Mothers' home management practices during febrile seizures in children under six years of age in Jordan.

According to a recent report by the National Fire Protection Association [], most home fires and fire casualties in the United States resulted from one of five causes: cooking, heating equipment, electrical distribution and lighting equipment, intentional fire setting, and smoking materials. For the past few decades until 2020, smoking materials were clearly the leading cause of home fire deaths [] and falling asleep while smoking was identified to be a primary human factor contributing to the deaths []. It was also reported that upholstered furniture and mattresses or bedding were among the first items to ignite fire, which is consistent with the primary areas of origin associated with fire deaths: living rooms and bedrooms. Ignition temperature of a material plays an important role in determining the fire risk, with some materials igniting at lower temperatures than others. Cotton, for example, is one of the highly flammable fabrics [] where the lowest temperature of ignition was at 215°C, yet widely available. Highly flammable materials can contribute to the rapid spread of fires. Furthermore, because cigarettes burn tobacco at around 800°C [], improper disposal of, or accidental dropping of, burning cigarettes on flammable materials may ignite these flammable materials, resulting in devastating consequences. Environmental conditions can also impact the likelihood of initiating fires. Although Malaysia is known for its high humidity and abundant rainfall, certain regions (e.g., Perlis state) experience hotter and drier weather during the final phase of the Northeast Monsoon. These environmental conditions can increase the risk of fires initiating and spreading rapidly. The combination of high temperatures, low humidity, and strong winds can create perfect conditions for fires to ignite and quickly escalate and spread. In Malaysia, cigarettes ranked as the fourth leading cause of fires, as reported by the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department [,]. The number of fire cases, however, has shown a declining trend since 2020 ().