The flames grew in a matter of seconds. Once the fire started at the bottom of the Christmas tree, it quickly spread upward — fueled by the dry branches. The tree hadn’t been watered in weeks. In less ...

With the holiday season in full swing, State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine is urging residents to take precautions when setting up and maintaining real Christmas trees. “A dry Christmas tree can burn ...

The fire marshal’s office says the risk of fire involving a live Christmas tree increases every day, according to a spokesperson. Over one-third of Christmas tree fires occur in January and create a ...

ONGOING ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. WELL, THE SACRAMENTO FIRE DEPARTMENT AND METRO FIRE DEPARTMENTS HOSTED AN EVENT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE FIRE DANGERS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. CREWS DID A LIVE DEMO OF A ...

A Christmas tree fire in Bethesda, Maryland, injured four people and a dog on Christmas Day, officials said. The family is displaced, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said. A strand of lights from as ...

A fire safety expert from Worcester Polytechnic Institute has warned that improperly maintained Christmas trees can ignite and engulf an entire room in minutes. “These trees can, if they’re dry, they ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — As the holiday season kicks off, Henrico Fire Battalion Chief Doug Reynolds is sharing safety tips with 8News to help homeowners decorate lights and Christmas trees responsibly.

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knox County Fire Bureau and the Karns Fire Department hosted a Christmas tree safety event Thursday afternoon. During the event, they burned a Christmas tree to ...

ERIE, Colo. (KDVR) — North Metro Fire invited FOX31 out to its training facility Wednesday to do a demonstration showing just how fast live pine needle Christmas Trees can go up in flames. The crew ...

In the United States, people start thinking about putting up the Christmas tree as soon as the Thanksgiving weekend is over (which is a month before Christmas actually arrives), and many folks leave ...

An electrical failure at the base of a Christmas tree caused a house fire on Christmas Eve that destroyed a Bel Air home, according to deputy state fire marshals. The fire was reported shortly after 6 ...