Table 1

Data sources

Dataset	Dates	Data provided	Data source
*Lighter fires involving children playing are identified in NFIRS from ignition factors 36 and 48 (child play), form of heat ignition 46 (lighter), equipment involved in ignition 98 or 99 (no specific equipment), type of situation 11 (structure fire), and fixed property use 4 (residential).
CPSC pre-standard study of lighter child play fires	1985–87	Age distribution of children who started fires by playing with cigarette lighters	Lighter child play fires attended by solicited fire departments
CPSC post-standard study of lighter child play fires	1997–99	Age distribution of children who started fires by playing with cigarette lighters	Lighter child play fires attended by solicited fire departments
NFPA	All years	Estimates of US residential structure fires attended by fire departments	Probability survey of public fire departments
NFIRS*	All years	% Of residential structure fires in NFIRS that involve children playing with lighters	Fire incident reports from local fire departments. NFIRS captured about 40% of residential fires attended by fire departments in 1998, as estimated by NFPA