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Winter Fire Warning
1/10/2018 (Permalink)
More Structure Fires In Winter
There are more overall fires in other seasons but there are more structure fires in winter with many of these structures being homes. Why? Many reasons. The weather and thus air is more dry as is the wood our homes are made from. With less moisture things are more flammable. And it is winter season so we hang our lights for Christmas thus giving a possible ignition source. We put up our tree and if it is a real tree we water through Christmas but many people quit thinking about the tree after Christmas and quit watering it. You would think pre-Christmas would be the highest time for tree fires in homes but statistics actually show it to be the second week of January. I know what you are thinking - "They still have there trees up in January!!" It is easier to let time slide by and here is the tree that hasn't been watered for two weeks. Get the tree out as soon as possible to help reduce the risk. Another common winter fire issue is portable heaters. It is easy to forget they are on or to set something in front of them that gets warm enough to ignite. All that is needed for the home fire is just that first spark.
Be Careful
So what we are saying is be careful. Be aware of possible fire sources and take proper precautions. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure as they say. Make sure to shut off the space heater when you are not around it. And as added safety have a working fire extinguisher in the house. Not sure how to use it? Go to the local fire department and they will gladly give you extinguisher training or tell you when the next class is. Be safe.