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Home structure fires killed 3,000 people in the United States in 2007. Many home fires are preventable. If you’re working on a story about a fire in your community, please include NFPA's key fire safety tips.

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Lorraine Carli, Vice President
Eileen Scafidi, Communications Manager
Peg O'Brien, Public Affairs Associate

e-mail: publicaffairs@nfpa.org
phone: +1 617 984-7275
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The mission of the international nonprofit NFPA is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education.

NFPA's 300 codes and standards influence every building, process, service, design, and installation in the U.S. and many other countries. NFPA membership totals more than 81,000 individuals from around the world and more than 80 national trade and professional organizations.

Whether you're a journalist in print, television, radio or new media, NFPA's Public Affairs office can help you find the information you're looking for.

The Coalition for Fire-Safe Cigarettes, coordinated by NFPA, is working to save lives and prevent injuries and devastation from cigarette-ignited fires.

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