USC Tobacco Industry Monitoring Project Collection
[MEMO DESCRIBING FIRE WITNESSES AND TOBACCO INSTITUE EFFORTS]
Length: pages
Abstract
Memo describes 1) Fire/Witnesses for legal proceedings. 2) Fire/Material such as new tools for volunteer fire fighters developed by the TI and national Volunteer Fire Council to help departments with fundraising and recruitment. FireCare fire safety for senior citizens is also described as a TI developed program. 3) Fire publications section outlining where the Tobacco Institute stands in building relationships with fire departments and officials and discussing TI role in helping fire services and providing industry perspective on "fire-safe" cigarette. Chief defense of industry is located in America's Burning, Why Isn't Europe? Brochure. 4) Fire/public service programs outline TI assistance given to fire departments in CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, ID, IL, IA, KS, KY, LA, WA, MI, MO, NE, NJ, NY, ND, OH, OR, PA, TN, UT, VA, WA, and WI. Also describes efforts made by TI in conjunction with National Volunteer Fire Council among other organizations.
Fields
- Target Market
- None
- Subject
- Advocacy Groups
- Corporate Sponsorship
- Fire Safe Cigarettes