Project Holiday

Our gift to you this holiday season
NFPA's "Project Holiday" can help you and your community stay fire-safe.

Our "Project Holiday" online toolkit is stuffed to the brim with everything you'll need for a comprehensive holiday safety campaign:

A ready-made news release template.
Talking points for media interviews and presentations
NFPA's latest reports on Christmas tree fires and holiday decorations
Safety tip sheets on Christmas trees, candle, cooking, and holiday safety
Colorful gift tags and tree tags to provide to local retailers
New safety videos on holiday safety issues

AUDIO
Lorraine Carli, NFPA Vice President of Communications, talks about holiday safety:

	Why holiday safety is important
	Christmas tree safety tips
	How to keep electrical lights as safe as possible
	Candle safety tips

News release, talking points, and report
Use these tools to get the word out to the media about holiday safety

News release (DOC, 37 KB): Keep Your Holidays From Going Up in Flames

Talking points (DOC, 31 KB): Facts and information you need to know

NFPA report: "Home Christmas Tree Fires and Holiday Light Fires"

NFPA report: "Home Structure Fires that Began with Decorations"

Safety tip sheets
Print these reproducible safety tip sheets to distribute at community events.


As you deck the halls, be fire smart. A small fire that spreads to a Christmas tree can grow large very quickly. Christmas trees (PDF, 1 MB)		Remember: a candle is an open flame, which means that it can easily ignite anything that can burn. Candles (PDF, 792 KB)		The leading cause of kitchen fires is unattended cooking, so stay alert when cooking this holiday. Cooking (PDF, 171 KB)		The holidays are a time for families and friends to gather. But that also means a greater risk for fire. Holidays (PDF, 962 KB)

Gift tags and Christmas tree tags
Use these colorful tags to brighten your holidays -- and make them more fire-safe!


Give the gift of fire safety with these colorful gift tags. Duplicate the tags and distribute to residents to use with their gift-giving. Gift tags (PDF, 744 KB)	Our Christmas tree tags provide important fire safety information. Make copies of the tags and ask local retailers to distribute with every tree sold. Tree tags (PDF, 340 KB)

Safety videos
Watch these NFPA videos for tips on making your holidays safer.

NFPA's Lorraine Carli has a few safety tips to consider before you decorate your home for the holidays.	NFPA's Amy Lebeau offers tips to keep your Christmas tree fire-safe this year.
A demonstration showing how flammable a dry Christmas tree can be as opposed to a tree watered regularly. This test was conducted by NFPA and Underwriters Laboratories.	Keep family and guests safe during the holiday party season by following these simple tips.