Careless Smoking
Careless smoking is the leading cause of fire deaths in Ontario.
- Encourage smokers to smoke outside.
- Do not extinguish cigarettes in plant pots, which often contain a mixture of peat moss, shredded wood and bark that can easily ignite.
- Never smoke in bed or while under the influence of medication which may cause drowsiness.
- Use large, deep ashtrays that can't be knocked over.
- Empty ashes into a metal container — not the garbage can — and put the container outside.
- If people have been smoking in your home, check behind chair and sofa cushions for cigarette butts before going to bed.
- Install smoke alarms on every storey and outside sleeping areas in your home. For added protection, install a smoke alarm in every bedroom.
- Test smoke alarms every month and replace batteries when you change your clocks to daylight savings time.
