PC: Green Bay Metro Fire Department
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) — The Green Bay Metro Fire Department will be hanging holiday wreaths on all of their fire stations this week.
The wreaths are a part of a public awareness campaign that will last from Thanksgiving Day through January 1, 2023.
The wreaths will be initially lit with all green lights. For every residential fire that occurs during this holiday season, one light will be changed to red. This is not to celebrate residential fires, but instead to educate the public on fire safety.
Every year, the Green Bay Metro Fire Department responds to an average of seven residential fires during this season. Careless cooking is usually the leading cause of these fires.
The Green Bay Metro Fire Department offers these safety tips to follow during this holiday season:
- Smoke Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Detectors save lives. Make sure both are installed on every level of your home and outside each sleeping area. Check them once a month to make sure they are working properly and change the batteries once a year.
- Stay in the kitchen when you are cooking on the stovetop.
- Use turkey fryers outdoors; never use them on a wooden deck or in a garage.
- Keep holiday decorations (or any other flammable items) at least 3 feet from open flame and heat sources.
- Replace any string of lights with worn or broken cords or loose bulb connections. Read manufacturer’s instructions for number of light strands to connect.
- Keep matches and lighters up high in a locked cabinet and keep children/pets away from lit candles.
The Green Bay Metro Fire Department says their mission is to keep these wreaths lit with all green lights this season.
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