CHRISTMAS SEASON IN FULL
SWING.
ALONG WITH JOYS COMES DANGERS.
WHAT SHOULD PEOPLE KEEP IN
MIND AS THEY ENJOY THE
HOLIDAYS?
WE'RE GETTING TIP THIS IS
MORNING FROM HFD CAPTAIN JEFF.
GOOD MORNING.
Kristine: SO WHEN IT COMES
TO THE HOLIDAYS, OF COURSE
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL TIME OF THE
YEAR.
EVERYONE IS HAPPY.
SECELEBRATE WILLING.
IT CAN BE DANGEROUS.
WHAT TIPS DO YOU HAVE FOR US?
FIRST OF ALL, WHAT WE WANT
THAT WE RECOMMEND TO PEOPLE TO
PICK AND CHOOSE AN ARTIFICIAL
OR WHAT WE LIKE TO CALL A
REUSABLE TREE.
THE REASON FOR THIS IS BECAUSE
LIVE TREES ARE VERY FLAMMABLE.
AND ONCE ONE OF THOSE TREES IN
YOUR HOME IGNITES, YOU MIGHT
AS WELL HAVE A CAN OF GASOLINE
IN YOUR LIVINGROOM.
THEY BURN FAST, THEY BURN HOT
AND PUMP OUT A LOT OF SMOKE
VERY QUICKLY.
Kristine: WHY IS THAT?
BECAUSE THEY'RE DOUGLAS
FIR, A LOT OF THE TIMES.
HAVE A LOT OF SAPP IN THEM.
RESIN.
AND THE SA P AND RESIN IS
FLATTABLE ITSELF.
-- FLAMMABLE ITSELF.
BURN THE LEAVES, GREEN LEAVES
AND NEEDLES ON THE TREE, DO
PUT OUT A LOT OF SMOKE.
IT WILL BUILD UP IN YOUR HOME
QUICKLY.
YOU COULD WAKE UP TO SOMETHING
THAT IS NOT VERY MANAGEABLE AS
FAR AS ESCAPING.
Kristine: SUPERDANGEROUS.
OF COURSE, WHEN IT COMES TO
CHRISTMAS, SO MANY PEOPLE DO
LOVE TO HAVE THEIR LIVE TREES.
FOR THOSE WHO DO STILL WANT TO
HAVE A LIVE TREE, WHAT ARE
SOME THINGS THAT THEY CAN DO I
GUESS TO PREVENT HOPEFULLY
FIRES?
OKAY, WELL, THE FIRE THING,
KEEP IN MIND THAT A LIVE TREE
IS MUCH MORE DANGEROUS THAN A
REUSABLE TREE.
GETTING ONE, PEOPLE LIKE THE
SMELL, THEY LIKE THE LOOK.
EVEN THE COST-EFFECTIVE FROM
YEAR TO YEAR.
WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS
THAT IS FRESH.
DON'T GO AND GET ONE AND
SOMETIMES THEY GIVE DISCOUNTS.
FOR DRYER TREES.
DON'T GET THOSE.
EVEN ONES THAT ARE ON THEIR
WAY TO DRYING OR DRIED OUT
ALREADY.
WE WANT YOU TO GET SOMETHING
THAT IS FRESH, THAT HAS GREEN
NEEDLES, DON'T FALL OFF TO THE
TOUCH.
IN MIND THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE
FORGET TO MAINTAIN THE TREE
AND IT'S VERY BASIC.
IT'S SO BASIC THAT PEOPLE
FORGET IT ALL THE TIME.
THEY FORGET TO WATER THE TREE.
AND THE USE OF ADDITIVES IS
ALSO A GOOD IDEA.
Kristine: OKAY.
WHAT TYPES OF ADDITIVES?
I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEY HAVE
ON THE MARKET TODAY.
WHAT IT DOES IS HAS NUTRIENTS
IN IT.
YOU PUT IT IN WITH THE WATER.
AND THEN IT HELPS KEEP THE
TREE LIVE FOR AS LONG AS
Kristine: GOOD TO KNOW.
SIMILAR TO WATER.
I HAVEN'T HAD A REAL TREE IN
SO LONG.
I HAVEN'T HAD A LIVE TREE
LONG TIME.
I WENT WITH THE ARTIFICIAL
REUSABLE TREES MANY YEARS AGO.
Kristine: GOOD TO KNOW.
I'M DOING IT RIGHT, PEOPLE.
SO WHEN IT COMES TO THE
PLACEMENT OF YOUR TREE,
BECAUSE OF COURSE A LOT OF
OF THE WINDOW, NEIGHBOR ASKS
SEE IT.
WHAT IS ACTUALLY THE SAFEST
SPOT TO HAVE IT?
SAFEST SPOT IS FAR ENOUGH
AWAY, SAFE DISTANCE AWAY FROM
ANY AND ALL HEAT SOURCES.
THE WINDOW WOULD BE FINE.
HEAT SOURCES LIKE FIREPLACES,
WE PROBABLY DON'T HAVE MUCH OF
IN HAWAI'I, LIGHTS, LIKE HOT
LAMPS THAT CAN BURN PRETTY
HOT, AND OTHER THINGS THAT CAN
RAISE THE TEMPERATURES OF THE
TREE INTERGOVERNMENTAL NATION.
EXPERT DID
IGNITION.
I EXPERTS SAY 3 FEET.
I WOULDN'T PUT A TREE 3 FEET
FROM A FIREPLACE.
I WOULD PUT THE THING IN
ANOTHER ROOM ENTIRELY.
IF NOT FEASIBLE, I WOULD PUT
ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT KIND OF
HEAT SOURCE.
IF IT'S A SMALL HEAT SOURCE, 3 FEET MIGHT BE GOOD.
IT'S UP TO YOU TO USE YOUR
DETERMINATION DISCRETION, AND
BE AWARE OF IT.
THAT'S THE MAIN THING.
YOU'RE AWARE.
THERE'S A HEAT SOURCE.
THERE'S SOMETHING THAT CAN
BURN.
AND IT'S THAT THE MAIN THING.
GET PEOPLE AWARE I HAVE THAT.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE ACTUAL
LIGHTS ON THE TREE, ARE THOSE
DANGEROUS?
THOSE ARE DANGEROUS.
BECAUSE ANY TIME YOU GET
ELECTRICAL LIGHTING, YOU CARRY
WITH IT HEAT, AND HEAT AND
CHRISTMAS TREE DO NOT MIX.
SO WHAT WE RECOMMEND IS MAKE
SURE YOU BUY INDOOR LIGHTING.
MAKE SURE THE INDOOR LIGHTING
HAS A LIBEL ON THEM FROM A
RECOGNIZED TESTING LABORATORY
SUCH AS UNDERWRITERS
LABORATORY.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HEARD OF
THEM.
BUT THEY HAVE THESE DIFFERENT
LLABORATORY, TH THIRD-PARTY.
NOTHING IN IT FOR THEM.
JUST TEST THINGS AND SAY, IS
IT GOOD?
SAFE?
WE CAN, THEY CAN RECOMMEND IT
TO US.
WE CAN USE THEM SAFELY.
FOR THE LIGHTING, MAKE SURE
IT'S INDOOR.
ALSO, MAKE SURE THAT WHEN YOU
GO TO BED, YOU TURN THEM OFF.
TURN THEM OFF.
NEVER, EVER USE CANDLE ON THE
TREE.
IF IT'S A LIVE TREE.
ANY TREE.
IF YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT
EFFECT, THEY HAVE THESE
ARTIFICIAL THIS YEAR.
ARTIFICIAL CAN CANDLES LED,
SAME EFFECT OF REAL CANDLEAL
NONE OF THE DANGERS OR RISK OF
STARTING A FIRE.
I DIDN'T KNOW PUT PEOPLE REAL
CANDLES ON THEIR TREE.
THTHANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
AFTER CHRISTMAS, SOONER THAT
YOU CAN GET OUT OF THERE.
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. DRY
DO NOT STORE IT IN YOUR HOME.
OR IN THE GARAGE OR UP AGAINST
TE HOUSE.
GET IT INTO YOUR RESICKABLE,
GREEN WASTE BIN.
OUT TO THE CURB AND THE NEXT
GREEN WASTE PICK UPDATE IT'S
GONE.
PERFECT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
THIS MORNING.