Incidents of fires are usually not evenly distributed. There are higher number of fires during:
● Summer season: Due to higher ambient temperature; as well as leaves etc. being dry – catch fire easily. This is the time, when many forest-fires start.
● Some specific festive events – due to use/availability of fire-crackers, and/or lights etc. Fire based lights could pose a direct fire-risk, while, electricity based lighting could cause the risk due to overloading.
Hence, its more important to be specially careful during these periods. Not only are the chances of incidents higher, but, the chances of your local fire department being overloaded is also very high. This might have an impact on their ability to respond swiftly to your call – in case there is a need – as they could be busy fighting fire elsewhere.
