Happy Holidays From The SFFD: Terrifying Burning Xmas Tree Demo

To celebrate the holiday and give you warm fuzzies, the San Francisco Fire Department lit a christmas tree on fire in the middle of the sidewalk, incinerating it in under 30 seconds.

We're told it was a demonstration and that your horror is exactly the point. Now you're going to keep your tree well hydrated and away from lots of lights and candles, right? And you're going to get rid of it before it dries out and becomes even more hazardous, aren't you?

Here are some potentially holiday saving/life saving tips from the department, which, though good precautionary reading, are sure to leave you with nightmarish visions dancing in your heads.