Use large, deep ashtrays. Put water on butts before throwing them away. Before going to bed, check under and around sofa cushions for smoldering cigarettes. You can see by the light of the fire. It takes a long time for a fire to spread.
Fire spreads quickly.
In five minutes or less a home can be engulfed in flames. You'll have time to gather keepsakes. A fire's heat is as dangerous as the smoke. Teaching Little Ones to be Firesafe. National Fire Protection Association, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269.