Published on Monday, December 14, 2009
By Daily Breeze Staff Writer
Holiday fire prevention
Areawide. The Los Angeles County Fire Department offers the following tips on holiday fire prevention. To read all the tips, go to www.fire.lacounty.gov/FirePrevention/ PDFs/HolidayFirePrevention.pdf
Selecting a Christmas tree: Needles on fresh trees should be green and hard to pull back from the branches, and the needles should not break if the tree has been freshly cut. The trunk should be sticky to the touch. Old trees can be identified by bouncing the tree trunk on the ground. If many needles fall off, the tree has been cut too long ago, has probably dried out and is a fire hazard.
Do not place your tree close to a heat source, including a fireplace or heat vent. Heat will dry out the tree, causing it to be more easily ignited by heat, flame or sparks. Be careful not to drop or flick cigarette ashes near a tree. Do not put your live tree up too early or leave it up for longer than two weeks. Keep the tree stand filled with water at all times
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