With Halloween on the horizon, halt hazards with these tips

FALLBROOK – Halloween has become a popular time for fun and festivities, but with it comes the potential for a variety of fire hazards. The National Fire Protection Association encouraged everyone to take these simple precautions to stay safe without sacrificing that fun.

“Halloween brings an opportunity to wear fun costumes, decorate our homes and eat too much candy,” Lorraine Carli, NFPA’s vice president of outreach and advocacy, said. “However, without proper safety precautions, we run the risk of turning good times into the wrong kind of scary ones.”

According to NFPA research, between 201...