Christmas Fire Prevention

12/7/2016 (Permalink)

Have a safe Holiday Season!

The Holidays are upon us.  Twinkling light are everywhere and beautiful to see, especially on the Christmas tree.  We at SERVPRO of Montrose/Telluride wants you to have a blessed holiday season without the heartache and headache of a fire.  Therefore, we've put together a few simple safety tips on Christmas tree fire prevention.

1. If using fresh trees, make sure to fill base with water daily.  Fresh trees are less like catch fire.

2. Before stringing lights, check for fray or exposed wires and replace if necessary.

3. Keep trees from all heat source, ie: fire places, heating vents, candles or high wattage lights.

4. Lastly, turn off all lights when going to bed.