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CAPREIT’s Naughty & Nice List for Holiday Fire Safety
This festive season, keep your home off the Naughty List! Follow these tips to ensure a safe and joyful holiday.
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CAPREIT’s Naughty & Nice List for Holiday Fire Safety
This festive season, keep your home off the Naughty List! Follow these tips to ensure a safe and joyful holiday.
Decorating Your Home
❌ Naughty
- Using holiday lights with frayed cords or damaged plugs.
- Overloading outlets with too many plugs.
✅ Nice
- Inspecting all lights before use and replacing any worn or broken sets.
- Distributing decorations across multiple outlets and using power strips with surge protection.
Staying Warm and Cozy
❌ Naughty
- Leaving space heaters too close to curtains, furniture, or other flammable items.
- Forgetting to test your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
✅ Nice
- Keeping space heaters at least 4–6 feet away from anything that can burn and turning them off when you leave the room.
- Checking all alarms monthly and replacing batteries as needed.
Setting the Mood
❌ Naughty
- Leaving candles unattended or placing them near flammable decorations.
✅ Nice
- Using flameless LED candles or always extinguishing real candles before leaving the room or going to sleep.
Cooking Up a Feast
❌ Naughty
- Walking away from the stove while cooking.
✅ Nice
- Staying in the kitchen and keeping flammable items like towels and potholders away from the stove.
Being Prepared
❌ Naughty
- Not having tenant insurance to protect against unexpected emergencies.
- Forgetting to practice your family’s emergency escape plan.
✅ Nice
- Securing tenant insurance for peace of mind and financial coverage in case of accidents.
- Reviewing and practicing your plan so everyone knows what to do in case of an emergency.
Keeping Everyone Safe
❌ Naughty
- Leaving matches or lighters where children can access them.
- Celebrating a little too enthusiastically.
✅ Nice
- Storing all flammable items out of reach and locked away.
- Drinking responsibly and prioritizing safety for yourself and others.
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