Tips to stay safe this holiday season

While it’s easy to get caught up in all the cooking and decorating surrounding the holidays, the Biloxi Fire Department says it’s especially important during this time of year to keep an eye out for potential fire hazards in your home.

- while it's easy to get caught u- in all the cooking and- decorating- surrounding the holidays, the - biloxi fire department says - it's especially important durin- this time of year to keep an ey- out for potential fire hazards- in your home.

- the holidays are the leading- time for kitchen fires, with- thanksgiving and christmas bein- the two leading days for fires.- biloxi deputy chief of fire - prevention caleb hudson urges - citizens to not leave cookng- untensils unattended in - the kitchen.- when it comes to decorating for- christmas, deputy chief - hudson says to make sure to - water your christmas tree - regularly or it can dry out and- catch on fire more easily.- deputy chief hudson also- suggests to check light - cords to make sure they don't - have tears in them before - stringing them on your tree.- - caleb hudson, biloxi deputy - chief of fire - prevention: "but regardless, if you do have a fire, just make - sure you get out.

- that's the biggest thing.

We- want to make sure everybody get- out of their- houses.

Make sure you have good- working smoke detectors in all- your- bedrooms, outside your bedrooms- anywhere you're going to be - sleeping at.

And- then you get that early - detection so you can get out- quick."

If you have any question about- - - fire prevention safety or are i- need of smoke dectector you can- call the biloxi fire- department at