Holidays should be a time of celebration and fun. Keep your family and your home safe by following these holiday celebration safety tips.
- If you must leave the kitchen, turn off the heat on the store and never leave the oven on if you leave the house without someone watching.
- Turn pot and pan handles inward to prevent burns caused by overturned pots.
- Have a pot lid nearby to smother a pan fire.
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- Always keep the water in the holder at least two inches above the cut to prevent the tree from drying out
- Before leaving home or going to sleep, always unplug tree lights.
- Watch pets and small children around trees as they can easily tip and cause injury.
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- Immediately after holiday celebrations, dispose of live trees and take down artificial ones.
- Never put tree branches or needles in a fireplace or wood burning stove. They can spark and ignite nearby items.
- The best way to dispose of a live tree is to take it to a recycling center or have it hauled away by a community pick-up service
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- Keep candles in a sturdy holder away from children, pets and combustible materials. Extinguish all candle flames before leaving the room or going to sleep.
- To eliminate the risk of an open candle flame, use battery-powered candles whenever possible, especially when using candles in a decorative setting.
- Space heaters need space - ensure at least one foot of clearance all around the heater and do not place next to any flammable surface
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- Holiday wrapping can be highly combustible and should be kept away from heat sources such as candles, lamps, fireplaces and wood burning stoves.
- Never throw wrapping paper in a fire place. Rapid burning can generate sparks or ignite creosote in the chimney
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