Tremitiedi on Cigarettes
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February
2/18/2008:
This weekend, former Hoboken Fire Chief Richard Tremitiedi sent this common sense reminder out about cigarettes, and how true it is that “Fire Destroys Lives,” and can be prevented:
“The cause of the McSwiggan’s tavern fire by City Hall was determined to be by the use of cigarettes. The cause of the 1203 Washington St. fire has not been determined to date; but it quite possibly could have been caused by cigarettes.
According to the U.S. Fire Administration each year over 1,000 smokers and non-smokers are killed in home fires caused by cigarettes and other smoking materials. Their key message is “If you smoke, Put it out All the Way. Every Time.”
Most smoking related-home fires happen on beds, furniture, or in trash when smokers do not put cigarettes all the way out, toss hot ashes in the trash or fall asleep while smoking according to US Fire Administrator Greg Cade. What’s important to remember is that smoking home fires can easily be prevented. It just takes a few seconds to light up – and a few seconds to make sure that the cigarette is really out.
“Cigarettes Don’t Know When You Are Asleep” is a motto also used by the US Fire Administration.
You can research this and get additional information at: www.usfa.dhs.gov – They have begun a public education program about the dangers of smoking.”
Regards,
Richard Tremitiedi
Retired Hoboken Fire Chief
February 18th 2008 - 10:23:19 |
Thanks, Dick!
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February 18th 2008 - 10:28:09 |
I always see Richard Tremitiedi milling around town looking in need of a hobby or purpose in life. Not sure what his deal is.
I have to argue with his line:
“Cigarettes Don’t Know When You Are Asleep”
Based on the statistics of over 1,000 people a year being dead they do!
Too bad Rich did not win the council seat. That would have been classic channel 78 viewing as he tried to use fire analogies for everything from Budgets, to Parking, to Taxes Abatements.
Q. Why doesn’t a fire chief look out the window in the morning???
A. Because then he wouldn’t have anything to do in the afternoon.
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February 18th 2008 - 10:29:32 |
Once again I will say, when they made it illegal to smoke in bars, they took the cigarette smoking not only to the streets, but to their homes. I know I am smelling much, much more smoking within apartments which then drifts out into the hallways which was not there before in years back. It comes into my apartment since most older buldings are drafty. It seems like the only place to smoke in the future will be one’s home if they outlaw it in more and more public places like parks or recreational areas. If people go out drinking at a bar and then come home and smoke afterwards that could potentially be a dangerous situation if someone had too much too drink.
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February 18th 2008 - 10:32:30 |
LOL. This guy is annoying.
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February 18th 2008 - 11:54:30 |
moproteus wrote:
Whatever happened to personal responsibility?
How about not smoking if your trashed? You last comment doesn’t fly in court for DWI “I was too drunk to know I shouldn’t drive” how about not cooking, smoking or messing around with anything that is potentially dangerous when your trashed? I have cooked when I was drunk, but I make it a point not to go and lie on the couch because I know I might just fall asleep. For that same reason, I don’t get out the knives either, because I know I’ll probably chop one of my damned fingers off. I am not 5 years old, I can make these judgment calls.
Sorry, but if you’re smoking and you fall asleep, you’re an idiot. For how many decades have you seen warnings to not do this?
It’s no excuse.
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February 18th 2008 - 12:03:01 |
Easy-E wrote:
Bravo Easy E! Moproteus, you’re a moron! Sure let’s start blaming smoking related fires in the home to you not being allowed to smoke in bars anymore. WOW! Talk about ignorant!
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February 18th 2008 - 12:10:51 |
Get your landlord to ban smoking in your apartment building, or make it less drafty!
One more thing not to do when you’re trashed…have sex. That’s how you end up with unwanted babies and STD.
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February 18th 2008 - 12:17:50 |
HobokenKnight wrote:
The preverbial “word on the street” is that he is planning a run for a Council at Large seat. So we will hear much more from him as he continues to self promote.
I would hope we have a better choice than Cammarano, LaBruno or Tremetitiedi.
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February 18th 2008 - 13:48:47 |
He couldnt’ even win his own ward in a head to head race and I don’t see how he could possibly win at-large in a what will be a very crowded field. If he thinks he’s getting in by running on a ticket w/ Roberts, he’ll be a very disappointed man. I don’t know what other potential candidate he could possibly run w/. The more he speaks at meetings and “contributes” to 411, the less likely it’ll be that he’s ever elected to anything.
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February 18th 2008 - 16:03:15 |
He actually didn’t do that poorly, given Mason spent at least $96,000 (yes 96k) on her election, plus whatever was spent by vote hoboken.
If you doubt these figures, go the the elec website (http://www.elec.state.nj.us/ElecWeb/StandardSearch.aspx) and search for mason’s financials
By comparison, tremitiedi spent 29k, so he was outspent 3-1.
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February 18th 2008 - 16:31:47 |
I don’t doubt your figures and he did do better than I thought he would. I just don’t see him as a major political threat.
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February 18th 2008 - 18:49:10 |
He’s not a threat, just….not anything. Why would we want him in public office? I mean, I know he was the former Fire Chief, but that ran it’s course and he should just relax and be a Hobokenite. He can put out fires, OK. That does not make him a good candidate for the City Council or any other public office. If you listen to this guy speak at public events, and I have, you just sort of leave shaking your head, like, and this is all we’ve got? Hoboken professionals need to step up to the plate if Hoboken is going to change its old school leadership into something more fitting the times.
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February 18th 2008 - 20:15:34 |
hawaii50 wrote:
People accepting responsibility for themselves should apply to all aspects of life, not just folks that start a fire when smoking in their homes and starting a fire by accident (if that is what happened).
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February 18th 2008 - 20:27:28 |
Friedupright wrote:
Um, have you ever met the current mayor of Hoboken? Do you know what his job was prior to becoming mayor (and no, I don’t mean the “full-time councilman” job that Michael Russo is carrying on the glorious tradition of).
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February 18th 2008 - 21:23:49 |
Things were different then. Besides, Roberts first term was more a vote against Russo (the father) than it was a vote for Roberts. The second term was just a mistake.
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February 19th 2008 - 17:25:31 |
To me that just reads like his default explanation for every fire…”oh, yep, cigarettes.”
We may never know what caused any of these fires. Wonder what they have that “Fire Investigation” truck for anyway?
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