The 12 days of Christmas fire safety

We are in one of the most festive times of the year. So, let us all understand a little bit more about some fire safety precautions that we should be aware of.

At this the time of year we tend to create a great deal of atmosphere by festooning our home with decorations.

We bring cut or living Christmas trees inside our homes; we hang garlands about our doors, mantels and windows. We have many forms of paper goods about the Yule tree and we do a lot of extra cooking in the kitchen for our holiday meals.

We hang holiday lights both inside and out and we tend to have more fires in our fireplaces,...