The holidays should be a time for family and fun and fire dangers might be overlooked.
Kenai Fire Chief Jeff Tucker detailed portions of holiday decor which could potentially be dangerous.
Tucker: “It’s really important for people to realize the safety hazards that come with that, the use of extension cords, too many things plugged into extension cords, extension cords used in daisy trains where you plug more than one extension cord together is not good, they’re not made to have that load. It’s important that if you have a live tree you keep it watered keep it moist, trees dry out and are an extreme fire hazard. As soon as you’re done with a tree it’s important to take it down and dispose of it properly. Make sure trees aren’t up next to your space heater and that they’re away from other heating source, candles or such, trees dry out very easily.”
