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Welcome to probably the most important site you'll ever visit! This site could save your life or someone very dear to you. We at the TPFLSEA believe that all people, young and old, should know the true dangers of fire and other life safety issues. This association was formed to help each other network together and find better ways to teach fire and life safety programs to the public. |
The Hurting Angels  Delores Lekowski |
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2007 TENNESSEE FIRE SAFETY EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR CARL PEAS - MURFREESBORO FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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AUGUST 24-26, 2008 |
THE FIRE FATALITY EPIDEMIC |
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There is an EPIDEMIC in this country and it is killing thousands of people every year. It's not a virus or a cold. It is FIRE. The FIRE FATALITY EPIDEMIC has been an evergrowing problem for many years. The State of Tennessee is 5th in the nation for civilian fire related deaths. The solution to this problem is YOU. It is our job as fire service professionals to provide you with all of the information to keep you safe. IT IS UP TO YOU TO MAKE IT WORK! Join together today with the Tennessee Public Fire and Life Safety Educators Association to help make this possible and to make Tennessee safer. 2008 - 27
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FIRE SAFE CIGARETTE BILL PASSES Tennessee Fire Safe Cigarette Legislation PASSES 97-1!!! Senate passed at 28-0!!! |
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A fire-safe cigarette has a reduced
propensity to burn when left
unattended. The most common firesafe
technology used by cigarette
manufacturers is to wrap cigarettes
with two or three thin bands of less porous
paper that act as “speed
bumps” to slow down a burning
cigarette. If a fire-safe cigarette is left
unattended, the burning tobacco will
reach one of these speed bumps and self-extinguish. |
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Novelty lighter sales are being banned in stores throughout Lincoln County, and officials here are also urging state legislators to take action. During the March meeting of the Lincoln County Commission, officials adopted a resolution banning the sale of novelty lighters here and encouraging state legislators to prohibit their sale as well. "This has really been such a devastating thing for our children," said Peggy Bevels, county mayor, adding that at least two children’s deaths in Arkansas have been tied to the toy-like lighters which are especially appealing to youngsters. While no statistics have tracked deaths and injuries related to the sale of the novelty lighters, Bevels noted that in 2006 lighters in general were linked with 6,900 injuries and 170 deaths. Jim Neale of the Lincoln County Health Council showed commissioners two examples of the lighters impacted by the ban – one looked like a baseball bat and the other was in the shape of a Christmas tree. While neither looked like lighters, he demonstrated how each of them could light and maintain a flame regardless of the position in which their held. The campaign against the toy-like lighters in Tennessee was initiated after the State Fire Marshal’s Office began doing presentations to demonstrate how enticing the lighters are and how easily they can lead to injuries. Here, the Lincoln County Health Council voted in February to request that the County Commission take action in regard to the danger posed by the lighters. |
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