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9 Home Fire Safety Tips for the Holiday Season

12/13/2021 (Permalink)

christmas tree on fire with presents under the tree According to NFPA, "between 2015-2019, U.S. fire departments responded to an average of 160 home fires that started with Christmas trees per year."

Why are home fires more common during the holiday season? Every year we see an increase in home fires during the holiday season due to incidents caused by cooking accidents, dry Christmas trees, and decorations placed too close to heating sources. Christmas Day and Christmas Eve are the two most common days for home cooking fires, preceded by Thanksgiving Day. Also, according to NFPA, “Christmas is the peak day for candle fires with roughly 2.5 times the daily average.” These types of home fires are easily preventable though. Follow our winter holiday fire safety tips below to keep your family and home protected this year.

  1. Inspect indoor and outdoor holiday lights for frayed wires or broken bulbs. Discard cords with any issues.
  2. Never leave food cooking on the stove unattended. Keep flammable items like decorations far away from the stove.
  3. Make sure to water your Christmas tree daily. A dry tree is a major fire danger.
  4. Test your smoke alarms before the holidays. Replace batteries if necessary.
  5. Keep candles far away from flammable items and blow them out when exiting a room. Flameless, battery-operated candles are a safe alternative.
  6. Have your chimney inspected and cleaned before starting your first fire of the season.
  7. Do not overload surge protectors. This could cause an electrical fire.
  8. Plug space heaters directly into the outlet. Do not connect space heaters to surge protectors.
  9. Keep one fire extinguisher near the kitchen and one close by the living room to quickly suppress a fire if necessary.

We wish everyone a safe holiday season. Please share our fire safety tips with your friends and family.

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