Oh, Christmas tree: stay hydrated and Don't Catch Fire!

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A fire department Cadet oversees a burning Christmas tree during a holiday safety demonstration on December 9 in Menlo Park, California.

' Tis the season for announcements of public security of Christmas trees.

Last week, New York City Fire Department held a demonstration showing how easily a Christmas tree or a Menorah may cause a fire.

He told the New York Daily News that he decided to opt for an artificial tree of demonstration City Fire Commissioner. "Don't feel comfortable with a real tree in my house," he said.

Are Christmas trees: true or false: really much of a threat?

 

On the surface, the numbers seem not too threatening. Every year, Christmas trees play a role in some 250 fire and 14 deaths and caused more than 13.8 million dollars in damage to property, for management of fires in United States, an agency within the Department of national security.

But John Drengenberg, director of safety of consumers in the Underwriters Laboratories in United States says security Christmas tree is not a joke. "Only one death is too", says Drengenberg.

The national fire protection Association agrees that Christmas tree fires are not too common, but "when they occur, it probable that exceptionally serious". According to estimates by the partnership, one of each 18 Christmas tree fires in the House in a death, while only the results of one 134 regular fire House in a death in average results.

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Be careful, Charlie Brown: the tree may not be enough fresh.

ABC, United Feature Syndicate Inc. through AP Beware, Charlie Brown: the tree may not be enough fresh.

The National Association of Christmas, which represents producers of Christmas trees tree isn't too want to demonize the tree. Counters that newspapers and magazines are 13 times more likely to result in a fire at home of a person.

Despite warnings are serious, waiving or releasing in the Christmas tree, fortunately is not necessary. Drengenberg, who said he plans to put artificial trees and real home this year, has some tips for people who want a real tree, but who don't want to see it conflagrate:

Start with a fresh tree. A Charlie Brown Christmas-tipo tree simply cannot. To see if a tree becomes meeting, execute the hand through its branches. Quitting a lot of needles in her hand is not fresh enough.hydrate your tree. Perform a fresh cut at the bottom of the trunk and put the tree in water and water daily. A dry tree goes up in flames more easily that one watered. For proof, withdraw the harrowing below.Keep Underwriters Laboratories video your heat source which can dry it tree. And be sure to not block escape routes.Pitch tree when they reach old age. Even if you water them, trees usually last a maximum of four weeks. SafetyAtHome.com

An Australian tree is less likely to go up in flames.

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Plastic trees can be dangerous too, Drengenberg says, in part because they burn very hot and very fast. This means that it may have less time to exit. However, in comparison with real trees, which takes more time for them power.

If you fancy plastic, Drengenberg recommended buy flame-retardant or fireproof artificial trees. But points out that there is no associated with these tags - Protocol is something that gives as a result of a manufacturer.

But for those wishing more assurance than the single party flames in the House comes from the chimney or mistletoe, Underwriters Laboratories says that it will have a rigorous test of artificial trees by the year 2012 Christmas.

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