Fwd: Mindful of Fire Safety this Holiday Season!
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Date: Friday, December 7, 2018
Subject: Mindful of Fire Safety this Holiday Season!
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Bureau of the Fire Marshal
Be Mindful of Fire Safety this Holiday Season!
DECEMBER 7, 2018 - Everyone looks forward to the holidays, and activities like decorating and entertaining. However, items like trees, lights and fireplaces also create fire hazards. When you learn to identify and fix unsafe conditions in your home, you can make it a safer place for everyone.
“These steps will help prevent fire hazards in your home so you can focus on celebrating with your family,” said Freeholder Shanti Narra, Chair of the Public Safety and Health Committee. “And as always, make sure your home’s smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors are in good working order and have fresh batteries.”
Trees
• When buying a live tree, check for freshness - green needles, trunk sticky with resin, and few
lost needles when tapped on the ground.
• Never place a fresh Christmas tree next to a heat source. Heat dries out trees and makes
them easier to catch on fire.
• Make sure your tree stand is always filled with water. This will prevent it from drying out.
• When the tree gets dry, get rid of it. You can drop it off at a recycling center near you.
• Never burn a Christmas tree or its branches in a fireplace or wood stove.
• When buying an artificial tree, look for the label "Fire Resistant" or "Flame Retardant."
Lights, candles, and other decorations
• Use only Underwriters Laboratories- or Intertek- (ETL) listed holiday lights.
• Check your lights each year. Replace those with frayed or heavily kinked wires, gaps in
insulation or cracked sockets.
• When decorating outside, only use lights labeled for outdoor use.
• Do not link more than three strings of lights.
• Turn off holiday lights when you leave your home or go to bed.
• Use sturdy candle holders and place them where they're unlikely to be knocked over.
• Blow out candles before you leave your home or go to bed.
• Do not burn wrapping paper in the fireplace.
Holiday Entertaining
• When cooking for guests, stay in the kitchen and keep an eye on the stove.
• If you or your guests smoke, do it outside.
• Provide deep ashtrays for smokers. Before dumping ashes in the trash, soak them in water.
• After a party, check for ashes and butts on the floor and seat cushions where people were
smoking.
• Christmas Day is the peak day of the year for home candle fires, so be sure to watch all your
candles closely and keep them away from children and pets.
“The holidays remind us just how lucky we are to have our homes and families. Please follow these steps to keep your home and family safe and protected,” said Middlesex County Freeholder Director Ronald G. Rios. “The best way to prevent accidents and fire hazards is to work together, so be sure to share these tips with your loved ones.”
If you have any questions about fire safety and prevention, call the Middlesex County Fire Marshal at 732-316-7171 or your local fire department.
Michael Gallagher, CFEI,CVFI
Middlesex County Fire Marshal
1001 Fire Academy Drive
Sayreville, New Jersey 08872
732-316-7171 phone
732-316-7638 fax
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