Sample E-mail Message 
Note: Place include contact information for your organization or fire department and send e-mails to friends and supporters. Encourage them to forward the e-mail to friends, relatives, community leaders, smokers, and those who live with smokers. Substitute appropriate information for the words in all capital letters.   



Dear Friend:

Did you know that the number one cause of home fire deaths is smoking? On average, 1,000 people (smokers and non-smokers) are killed in smoking-related fires every year. Most people are asleep when the fires occur. It’s important that you begin to practice fire safety in your home today!

With a few simple steps, smokers and those who live with smokers can protect themselves from smoke-related fires caused by smoking materials like cigarettes, cigars, and pipes. For example: 

* If you smoke, smoke outside. 
* Whenever you smoke, use deep, sturdy ashtrays. 
* Make sure cigarettes and ashes are out. 
* Check chairs and sofas for cigarette butts. 
* Never smoke in a home where oxygen is used. 
* If you smoke, fire-safe cigarettes are better.
* Be alert! 
* If You Smoke, Put it Out.  All the Way.  Every Time.

Please forward this important fire safety message to your friends and relatives. It could be the message that saves a life! 

For more information on the Smoking & Home Fires Campaign, please contact our office at (XXX-XXX-XXXX). You can also visit the U.S. Fire Administration’s Web site at www.usfa.dhs.gov/smoking for campaign information and view an incredible video that demonstrates just how fast a fire started by smoking materials can spread!   

Sincerely, 

(INSERT YOUR NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION)