{"id":749,"date":"2021-12-09T18:49:07","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T00:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abc-ins.one.zysites.com\/blog\/dont-let-dangers-posed-by-christmas-trees-and-lights-spoil-your-holidays\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T09:42:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T14:42:57","slug":"dont-let-dangers-posed-by-christmas-trees-and-lights-spoil-your-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abc-insurance.org\/es\/blog\/dont-let-dangers-posed-by-christmas-trees-and-lights-spoil-your-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t let dangers posed by Christmas trees and lights spoil your holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.abc-insurance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/299\/2023\/01\/04.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 970px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 970\/490;\" \/><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #050505;\">Don&rsquo;t let dangers posed by Christmas trees and lights spoil your holidays<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #050505;\">Do you know on average 250 home fires start with Christmas trees per year? The result of these fires cost 14 deaths, 26 injuries, and $13.8 million in direct property damage annually.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #050505;\">Here are some tips to help prevent your Christmas tree from catching fire during the holiday season:<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #050505;\">Don&rsquo;t let your tree lose its needles. Cut 1 inch off the trunk, then place the tree in water immediately to help it absorb water.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #050505;\">Dried Christmas trees burn much faster than watered trees. Your tree stand should hold at least 1 gallon of water. A 6-foot tree will use 1 gallon of water every two days. Check the water level every day.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #050505;\">Clean the tree stand to improve the tree&rsquo;s water intake; do not let the tree run out of water.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #050505;\">Keep your tree away from floor heaters, fireplaces, or other heat sources.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #050505;\">Use only UL-approved lights, and no more than three strands linked together.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #050505;\">Wash your hands after handling lights and decorations, due to lead dust found on most imported decorations.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #050505;\">Use miniature lights&mdash;which have cool-burning bulbs.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #050505;\">Turn off the Christmas lights when you sleep or leave your home.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #050505;\">Never use real candles on or near an artificial or real tree.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #050505;\">Ensure that tinsel or artificial icicles are made of lead-free material.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #050505;\">Avoid decorations that tend to break easily or have sharp edges.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #050505;\">Keep tree trimmings that are small or have removable parts out of the reach of small children, to prevent them from being swallowed.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #050505;\">What to Do with Your Tree After Christmas<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"color: #050505;\">Get rid of the tree when it begins dropping needles. Dried-out trees are a fire danger and should not be left in the home or garage or placed outside against the home. Check with your local community to find a recycling program. Bring outdoor electrical lights inside after the holidays to prevent hazards and make them last longer.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don&rsquo;t let dangers posed by Christmas trees and lights spoil your holidays Do you know on average 250 home fires [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"0","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_analytify_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abc-insurance.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abc-insurance.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abc-insurance.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abc-insurance.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abc-insurance.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.abc-insurance.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/749\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abc-insurance.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abc-insurance.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abc-insurance.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abc-insurance.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}