As the holiday season shifts into high gear, lights adorn people’s homes and ornamented Christmas trees can be seen through windows. “This season always comes with higher risk of house fires, due to the common use of space heaters, potential overloading of circuits, and flammability of decorations,” said the City of Prince Rupert on Facebook. Between 2010 and 2020, the Office of the Fire Commissioner (OFC) recorded 113 Christmas-related fires in B.C., which led to 15 injuries, four deaths and more than $14.5 million in damage. OFC emphasized the importance of keeping Christmas trees well-watered to prevent them from becoming a fire hazard. The National Fire Protection Association shared a video of a dried Christmas tree that burned entirely in less than a minute, while a watered one ignited slowly.