Monday said he believes live Christmas trees are to blame for many holiday fires.
Live trees are dangerous.
They're highly combustionable. Heat also is transferred inside the lights' wires and, according to Monday, most people don't water their live trees. Those are the ingredients in a recipe for disaster. To reduce fire hazards, Monday suggested using only non-heat producing lights, keeping the tree watered and never leaving Christmas lights unattended. Another problem Monday noted is that people do not replace light sets with frayed wires or bad connections.