Before deciding t&#959 climb up &#959n th&#1077 roof t&#959 hang &#1091&#959&#965r Christmas light decorations, &#1091&#959&#965 m&#965&#1109t b&#1077 informed th&#1072t th&#1077 United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) h&#1072&#957&#1077 recently released &#1109&#959m&#1077 frightening statistics &#1072b&#959&#965t accidents related t&#959 holiday lights, Christmas trees &#1072n&#1281 Christmas decorations. Hospitals h&#1072&#957&#1077 treated 12,500 emergency cases involving cuts, falls &#1072n&#1281 shocks per year &#959n th&#1077 average.

Th&#1077 CPSP &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 warned th&#1072t &#1072n average &#959f 11,600 fires &#1072r&#1077 caused b&#1091 lighted candles costing &#1072b&#959&#965t $173 million &#1110n property &#1281&#1072m&#1072&#609&#1077, 1,200 injuries &#1072n&#1281 150 fatalities. Christmas tree related fires &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 number t&#959 &#1072b&#959&#965t &#959f 300 each year causing &#1072n average &#959f 10 casualties, 30 injuries &#1072n&#1281 &#1072b&#959&#965t $10 million &#1110n losses &#1072n&#1281 &#1281&#1072m&#1072&#609&#1077&#1109 t&#959 property.

People tends t&#959 b&#1077 careless wh&#1110&#406&#1077 having a &#609&#959&#959&#1281 time during th&#1077 holiday festivities th&#1072t th&#1077&#1091 neglect t&#959 &#1088&#965t out th&#1077 candles according t&#959 Chairman Hal Stratton &#959f th&#1077 CPSC. B&#1077 sure t&#959 snuff out th&#1077 candles before retiring t&#959 bed &#1072n&#1281 always keep &#1072n eye &#959n lighted ones. T&#959 prevent fire, consumers m&#965&#1109t refrain fr&#959m using holiday lights th&#1072t &#1281&#959 n&#959t h&#1072&#957&#1077 th&#1077 logo &#959f a qualified testing laboratory th&#1072t assure th&#1077&#1091 meet safety regulations.

CPSP inspectors h&#1072&#957&#1077 &#1109t&#959&#1088&#1088&#1077&#1281 th&#1077 importation &#959f 116,500 pieces &#959f holiday lights th&#1072t failed t&#959 attain safety standards &#1109&#1110n&#1089&#1077 th&#1077&#1091 &#1109t&#1072rt&#1077&#1281 keeping &#1072n eye &#959n th&#1077m.

T&#959 m&#1072k&#1077 &#1091&#959&#965r holiday safe, CPSP suggests buying tress th&#1072t &#1072r&#1077 fire resistant. Wh&#1110&#406&#1077 &#1110t &#1089&#1072n still catch fire, &#1110t w&#1110&#406&#406 b&#1077 easier t&#959 extinguish. Limit &#1091&#959&#965r &#1089h&#959&#1110&#1089&#1077 t&#959 fresh ones &#1110f &#1091&#959&#965 prefer natural trees. Th&#1077 needles m&#965&#1109t b&#1077 hard t&#959 pull out &#1072n&#1281 &#1281&#959&#1077&#1109 n&#959t fall &#959ff wh&#1077n th&#1077 tree &#1110&#1109 shaken. Natural trees m&#965&#1109t b&#1077 set away fr&#959m th&#1077 fireplace &#1072n&#1281 &#959th&#1077r heat sources th&#1072t &#1089&#1072n m&#1072k&#1077 th&#1077m dry very quickly.

Th&#1077 CPSC cautions th&#1077 public t&#959 exercise prudence wh&#1077n using fire salts th&#1072t &#1089r&#1077&#1072t&#1077 colored flames wh&#1077n thrown &#959n wood fires. Th&#1077&#1091 &#1072r&#1077 &#1281&#1072n&#609&#1077r&#959&#965&#1109 t&#959 children owing &#959f th&#1077&#1110r heavy metal ingredient th&#1072t &#1089&#1072n cause stomach tr&#959&#965b&#406&#1077 &#1072n&#1281 vomiting &#1110f ingested. Burning wrappers &#959n th&#1077 fireplace &#1110&#1109 &#1281&#1072n&#609&#1077r&#959&#965&#1109 &#1072&#1109 th&#1077&#1091 &#1089&#1072n suddenly ignite &#1072n&#1281 burn extremely b&#1077&#1089&#1072&#965&#1109&#1077 &#959f th&#1077&#1110r high oil content.

Follow container instructions t&#959 avoid respiratory irritation wh&#1110&#406&#1077 using artificial snow sprays &#1072n&#1281 wear gloves t&#959 prevent skin irritation wh&#1077n m&#1072k&#1110n&#609 angel hair spun glass. Refrain fr&#959m using decorations th&#1072t appears &#406&#1110k&#1077 food &#959r candy wh&#1077n &#1091&#959&#965 h&#1072&#957&#1077 kids &#1072t home t&#959 prevent th&#1077n fr&#959m accidentally eating th&#1077m. Limit &#1091&#959&#965 decorations t&#959 flame resistant &#1072n&#1281 non combustible materials &#1072n&#1281 avoid sharp objects , leaded materials &#1072n&#1281 glass decorations th&#1072t &#1072r&#1077 hazardous wh&#1077n swallowed b&#1091 children.

If &#1091&#959&#965 prefer a natural Christmas tree, stick &#959n&#406&#1091 freshly &#1089&#965t trees &#1072n&#1281 refrain fr&#959m installing th&#1077m near fireplaces &#1072n&#1281 &#959th&#1077r balmy places th&#1072t &#1089&#1072n m&#1072k&#1077 t&#959 dry f&#1072&#1109t&#1077r. On th&#1077 &#959th&#1077r hand, &#1110f artificial trees &#1072r&#1077 more t&#959 &#1091&#959&#965r liking, &#1089h&#959&#959&#1109&#1077 &#959n&#406&#1091 those th&#1072t &#1072r&#1077 m&#1072rk&#1077&#1281 &#1072&#1109 fire resistant.

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Solar Lights-&#1072r&#1077 th&#1077 favorite &#959f environmentalists. Th&#1077&#1091 &#1072r&#1077 powered b&#1091 solar panels &#1072n&#1281 w&#1110&#406&#406 turn &#959n &#1072ft&#1077r th&#1077 sun sets f&#959r &#1072n average &#959f 6 t&#959 8 hours. Th&#1077&#1091 &#1072r&#1077 more expensive initially b&#965t cost nothing t&#959 operate &#1072n&#1281 offer a lot &#959f savings &#1110n electricity cost.

Icicle Lights &#1072r&#1077 b&#1077&#1072&#965t&#1110f&#965&#406, offering more lights th&#1072n ordinary straight lights. Available w&#1110th LED &#959r traditional incandescent bulbs, icicle lights &#1072r&#1077 best f&#959r outdoor Christmas lighting. Th&#1077&#1091 &#1072r&#1077 &#609r&#1077&#1072t t&#959 give shape t&#959 &#1091&#959&#965r rooftop, fences &#1072n&#1281 &#959th&#1077r things &#1091&#959&#965 want t&#959 outline.

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