Smithtown Fire Department Public Information Office News and Information

December 29, 2008

Christmas Tree Danger

Filed under: Fire Safety Tips — Jeff Bressler @ 9:25 pm

 

Christmas has come and gone, but the festive feeling of the season continues. We enjoy keeping our decoration shining and our tree glowing. But as the weeks wear on we have to be very vigilant about the condition of our Christmas Trees. Have you been taking care to water and maintain it?

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) there are estimated annual averages of 210 home fires that begin with Christmas trees. The NIST advises that “A Christmas tree which has dry needles can readily ignite with a flaming source and generate heat release rates that are capable of causing flashover in residential scale rooms.”


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