Did You Know...

• Between 2015-2019, Christmas tree fires caused an annual average of 1 civilian death, 26 civilian injuries, and $13 million in property damage.

• About 19 million Americans, who will decorate Christmas trees this season, will cut them down themselves or buy them pre-cut, at a tree lot.

• Trees can become fully engulfed in a matter of seconds, then ignite everything in the path of the flames.

• Christmas tree fires ignite when needles become brittle due to under-watering.

• Electrical problems are the source of nearly half of Christmas tree fires.

• Heat sources, such as a candle or heating equipment placed too close to the tree, caused 22% of home Christmas tree fires.

• 3/4 of Christmas tree fires occur in December or January.

• 2 out of every 5 homes, Christmas tree fires, start in the living room.