We're back with D Shelton from
the Greensboro Fire Department.
This question is, will an artificial
tree burn as fast as a fresh tree?
No, it it's gonna burn
differently because a fresh tree.
Obviously it's wood.
It's a plant, but a plastic tree.
If it does catch fire,
it's it's gonna be more or less melt
'cause it you know it is plastic.
It will definitely be a different fire.
OK, this person is asking are older
strands of lights more dangerous to use?
Older strands of lights
really need to be, you know,
you want to be frugal about your buying,
but they really need to be checked every
year for frazen broken bulbs and any
any wires that are showing through.
After a few years of use,
you probably want to get some new ones,
'cause I know we have some lights that
have been handed down in the family.
Those big bulbs and that kind of thing.
Oh yeah, and there's big bulbs,
you know they change to the
smaller LED because they're cooler,
so those big ones you've got to
watch because they're really hot.
This person is asking is it OK to
leave your house with your gas logs
on? Absolutely not,
that is still an open flame,
so it needs to be watched.
Pilot lights a little different.
You know that has a safety feature,
but we definitely need to turn that off.
Before we go to sleep or before we leave,
or this person is asking, should you
turn the tree off before going to sleep?
And can you just use a timer to do that?
You should turn it off before you
go to sleep or before you leave
the home and timers are OK as
long as they are UL or ETL tested
and so you know that because it's going to
have a sticker right that says UL on it.
Yes UL or ETL,
right? And you want to look for that.
All right, this person is asking
what if a pet chews through
accord could not start a fire.
It absolutely can start a fire and it can
electrocute your pet. So not not good,
yeah, you want to keep those
cords away from all of the pets.
All right, this person is
asking if I'm cooking all day.
Can I keep my oven on all day?
I mean, if you're if you have the
necessity to cook and keep it going,
I wouldn't have it running.
If you're not using it,
but sometimes we do,
but we do, you know, fire
danger from using your oven all day long.
You need to stay with it as usual, but some
of us do cook all day on holidays, so.
So this person says my grandma has
a decades old tree made out of pine
cones and it's got lights glued in.
Should we still turn it on?
I'm talking like it was made in 1940. Oh
my goodness, so it's it's pine cones,
but it has electrical wires around it,
huh? That might not be a great idea.
Keep it out. Don't plug it in, yeah?
Put something underneath the candle
holder when it's lit. Is that necessary?
Yeah, I would definitely put something
under the candle like a plate,
something that is not combustible
that won't melt or burn.
So this is a question. Can ornaments
make a tree more flammable?
Depending on the ornaments it can you
know if you're doing a lot of natural?
You know there's some that now
they're making with would like they
cut the wood pieces and make them.
I mean it just adds fuel to the fire,
so it's possible all
right. And this question is,
is it OK to place an artificial
tree in front of a heating vent?
I know you specifically said don't
place your real tree in front of a
heating vent 'cause it'll dry it out,
but what about an artificial tree?
It's not as much of the danger
with the artificial tree,
but I wouldn't put any anything.
In front of your heat vents you need
to keep that area clear all right.
And then let's
talk about the Turkey frying quickly.
So if you're going to fry your Turkey
'cause D is going to fry her Turkey,
what do we need to know?
So first of all, make sure your
placement it needs to be outside away
from any buildings you don't want
any overhangs or trees or anything,
so make sure that area is clear and
it's not in a high traffic area.
Then once you start with your Turkey,
you need to make sure that you've already
measured how much oil should go in there.
Doing what are the first time with
the frozen Turkey measuring it out?
Mark it on the the pot.
Do this a day or two before then when
you get ready to cook the Turkey,
it's got to be not frozen.
It cannot be wet. That's gonna cause issues.
It's got to be dry.
Go ahead and turn on your gas.
Heat your oil. Set the oil on the burner.
Once you've already turned on the gas,
let it come to your temperature or
make sure you've got a thermometer.
Once it's two, it's temperature.
You're gonna fry that Turkey.
Lower it in there really, really slowly,
and then once it has reached its temperature,
you want to make sure that you're
just staying with it,
watching it,
and then turning off that gas before
you take it off.
OK, yes, we want everyone to be safe.
Of course, the last question is,
is a ceramic tree safe?
You know, those old school ones
with the lights, and imagine it is.
As long as that you well is
made one of those.
They're good, we appreciate it.
Thank you for thank you.
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