Crime & Safety
How to Avoid Burning Down Your Home
A few tips on how to avoid setting your Christmas tree on fire.
Christmas is a few days away ... chestnuts roasting on an open fire. All of that.
Not to be a Grinch, but with the holiday season comes risk. Keep your Christmas tree watered or it can become a real box of matches.
Here are a few more tips from Cal Fire officials and a very instructive video.
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- Never use outdoor lights on your tree.
- Never connect more than three strands at a time.
- No frayed wires.
- Turn off lights before leaving the house or going to bed.
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