WGBA -Saving Lives with Fire Safe Cigarettes
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Can cigarettes be safe? A new design in the cigarette itself may be able to answer that question. on October first, Wisconsin became the latest state to require retailers to sell "fire safe cigarettes."
You can tell if the pack contains fire safe cigarettes by the markings on the box. FSC stands for fire safe cigarettes. They are designed to snuff themselves out if left unattended. Smokers like Rick Schwantes likes the idea. "I've fallen asleep a couple of times with a lit cigarette, but I woke up in time. I've been lucky, yeah. So you think it's a good idea? Yes I do."
Supporters of the new law say it's the most important step in fire prevention since smoke detectors. Smokers agree. "That's a good reason to have that, the stuff in the cigarettes to put them out, because of the fire. the past couple of years, how many people have passed away because of that."
Smokers may have to keep lighting up. The new cigarettes do have a tendency to put themselves out. A possible economic sidebar to this issue, sales of disposable lighters, are expected to go up.
