print email comment close Stop Static URL: http://www.pei.org/PublicationsResources/Safety/StopStaticCampaign/tabid/121/Default.aspx Description: Information about fires possibly started by static electricity during the refueling of cars. This is part of a public safety campaign "prompted by a sharp increase of incidents that could not be attributed to a running engine or cigarette smoking, the leading known causes of such fires." The FAQ has refueling safety tips and also addresses some false information attributed to the site publisher. Author: Brown, J. Rex Publisher: Petroleum Equipment Institute Library of Congress Subject Headings: Automobiles -- Safety measures Static electricity and fires LII Database Information: Record 4095 created by Martha Gifford on 07/25/2002 Last modification on 09/22/2009 Published: 07/25/2002   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/4095