An annual effort to keep our holiday season merry and bright has been announced by the Eau Claire Fire Department. Below is the announcement:
As the fall holiday season begins, families should take time to ensure their season is safe, happy, and memorable for the right reasons! In addition to the seasonal fire safety tips recommended by the fire departments of the Chippewa Valley, the Eau Claire Fire Department is once again promoting the fire prevention initiative, “Keep the Wreath Green!”
The Eau Claire Fire Department, Altoona, and Township Fire Departments are placing five-foot wreaths in front of fire stations. The wreaths will be decorated with green lights, which represent a fire safe community. Each time a structure fire occurs within Eau Claire, Altoona or Township Fire’s response areas, a red light will replace a green light on the wreath. A fire may be a grease fire on a stove at home, a wastepaper basket fire at work, or a mattress fire from smoking in bed. Any fire that causes structural damage to a home or a business will add a red light to the wreath. All of these fires are structure fires and have the potential to take lives, displace families, or disrupt businesses. The goal of the project is to “Keep the Wreath Green” by preventing fires and the tragedies that can accompany them.
Also, in keeping with a practice begun in 2008, the wreaths will contain a single white bulb as a reminder of all the men and women in the armed services who are serving our country throughout the world and a single blue bulb in support of our law enforcement partners.
In 2024, we had zero fires in the area during the holiday season. Let’s all work together to do it again in 2025. Let’s “Keep the Wreath Green” and leave the red lights in their package! Citizens are encouraged to keep an eye on the wreaths throughout the Chippewa Valley as a fire safe reminder for us all!
Please call the Fire Prevention Bureau at 715-839-4825 if you have any questions regarding this fire prevention program.
