Once that first flame appears, it takes just minutes to escalate into a flashover, making the rescue of occupants unlikely.
By having the ashtray in close proximity to the smoker, Smokers ALERT® bridges that deadly time gap recognized by the US Fire Administration's February 2006 report, Behavioral Mitigation of Smoking Fires, "Smoke alarms, sprinklers, and compartmentation barriers all require time after ignition to be effective. For a victim recorded as "involved with ignition and in the area of origin," the fire begins so close to him or her that is very difficult to survive long enough for active or passive fire protection to save him or her."
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