Guns-N-Hoses Grappling Competition

The Guns-N-Hoses Submission Grappling Competition pits firefighters and law enforcement agents against each other for both sportsmanship and charity. The vision of Los Angeles Police Officer Mark Mireles and Orange County Fire Authority firefighter Ken Gabrielson, this sport combines the principles of wrestling and jiu jitsu, and brings first responders together to help the families of fallen firefighters and police officers. Recently, Guns-N-Hoses held their Conrad Salinas Patriot Cup tournament at the CFED Conference and Expo in Palm Springs, California. (cont. on site)

NPFA Works With States to Pass Fire Safe Cigarette Laws

Cigarette fires are the leading cause of fire deaths in the United States, and the Coalition for Fire Safe Cigarettes has been working for years to help all 50 states enact fire safe cigarette laws. The first fire safe cigarette law was passed in New York in 2004, and since then 37 states and the District of Columbia have either signed fire safe cigarette legislation or have implemented the laws. As of January 1, 2009 five new states, Delaware, Iowa, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas, enacted laws requiring merchants to sell only fire safe cigarettes. (cont. on site)