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1CP TriData 1500 Wilson Boulevard SEP 2 4 IQ, 86 Arlington, Virginia 22209 (703) 841-2975 Philip S. Schaenman President September 19, 1986 MEMORANDUM: Peter Sparber Susan Stuntz The Tobacco Institute John Rupp lCovington & Burling ~,p1 tli.&Or a*0 0 BMW- FROM: Phil Schaenman ~ SUBJECT: Increase in Fire Deaths and Losses NFPA has just rel.eased the latest (1985) fire statistics. The news is very bad: Fire deaths jumped up in 1985, by 20% in residences and 18% overall. This is the largest one-year jump in decades. NFPA cannot break down the total into causes until the U.S. Fire Administration releases its data tapes. We can assume, however, that deaths from careless smoking will be sharply higher, too. Since smoke detectors are perceived by the fire service as close to saturating the market, there may well be pressure to turn to new approaches -- like fire safe cigarettes. TIOK 0013544