When you’re decorating with live trees, make sure you keep the tree watered. If a dry tree comes in contact with a flame, it can catch on fire in fewer than 10 seconds and spread quickly throughout your home. Take a minute to watch this video which shows the difference between a dry and watered tree.
Here are a few tips to keep your holiday decorations bright and safe: • Choose the freshest tree you can find. Check to see if the needles stay when you gently pull on a branch. • After making a fresh cut on the trunk and placing the tree in a stand, fill the stand’s water basin. Make sure you water your tree every day. Keep electrical cords and lights away from the water. • Choose holiday decorations that are flame resistant or flame retardant. • Choose holiday lights with a label from an approved testing laboratory, such as UL, and throw away any frayed or damaged light strands. • Place your tree at least three feet from heat registers, space heaters, and fireplaces. • If you decorate with candles, make sure they are at least three feet away from anything that can burn. • Consider using battery-operated flameless candles, which can look, smell and feel like real candles
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