Christmas Tree Fire Turns Devastating and Deadly Within Seconds

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  • Опубликовано: 8 дек 2015
  • A live Christmas tree burn shows just how quickly a dried-out Christmas tree burns, with flashover occurring in less than one minute, as compared to a well-watered tree, which burns at a much slower rate. Take care to water your tree, so that it doesn’t become a fire hazard.
    This live burn was conducted by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
    Learn how to keep you and your family safe during the holiday season at www.nfpa.org/winter.
    © 2015 National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®). All rights reserved.

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  • @Stvrl1ghttt
    @Stvrl1ghttt 3 года назад +373

    * looks over at Christmas tree next to me “😒 you better not try anything “

  • @CSDM15
    @CSDM15 3 года назад +225

    Way back then people put candles in their Christmas trees

    • @CATSWITHKYLA
      @CATSWITHKYLA 3 года назад +1

      What are you talking about?

    • @Davidostoti
      @Davidostoti 3 года назад +35

      @@CATSWITHKYLA he mean in the past before Christmas lights exist or just for Style people put candles on there tree for light affect
      Here a picture
      thirdculturenellie.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_20171224_214808-e1545595335467-791x1024.jpg

    • @10yrsjointguy
      @10yrsjointguy 3 года назад +12

      Thats dangerous

    • @enchantedmonkey
      @enchantedmonkey 3 года назад

      Did not now that cool

    • @tjfSIM
      @tjfSIM 3 года назад +3

      Christmas lights can be just as much of a risk, especially with dead/dry trees.

  • @DudeUnperfect21
    @DudeUnperfect21 4 года назад +325

    I'm going to water my plastic tree every day.

    • @user-fs9jn5kh7m
      @user-fs9jn5kh7m 3 года назад +22

      Better safe than sorry (ironically)

    • @brightax7502
      @brightax7502 3 года назад +16

      imma water my house everyday just in case

    • @brijean21
      @brijean21 7 месяцев назад

      😂😂😂

    • @SavitheLuvz
      @SavitheLuvz 6 месяцев назад

      Imma watering my garden in Day of hours

  • @vamp0065
    @vamp0065 7 лет назад +633

    This was actually pretty cool tho, the ceiling looked like an upside down water fall of fire.

    • @lucymorningstar2826
      @lucymorningstar2826 5 лет назад +6

      Looked like Mary winchester was lit up

    • @ameliaisplayinggames5814
      @ameliaisplayinggames5814 4 года назад +3

      Gabby Rae it’s does doeee

    • @RocketPropelledGamer
      @RocketPropelledGamer 4 года назад +9

      @Gabby Rae
      I dunno, I'd sorta imagine that an organisation called the "National Fire Protection Association" knows how to protect themselves from fire and has things prepared to either protect themselves or escape from it, should the worst happen, but I guess that's just ludicrous to imagine, huh?

    • @kayleighbrown965
      @kayleighbrown965 3 года назад +1

      My mate (a fire fighter) and his colleagues sit in an old shipping container with a branch ready and primed, and watch as the flames go above their heads, apparently it's mesmerising to see. It's part of their training, they do a lot of drills to keep them refreshed on different scenarios, that still is one of his favourites to do, as well as smoke room training.

    • @CATSWITHKYLA
      @CATSWITHKYLA 3 года назад +6

      @Gabby Rae this was not a real house and was a video to show the public how fast a dried out Christmas tree can catch on fire within seconds and destroy everything... so nobody was in danger here
      ... just read the description and you would of known that 🙄

  • @skippy9257
    @skippy9257 4 года назад +130

    "Its your quirk, not his!"
    Shoto Todoroki: 0:24

  • @kroneyt1493
    @kroneyt1493 5 лет назад +184

    I know these are just stage sets, but it's still sad to see this happen regardless.

  • @NormanMatchem
    @NormanMatchem 8 лет назад +242

    Wow, that is genuinely terrifying... less than 50 seconds and it's completely out of control. I'd say just 10 seconds that it was out of control. Back when we used real Christmas trees, we always used this basin contraption. Four screws on each side of the entrance, and a reservoir for water. I don't think we watered it daily, but I don't recall the reservoir ever being empty when it came time to take the tree out. I think we shut off the lights on the tree every night as well, as an added safety precaution. Also grew up in a house primarily heated by firewood, so when we were done with the tree, it'd have the branches cut/broken off outside, then cut into junks with a chainsaw. I think we had one electric heater though, and for some reason, it was in my room, but we never really used it.
    Old man would get up every morning and get the fireplace going, it'd stay burning all day, and of course at night would burn itself out, so the mornings were pretty damn frigged until the fire got going. I must say though, the warmth from a wood stove feels SO much better than artificial electric warmth, as weird (and possibly hipster) as that sounds. Somehow it just feels different; more cozy, more comfortable, and more relaxing. Got a wood stove in the shed, haven't used it in over a year, probably won't use it over the Winter, but the natural warmth of a real fire is just so nice... provided it's contained in a safe fireplace and not raging wildly in the livingroom... that would put a bit of a damper on the cozy and relaxing feeling of being warmed by a fire...

    • @sodorshero6546
      @sodorshero6546 6 лет назад +1

      NormanMatchem I

    • @ShaunBauidhNoBas
      @ShaunBauidhNoBas 6 лет назад +3

      Why wld people say this is fake ffs. Infuriating that some people cld be so dim.

    • @jsw207
      @jsw207 Год назад

      LED lights are also a good call.

    • @tomassedlacik7236
      @tomassedlacik7236 11 месяцев назад

      it is out of control after 15 seconds

  • @earthquakejohanson4126
    @earthquakejohanson4126 8 лет назад +42

    Geez, I cannot get over how fast and how much that fire grew! It makes me thankful that I happened to see this after Christmas, after we had already taken down our tree!

    • @electrictroy2010
      @electrictroy2010 2 года назад +1

      If there’s an electrical short, do you think a watered tree will stop a flame? Forests have tons of wet trees, but they still turn into infernos quite easily
      .

  • @laurensvanrooij9987
    @laurensvanrooij9987 3 года назад +12

    I have experienced a house fire myself and these kinds of videos are extremely scary for me. Stay safe! and always have a fire extinguisher in your house!!!!

  • @tobaccocrow4432
    @tobaccocrow4432 7 лет назад +28

    "Oh, Christmas tree. Oh, Christmas tree. I think I'll set mine on fire."

  • @Sparky-ww5re
    @Sparky-ww5re 3 года назад +17

    The difference between a dry and watered tree in terms of flammability, is quite significant. Lol my 97 yr old grandfather was born on the family farm in a then rual area in 1924, recalls his parents placing real candles on the tree, as i began to laugh at him as a young boy that knew the dangers, he recalls the family would choose and cut the tree the day before xmax eve, and they removed the tree from the house the day after Christmas, ensuring it never had a chance to dry out, and they only lit the candles long enough for the children to open gifts, even then his father had a large tub of water at hand. As they did not have electricity till the late 1930s or early 1940s when he was in high school. Grandfather would never advise anyone use candles on a tree today, but despite the dangers the family never had a Christmas tree fire

    • @electrictroy2010
      @electrictroy2010 2 года назад

      If there’s an electrical short, do you think a watered tree will stop a flame? Forests have tons of wet trees, but they still turn into infernos quite easily
      .

    • @johnlucier5654
      @johnlucier5654 6 месяцев назад

      And he used to wear an onion on his belt. Which was the style at the time...

  • @jay90374
    @jay90374 8 лет назад +173

    Why would you not show the full 40 second burn on the watered tree?

    • @nfpa
      @nfpa  8 лет назад +33

      +jay90374 we actually didn't have that footage. Unfortunately all we had was the video you saw of the watered tree. We do have a comparison video that is a little older, ruclips.net/video/RNjO3wZDVlA/видео.html

    • @jay90374
      @jay90374 8 лет назад +7

      That's to bad, my wife and I both said the same thing after watching, thanks for the reply

    • @nicolekelly2532
      @nicolekelly2532 7 лет назад +4

      National Fire Protection Association you're dumb

    • @paulheyes6068
      @paulheyes6068 7 лет назад

      jay90374 I

    • @audacityremixtunes4080
      @audacityremixtunes4080 6 лет назад +12

      Lol I don't think they need to show the full 40 secs. You can clearly tell after 5 seconds that not a lot is happening....which is the point. No need to call people unwarranted names.

  • @jamilah9699
    @jamilah9699 3 года назад +6

    Please keep them coming! Loving every video. Thank you for these teachings!

  • @TheDigDugAndBoscoFan
    @TheDigDugAndBoscoFan 2 года назад +8

    I was a victim of one......I hope everyone out there is careful and stays safe....

  • @brycelandon6387
    @brycelandon6387 6 лет назад +15

    Usually flashover takes about 2-4 minutes. If a Christmas tree is on fire, the room will flash over in about 45 seconds.

  • @Napoleon_Blownapart
    @Napoleon_Blownapart 8 лет назад +175

    plastic ftw
    lasts for many, many christmas and leaves the real trees where they should be

    • @attractivepotato5796
      @attractivepotato5796 4 года назад +6

      Yea I think the plastic ones don’t spread that fast

    • @jfyijgyjfhi9jh305
      @jfyijgyjfhi9jh305 4 года назад

      @Zsavage1 طا
      I8iuhkinj nhjouohvihbkbhklklhb

    • @Mel-vh2ry
      @Mel-vh2ry 3 года назад

      @@attractivepotato5796 thank god.

    • @sarahwbs
      @sarahwbs 3 года назад +5

      Real trees are better for the environment than plastic ones that will still be in landfills hundreds of years from now.

    • @erikbrickman4461
      @erikbrickman4461 3 года назад +3

      Plastic releases bad gases when burned!

  • @cosmaraniax1672
    @cosmaraniax1672 2 года назад +3

    I can’t believe something so jolly can cause so much devastation

  • @michaelmcmanus5736
    @michaelmcmanus5736 10 месяцев назад +3

    You do keep things interesting Harald 👍

  • @Nautical_Parsnip
    @Nautical_Parsnip 4 года назад +18

    “At least it’s out of its misery.”

  • @MikeBaxterABC
    @MikeBaxterABC Год назад +2

    It really brightens the room!

  • @hannahburley7762
    @hannahburley7762 6 лет назад +9

    I never knew Christmas tree fires go that fast

  • @condoesguitarstuff
    @condoesguitarstuff 8 лет назад +125

    I think I shouldn't have gave my mixtape as a gift.

    • @Boba0514
      @Boba0514 6 лет назад +7

      you need to be given a grammar education as a gift

    • @Neo2266.
      @Neo2266. 6 лет назад +1

      Boba0514
      I think you need to shut the fuck up

    • @albertsotelo8556
      @albertsotelo8556 6 лет назад

      Boba0514 I think you’re right

    • @brandonwilson4281
      @brandonwilson4281 5 лет назад

      💘🔌💰🚣🚊🚂🚁🔪📲🔔💡🔫💊🔪

    • @sc0rpion616
      @sc0rpion616 5 лет назад

      That fire looked like hec on earth

  • @thealertkid4630
    @thealertkid4630 4 года назад +5

    Time: *Its Januray*
    Christmas tree:

  • @LegendzYTOfficial
    @LegendzYTOfficial Месяц назад +1

    "¡¡Feliz Navidad y un Feliz Año Nuevo!!"
    Lollll hehehe

  • @DieselWhits
    @DieselWhits 3 года назад +2

    Celestia is having an amazing christmas.

  • @s6aarb
    @s6aarb 18 дней назад

    That one dyslexic kid who misspelled santa into satan:

  • @jinajoejet3366
    @jinajoejet3366 3 года назад +6

    00:23 looked like a nuke mushroom cloud

  • @user-juoig7799
    @user-juoig7799 2 года назад +1

    -5 seconds: Everything is normal
    0 seconds: Ignition
    6 seconds: Fire breaks the edge of the tree
    15 seconds: The whole top of the tree is alight
    35 seconds: The whole tree has burnt down
    45 seconds: Fire extinguished

  • @royalcantara
    @royalcantara 2 года назад +1

    “Making Spirits Bright”

  • @MrMegaFredZeppelin
    @MrMegaFredZeppelin 8 лет назад +3

    Merry Christmas NFPA :-) Thank you for the video :-) FIRE SPRINKLERS SAVE LIVES!!!!!!! ROCK ON!!!!!!!

  • @donviglone7707
    @donviglone7707 6 лет назад +2

    Fire looks so gorgeous...

  • @TheTelevisionFanatic-pe8fn
    @TheTelevisionFanatic-pe8fn 3 года назад

    if You Are On Naughty List, This is That Santa Gives You For Christmas This Morning.

  • @chasedarkflamegaming1108
    @chasedarkflamegaming1108 7 лет назад +57

    It's like God is telling us to water his trees or the devil will torture Christmas.

    • @criztu
      @criztu 5 лет назад +1

      thus says the Lord: do not learn the ways of the nations [...] for the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman. they adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter. like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak.

    • @abrahamrodriguez3197
      @abrahamrodriguez3197 3 года назад

      @@criztu that verse isn’t about Christmas trees lol

    • @criztu
      @criztu 3 года назад

      @@abrahamrodriguez3197 the Christmas tree is about that verse

    • @abrahamrodriguez3197
      @abrahamrodriguez3197 3 года назад

      @@criztu the verses are about wooden idols made out of trees not Christmas trees

    • @criztu
      @criztu 3 года назад

      @@abrahamrodriguez3197 at whom do you snarl and stick out the tongue, you children of transgression, you offspring of deceit. you worship idols under the green tree - Isaiah 57:5

  • @Dan-cb3zh
    @Dan-cb3zh 4 года назад +9

    Fromm tiktok but damn that fire was nasty 🔥

  • @3trnitii392
    @3trnitii392 Год назад +1

    this is really satisfying.

  • @gratefulandloved9505
    @gratefulandloved9505 Год назад

    MERRY CHRISTMAS&A HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🎊🎉🎄🎁🎅

  • @gracesteffen8562
    @gracesteffen8562 6 лет назад +6

    Dad: you've been a bad boy this year Billy.
    Billy: BUT DAD I WANT PRESENTS!
    Dad: nope not this year.
    *3 hours later at **2:08**am*
    Santa: so he has been a bad boy? Ok I will just light the tree on fire.

  • @Theorangecrushgamer
    @Theorangecrushgamer 7 лет назад +4

    beautiful

  • @jamesbarnousky1270
    @jamesbarnousky1270 2 года назад +1

    Just remember that pine resin burns similarly to gasoline. It's even been used as an incendiary weapon. Don't die this Christmas guys.

  • @_jessica_1072
    @_jessica_1072 3 года назад

    *Me chilling of having a fake Christmas tree so it can’t caught fire*

  • @aly8950
    @aly8950 8 лет назад +5

    I can feel the heat through my phone

  • @buyerofsorts
    @buyerofsorts 2 года назад +1

    This is what happens when your ceiling is also made of dried pine needles.....

  • @JJSafetyLLC
    @JJSafetyLLC 5 месяцев назад

    Wow, that tree went up quick! This shows how quick things can go wrong if your not being safe. Definitely, scary to think about.

  • @pickelsandnickels2487
    @pickelsandnickels2487 5 лет назад +1

    This is amazing to watch

  • @aamirrxx2965
    @aamirrxx2965 3 года назад

    the joy a burning christmas tree gives me

  • @lissywissy1286
    @lissywissy1286 2 года назад

    The tree on my pfp: oh um…. *sees the wrappings* BROTHER?!

  • @sherbie8870
    @sherbie8870 4 года назад +1

    Now kids, this is what you call a forest fire.

  • @MrJokkoma
    @MrJokkoma 3 года назад

    No merry Christmas there, it looked like old grandpa had used gasoline instead of water for Christmas.

  • @Joe-sd2kx
    @Joe-sd2kx 3 года назад +2

    This is “Lil tree” after he gets roasted

  • @TimpBizkit
    @TimpBizkit Год назад

    30 seconds in and it looks like the space shuttle has blasted its boosters in the room!

  • @Glitchmouse2
    @Glitchmouse2 6 месяцев назад

    Merry christmas

  • @sharpmusic4668
    @sharpmusic4668 4 года назад

    I'm so lucky that I have a fake Christmas tree.

  • @Mariah_678
    @Mariah_678 3 года назад +3

    I strangely understand how forest fires spread so quickly

  • @dmoterpshyco
    @dmoterpshyco 5 месяцев назад

    That tree went up quicker than a children's Halloween Costume!!! LOL 😂😅

  • @Solosice
    @Solosice 6 лет назад +3

    Not gonna lie, those were some cool looking flames

  • @lgonzalez1154
    @lgonzalez1154 2 года назад +1

    Merry Christmas everyone +

  • @TheDaaabou
    @TheDaaabou 8 месяцев назад

    When your kids don't do their homeworks.

  • @jacoblistokin1354
    @jacoblistokin1354 3 года назад +1

    WOW that is one big fire tree, very interesting.

  • @pattycarljackson
    @pattycarljackson 5 месяцев назад

    This is why LED lights can be beneficial too since they also don’t get as hot as traditional ones but watering constantly is the most important and having working smoke detectors in every room is important.

  • @allisonbrinkley1715
    @allisonbrinkley1715 8 лет назад +89

    i want a fake tree now

    • @jaydanjackson793
      @jaydanjackson793 6 лет назад +3

      Allison Brinkley yep

    • @soundfreak8892
      @soundfreak8892 6 лет назад +1

      me to

    • @sethhorst6158
      @sethhorst6158 5 лет назад +4

      My family still gets a real tree, I just water it each day and my brother turns it's lights off at night, and that's how I prevent Christmas Tree fires.

    • @RoyaltyBrown
      @RoyaltyBrown 4 года назад +1

      ram5 ramen5 not nearly as much. Like not even close

    • @shrimpfry880
      @shrimpfry880 4 года назад +3

      We're using the same fake tree since 2014 and it's like new

  • @lilhuuman7045
    @lilhuuman7045 6 лет назад +1

    This is what I've always wanted to see

  • @AlexanderTheSimmer
    @AlexanderTheSimmer 2 года назад +1

    If I own a christmas tree at my house, I will water the christmas tree every day. but I will need to learn how to water the chrstmas tree at school first

  • @protech4192
    @protech4192 2 года назад

    Now that's real Christmas 🎄

  • @judysimon9320
    @judysimon9320 3 года назад +4

    AAAAAAHHH YES WHAT A WAY TO START THE DAY ❤💖💖

  • @safety_news
    @safety_news Год назад

    Good effect

  • @BJenks27
    @BJenks27 3 года назад

    That fire looked pretty rad ngl

  • @urmomisgay916
    @urmomisgay916 3 года назад

    I don’t know why I always laugh at the “eeeeeee” it gives off when it gets really bad....

  • @taisetsunahito328
    @taisetsunahito328 3 года назад

    How the Grinch Stole Christmas with a lighter

  • @payton_7570
    @payton_7570 3 года назад

    * fire force opening starts playing *

  • @ShannonDWaltrip
    @ShannonDWaltrip 4 года назад +1

    That wreath! That chair!

  • @thedinonoob3624
    @thedinonoob3624 Год назад

    “And when I’m back from the store, you better not let the Christmas tree catch on fire in under a minute!”
    Me:

  • @AT-hd2cd
    @AT-hd2cd 3 года назад +1

    If a tree burns, it turns into a twig!

  • @sonikkuzahejjihoggu535
    @sonikkuzahejjihoggu535 3 года назад +1

    Am I the only one that noticed that the pillow on the chair started melting before the flames dropped on it?

  • @Stabproxi
    @Stabproxi 6 лет назад

    Is it bad that watching Christmas trees make me happy?

  • @jgwynn3
    @jgwynn3 3 года назад

    Anddddd this is how the tree ruined the house instead of the grinch stole Christmas

  • @turbo_timo
    @turbo_timo 6 месяцев назад +1

    Now that's a lot of damage

  • @funtimebonnieanimation
    @funtimebonnieanimation 4 года назад

    Merry christmars

  • @mariagabrielahernandezlugo1362
    @mariagabrielahernandezlugo1362 4 года назад +2

    I will say ........ Christmas was set on *FIRE*

  • @kikimorales7381
    @kikimorales7381 3 года назад +5

    0:24 that tree angry it’s head light on fire

  • @doramilitiakatiemelody1875
    @doramilitiakatiemelody1875 3 года назад +1

    This is why fake Christmas trees are better

  • @christopherwellens338
    @christopherwellens338 3 года назад +3

    I remember the story of a school in Oklahoma (cant remember the name of the school) and it was during a school play and during the time when you put candles on your tree. One of the candles fell over amd lit the tree on fire and no one got out because the doors opened inward instead of out. It was pretty bad and those that were fond could only ve identified by a button or piece of fabric.

  • @gamingmusicandjokesandabit1240
    @gamingmusicandjokesandabit1240 3 года назад

    Alternative title: When the christmas tree says Have a fiery christmas
    (no offence).

  • @ahyuso3419
    @ahyuso3419 Год назад +1

    woah, thats so scary.... the room was full of fire in seconds...

  • @jimjutsu1825
    @jimjutsu1825 3 года назад

    The Christmas tree gave its life for our amusement

  • @renegadeairsoft2609
    @renegadeairsoft2609 4 года назад

    Just one word ..... WOW

  • @vivianagallardo4402
    @vivianagallardo4402 4 года назад +4

    Boy: oh Boy its time to see my gifts

  • @BlighterProductions
    @BlighterProductions 3 года назад

    This is how you could simulate the Cocoanut Grove Fire.

  • @cringe9674
    @cringe9674 5 лет назад +1

    Which is why kids, you need to add more gasoline into fires.

  • @Jaydenmoreno_
    @Jaydenmoreno_ Год назад

    Mom: Did you water the tree today?
    Me: Yea mom I did
    1 hour later:

  • @mrburns2101
    @mrburns2101 3 года назад +1

    This happed us when i was around 7 years old. Fire fighters/ city probably have this documented somewhere ..

  • @sharkpuppetextra4489
    @sharkpuppetextra4489 3 года назад

    A scientist: the tree nuclear bomb doesn’t exist
    Tree nuclear bomb: 0:23

  • @2012leatucker
    @2012leatucker 4 года назад

    Good heavens.

  • @redboy2789
    @redboy2789 Год назад +2

    The fire looks like a nuclear bomb explosion

  • @pp20173
    @pp20173 2 года назад +1

    I'll take my plastic tree for $500 please, Alex.

  • @Titanicenthusiast.
    @Titanicenthusiast. Год назад +1

    Nice

  • @SalTheFisherman
    @SalTheFisherman 3 года назад

    *So this people, is why plastic christmas trees are actually kind of positive*

  • @kiannkilledeuronymous
    @kiannkilledeuronymous 11 месяцев назад +1

    Christmas was lit 🔥

    • @user-cm2xj7ew5p
      @user-cm2xj7ew5p 9 месяцев назад +1

      lit. Literally. Til it was afire 😊

  • @peters5090
    @peters5090 3 года назад

    great zoom backgrouind material here

  • @ShaunBauidhNoBas
    @ShaunBauidhNoBas 6 лет назад +1

    Wow. They should bring back the TV adverts telling you to plan an escape route from house fires at this time of year. Don't overload your sockets & unplug at night folks.

  • @simpmonster3784
    @simpmonster3784 3 года назад

    Camera man be like:👺🎥. 🔥🔥🎄🔥