Christmas trees always pose some level of fire risk, but as they dry out that risk becomes more and more. If yours is till up ...

COLUMBUS — The Ohio State Fire Marshal is advising Ohio residents using live Christmas trees to ensure that trees are removed from the home before they become too dried out and become a fire hazard.

Now that Christmas is over, officials are warning of one popular holiday item that could have deadly consequences the longer ...

The National Fire Protection Association reports that more than one-third of Christmas tree fires occur in January, when ...

With the holiday season in full swing, State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine is urging residents to take precautions when setting up and maintaining real Christmas trees. “A dry Christmas tree can burn ...

The flames grew in a matter of seconds. Once the fire started at the bottom of the Christmas tree, it quickly spread upward — fueled by the dry branches. The tree hadn’t been watered in weeks. In less ...

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knox County Fire Bureau and the Karns Fire Department hosted a Christmas tree safety event Thursday afternoon. During the event, they burned a Christmas tree to ...

While Christmas tree fires are not as common as they once were, they are far more dangerous when they do happen.

The association says that as Christmas trees dry out, they become more flammable. The City of Spokane is offering free ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WUSA9) -- Fires need two things to burn: an ignition source and fuel. In the Annapolis mansion fire, there were both: an electrical spark and a Christmas tree to fuel the fire.