Newsletter

2025 Year in Review

Greetings! 

When celebrating this holiday season, be sure you are taking prudent steps to prevent a fire in your home.

According to CAL FIRE, faulty lights and placing heat sources too close to a Christmas tree are among the leading causes of tree fires during the holidays. Once a fire starts, it can quickly spread, endangering wrapped gifts, curtains, your home, and your loved ones.    

These tips can help ensure a safe holiday season: 

  • Pick a fresh tree with vibrant, green needles
  • Regularly water your tree to prevent it from drying out
  • Avoid setting up the tree near fireplaces, radiators, or heating vents
  • Use only undamaged, tree-approved lights
  • Turn off holiday lights before going to sleep or leaving the home 

Fire Captain Robert Foxworthy speaking in front of a Christmas background

This winter, it’s also important to be aware of home-heating as heating equipment is one of the leading causes of home fires and home fire deaths. Please remember these tips:

  • Be sure to keep anything that can burn at least three-feet away from heating equipment like the furnace, fireplace, or portable space heater.
  • Implement a three-foot “kid-free zone” around open fires and space heaters as well.
  • And always turn portable heaters off when leaving a room or going to bed.

If you’d like to learn more about fire and wildfire prevention, or would like assistance with other constituent services, my office is here to help and can be reached at the contact information below. It is my honor to serve you.