucky will require fire-safe cigarettes |
| 2/15/07 |
Coalition urges Kentucky legislature to save lives by preventing cigarette-ignited fires |
| 2/15/07 |
Coalition sparks widespread interest in fire-safe cigarettes |
| 12/21/06 |
California fire-safe cigarette mandate takes effect January 1 |
| 7/25/06 |
Lawmakers, fire officials, advocates and victims’ families celebrate passage of Fire-Safe Cigarettes Bill
Includes audio files of key supporters of the Massachusetts bill. |
| 7/10/06 |
Massachusetts to require Fire-Safe Cigarettes
Includes audio files of NFPA President James Shannon speaking about the Coalition and its strategy for the remainder of 2006. |
| 5/31/06 |
New Hampshire to require fire-safe cigarettes |
| 5/23/06 |
Coalition for Fire-Safe Cigarettes creates blog in response to public demand for information |
| 5/19/06 |
Illinois to require Fire-Safe Cigarettes |
| 5/10/06 |
USFA and NFPA release report on behavioral mitigation of smoking fires |
| 5/2/06 |
Coalition urges Mass. legislature to reduce cigarette-ignited fires and save lives |
| 3/16/06 |
Coalition calls on tobacco companies to reduce cigarette-ignited fires and save lives |
| 10/13/05 |
California takes important step for public safety with Fire-Safe Cigarette Bill |