Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day, a great time to share time and experiences with family and friends. This is also the beginning of the most dangerous time of year in the United States for fire deaths and injury. More people are packed into our collective houses and there are, no doubt, a lot more candles burning brightly in our homes as well as fireplaces crackling. Those images of candles and fireplaces are part of our tradition to celebrate the Fall Holidays, but those traditions also play a significant role in the increase of fires in the places that we live.
If you’re going to have candles lit and fires in the fireplace burning please take time to watch them closely, put them out before leaving a room or going off to sleep. Take time to check your smoke detectors too, a working smoke detector is the key component to alerting you to get out safely before it is too late. Let’s all try and make this joyous season a safe one.
Have a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving!
