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Glencoe Public Safety promotes fire
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safety with red wreath campaign
Christine Adams
Freelance Reporter
While wintertime songs
share warm images of
“chestnuts roasting on an
open fire” and croon that
“the fire is so delightful,”
the Village of Glencoe
Public Safety Department
is reminding the community
that not all fires are welcome
during the holidays.
As part of the Keep the
Wreath Red initiative, the
department is hanging a
wreath strung with red
lights outside its fire apparatus
bay as a way to communicate
about fires ignited
by holiday decorations.
As long as each light
on the wreath is red, the
village has remained firefree
for the season. For
each fire that the village
responds to resulting from
a holiday decoration, they
will substitute one of the
red lights with a white one.
Last year, one bulb was
replaced after a holiday
candle caused a house fire
in Glencoe.
The wreath is part of a
statewide fire safety program
that occurs every
year between Thanksgiving
and New Year’s Eve
— the most active time
of year for housefires. According
to the National
Fire Prevention Association,
the top three days
for home candle fires are
Christmas, New Year’s
Day and New Year’s Eve.
This year marks the
sixth year of Glencoe’s
participation in the
initiative.
“As long as we can keep
them red, we’re happy,”
Lt. Michael Neimark said.
While some winter fires
result from malfunctioning
fireplaces and boilers,
others ignite from hazardously
displayed holiday
decorations, and the Public
Safety Department is eager
to work with the community
to reduce this risk.
Deputy Chief of Fire
and EMS Mary Saikin
urged villagers to be mindful
of their decorations, as
many do not realize how
dangerous they can be, nor
how fast fire spreads after
it sparks.
Neimark suggested
making sure all smoke detectors
work and watering
Christmas trees frequently,
and cautioned against
leaving candles unattended
or using real candles
on trees. Saikin further
warned against overloading
Christmas lights.
While the Public Safety
Department is spreading
the word in an effort to
keep their wreath red for
the rest of the year, they
also encourage villagers
to come to them with any
questions and concerns
regarding fire prevention.
“We’re always here,
and we’re glad to do home
safety inspections,” Saikin
said.
Saikin also offered tours
of the department for
schools or even individual
children and their parents.
With this amount of
public support and education,
and some good fortune,
Glencoe is in good
shape to keep the wreath
red all the way to 2019.
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Lt. Michael Neimark (left) and officer Jon Boersema with the wreath at Glencoe Public Safety. Photo Submitted