VIDEO: Huntsville Fire and Rescue is warning people to use space heaters safely during the cold weather.
The department said it's responding to fire calls nearly every day a lot more than during other times of the year.
Trent Bennett, an assistant fire marshal for Huntsville Fire and Rescue said firefighters have been busy during the cold weather.
"If we haven't been having a fire every day it's been every other day, so it's been really frequent these past 3-4 months," he said.
Bennett said many fires during the winter are caused by people not using portable heaters safely.
"We're having a lot of heat fires due to space heaters. Things getting too close to fireplaces," he said.
Bennett said although it's not safe for people to use space heaters while they're asleep, they hope those that chose to are doing so safely.