With the holiday season just around the corner, the Savannah Fire Department is encouraging residents to practice simple safety steps to prevent structure fires.
From Monday, Nov. 16 through Wednesday, Jan. 2, the department will hang its wreath at Savannah Fire headquarters to serve as a visual reminder of the safety campaign.
Each time a fire occurs, a red light will replace one of the green lights on the wreath.
The department will also be offering free smoke alarms, batteries and home fire safety surveys to Savannah residents.
During the 2019 holiday season, there were 14 structure fires in the Hostess City. Two people died and 27 were displaced.
That’s down from 22 holiday fires in 2018. Savannah Fire says that by practicing simple safety steps, the number of fires can be further reduced this holiday season.