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Seasonal/Holiday FiresHoliday/Winter Fire SafetyCPSC Issues Safety Tips for Turkey Fryers
Tips for preventing fires and burns when using turkey fryers.
As with many U.S. holidays, fire incidence increases on Thanksgiving Day. This increase is troubling as it applies mostly to cooking fires in the family home. Each year, nearly 4,300 fires in the United States occur on Thanksgiving day causing 15 fatalities, about 50 injuries, and nearly $27 million in property damage. Of these fires, 1,450 are in residential structures that claim 15 lives, injure 41, and cause an estimated $21 million in damage.
Included are decorating tips for live and artificial trees and general holiday safety tips.
Tips of things you can do to reduce your risk of a holiday fire.
Video segments demonstrating how fast a live Christmas tree can become fully engulfed in flames.
Each year, newspapers are filled with tragic stories of families killed by fires that are ignited by the family Christmas tree. As the season progresses and trees become drier, the incidence of Christmas tree fires worsens.
Each year, nearly 156,000 fires in the United States occur during the winter holiday season claiming nearly 630 lives, 2,600 injuries, and $936 million in property damage.
This tag provides tips on how to care for live Christmas trees to prevent fires and enjoy a safe holiday season. Great for merchants selling trees.
Each year fires occurring during the holiday season injure 2,000 individuals and cause over $500 million in damage. According to the United Sates Fire Administration (USFA), there are simple life-saving steps you can take to ensure a safe and happy holiday. By following some of these tips, you can greatly reduce your chances of becoming a holiday fire casualty.
Fire safety and prevention during the colder months of the year are the topics covered in this brochure. Safety tips on alternate heating sources (wood stoves, electric space heaters, and fireplaces) and furnaces are featured.
Factsheet on fire safety during or after a winter storm.
SummerFireworks-Related Injuries
A factsheet on injuries in the United States related to fireworks.
This page contains several resources from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, including a factsheet, safety tips, product recalls, annual casualty report and fireworks safety promotion ideas.
All fireworks are dangerous, especially to children. Learn the facts and where to get more information. Tips for preventing fires associated with the Summer season, including fireworks, barbeque and campfire safety. HalloweenHalloween Safety
A few safety tips from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to protect children who plan to go trick-or-treating this Halloween.
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