The Douglass Ranch Extinguisher

December 02, 2022 Vol. 1, Issue 3.

Holiday Greetings Everyone!

Now that the holiday season is in full swing, we, your friendly neighborhood Firewise Committee, thought an appropriate topic for this month’s Extinguisher would be to look at what The NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) deem the most common fire risk factors associated with the most celebrated holiday in the world.

• U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated average of 790 home structure fires per year that began with decorations, excluding Christmas trees. These fires caused an annual average of one civilian fire death, 26 civilian fire injuries, and $13 million in direct property damage.

• Nearly one in five Christmas tree fires were started by lamps or bulbs. Six percent were started by candles.

• Roughly two of every five home Christmas tree fires started in the living room.