Does your home look like the Griswolds?  The Christmas season can bring along potential hazards.  The holiday season will record 130,000 fires that are attributed to electrical decorations.  Consumer research indicates that 76% of homeowners decorate their homes and 70% will use electrical decorations.  20% of homes will leave decorations on throughout the night or when no one is home. The National Christmas Tree Association says overloaded electrical outlets and faulty wires are the most common cause of fires. 

Tips courtesy of Northeastern REMC to keep you safe:

* Carefully inspect decorations for cracked or frayed sockets, loose or bare wires, and loose connections.

* Do not connect more than three light strings together.

* Turn off ALL electrical decorations before leaving home or going to bed.

* Plug outdoor electrical lights and decorations into cicuits protected by ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs).