Keep Your Christmas Tree Safe This Year

Posted by Fireproofpaint on January 7th, 2014

Everyone loves the excitement and joy of putting up the family Christmas tree in their home. It’s a great time when family and friends can get together and talk about the upcoming holiday season as well as share great ideas for decorating their tree. There is, however, a great risk involved when putting up a Christmas tree in your home. By understanding the risk and potential dangers involved with your Christmas tree, you can help prevent anything bad from happening in your home, including the potential risk for a fire caused by your Christmas tree.

Holiday Fires Involved with Your Christmas tree

You must realise is that Christmas tree fires are not a common thing. However, when they do happen, the potential for a serious fire is great. The fires that are stated from a Christmas tree are usually extremely intense and can cause major structural damage in a matter of minutes, leaving homeowners little opportunity to escape from the fire.

Most of the time the fire is caused by electrical issues involving the tree which could come from electrical outlets around the tree or from the lighting that is used to decorate the tree. You also have issues of the tree being placed too closely to a heat source in the home like a chimney or an electric space heater. There is also the potential for the tree tipping over and catching fire that way. It seems that the highest risk for fires with Christmas trees involve live Christmas trees, although artificial Christmas trees can pose the same risk as a live tree would.

Use Common Sense When Setting up Your Christmas tree

Whether you’re using a live tree or an artificial one, you want to make sure you use safety precautions when setting up your tree. Never set it up too close to your chimney and make sure that you use proper electrical outlets. Don’t use more lighting than what’s recommended by the manufacturers, and if you do use a live tree make sure you provide enough water for the tree during the month to make sure that it doesn’t dry out too quickly.

For more tips and ideas on keeping your home fire proof during the holiday season, contact International Passive Fire Ltd. Their team of experts can help answer any questions or concerns you may have about potential fire hazards in your home, and they can even offer you a no-obligation consultation to discuss fire retardant products you can use in your home as well.

Top Fire Hazards to Watch Out for This Holiday Season

The holiday season seems to start earlier every year. It seems like the first weekend in December, everyone has their decorations and ornaments up and everyone is in the holiday spirit. With all the enjoyment and excitement going on around us it’s easy to forget that there could be a lot of potential hazards lurking in and around our homes that could lead to potentially damaging fires. Let’s take a few minutes to examine some of these potential fire hazards and what we can do to help ensure that our family and our home stays safe this holiday season.

• Fireplaces- This is one of the most used items in your home during the holiday season. Inviting friends and family over to the home during the holiday season would not be complete without the fireplace being lit. However, one of the biggest culprits for causing a fire in the home starts at the fireplace. Make sure this holiday season you practice safety when using your fireplace. Keep it clean and always put out the fire prior to retiring for the evening.

• Decorative Lighting- It seems that over the years, people have become more invested in decorating for the holidays than in the past. With this new addiction come new potentials for fire hazards. If you are going to be using decorating lighting this holiday season, remember to follow manufacturer guidelines and always turn off your lighting at night when you go to bed. Otherwise you could run into potential overheating issues which could lead to potential fires.

• Overloaded Circuits- Overloaded circuits and decorative lighting tie together. With more electrical outlets in the home, people are using more appliances and other electrical items in their homes than ever before. Remember this holiday season not to overload your electrical outlets. This could lead to major issues with your main circuit board in your home, which could lead to potential fire hazards.

For more information about protecting your home this holiday season, contact International Passive Fire Ltd. They provide a variety of different fire retardant products including fire doors and intumescent fire paints. Contact them for a no-obligation consultation about how you can keep your home protected this holiday season and beyond!

About the author:

This article is written by Steven Bryant, the Managing Director of International Passive Fire Ltd. International Passive Fire Ltd is based upon the well established business of Fire Retardant Services. Their product base is one of the most expansive of any distribution within the UK; they deal with not only manufacturers products from the UK, but also from Europe and Asia, making their range very comprehensive. Their product range encompasses Intumescent Products, Intumescent Paints, Epoxy Intumescents, Cementitious Sprays, Fire Barrier Curtains, Full Fire Extinguisher Range, and Signage.