An estimated 128,700 fires in December account for 415 deaths and 1,650 injuries.
In December, 72% of structure fires occur in residential buildings.
The leading cause of December residential building structure fires involves cooking.
The use of traditional adornments such as Christmas trees and decorations provide additional points of igni-
tion that increase the incidence of holiday fires.
This information was taken from USFA A great informational Fire Site
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