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Dec. 13—Decorating for the winter holidays requires attention to fire safety along with the lights, trees and tinsel. Harvested Christmas trees can quickly spread small fires and do serious damage.
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The National Christmas Tree is a large evergreen tree located in the northeast quadrant of the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, D.C. Each year since 1923, the tree has been decorated as a Christmas tree. Every year, early in December, the tree is traditionally lit by the President and First Lady of the United States.
NFPA 704 safety squares on containers of ethyl alcohol and acetone. " NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response " is a standard maintained by the U.S. -based National Fire Protection Association. First "tentatively adopted as a guide" in 1960, [ 1] and revised several times since then ...
The National Fire Protection Association ( NFPA) is a U.S.-based international nonprofit organization devoted to eliminating death, injury, property, and economic loss due to fire, electrical, and related hazards. [ 2][ 3] As of 2023, the NFPA claims to have 50,000 members and 9,000 volunteers working with the organization through its 250 ...
According to TIME Magazine , 1931 was the first year that this special location displayed a Christmas tree, when a 20-ft.-tall balsam was put up on Christmas Eve by the construction workers who ...
Christmas tree pests and weeds. An entomologist checks Scots pine for pine shoot beetles at a Christmas tree farm near East Lansing, Michigan. Pine and fir trees, grown purposely for use as Christmas trees, are vulnerable to a wide variety of pests, weeds and diseases. Many of the conifer species cultivated face infestations and death from such ...
The National Christmas Tree Association ( NCTA) is a professional organization in the United States of over 5,100 "Christmas tree professionals" in various capacities. The group focuses its work into three areas: promotion and research, federal representation (which includes Congressional lobbying ), and professional education. [1]