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"Wentworth took over an Association that had, during its first decade, concentrated primarily on developing fire-safety standards for the insurance industry. However, U.S. and Canadian fire losses were far greater than those in Europe, and the public was generally indifferent to the problem. Wentworth, who was a crusader at heart, believed it was NFPA's mission to educate people on fire-safe behavior. He championed fire prevention education and used the Quarterly to get his messages out to NFPA members and the public.

One of his first crusades was to replace the "parlor" or "strike anywhere" match with the safety match. In 1907, NFP NFP Not for Profit
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NFP Nurse Family Partnership (Denver, CO) A's Committee on Matches had concluded that the only match the Association could recommend was the safety match, but little headway was made in the fight against parlor matches Parīlor match`

1. A friction match that contains little or no sulphur. until NFPA started its general education and publicity campaign in 1909. By 1912, NFPA had adopted a suggested model law and municipal ordinance prohibiting parlor matches. As a result, "strike anywhere" matches eventually disappeared from general use in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. .

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You can find them at Amazon.

I get them at the hardware store.

Maybe a special order?