three members of a family died. it s believed to have started with the christmas tree. when it catches fire it can go up quickly. just watch. how can you keep your family safe? the syracuse fire department s bill elderbroom takes us to a training session at the burn house. we set up a few decorations doing everything wrong. what do you think might happen here? the fact there s no water pan for this tree as these needles start to get dry, people will notice when these are shaken that the needles will fall. that s the first tip. reporter: keep your tree watered. if the tree isn t drinking the water in the tray, cut an extra inch or two from the base. tip two, do not use extension cords. and one we didn t know never keep those cords under the carpet. by keep walking on that carpet, that will wear that insulation off. that creates a serious fire
before in my life. reporter: the crooked tree has lots of reno residents giving it a second glance. it s crooked like the politicians, right? that s what everybody s saying. it looks like the type of tree reno would end up happening. exactly. reporter: indeed, with rockefeller center s tree on one end and charlie brown s twig tree on the other, reno s tree is somewhere in between. there are lots of theories on how this tree ended up like this. i think the cutters messed it up, honestly. they probably dropped it too hard and it cracked. maybe something hit it or it was just grown that way. reporter: the tree isn t swaying any opinions on christmas. it is crooked, but it sort of reminds me of all the christmases i ve had with my family and sharing it with other people. so it doesn t bother you at all? nuh-uh. reporter: the crooked christmas tree also didn t get much of a warm welcome, because of a snowstorm the official tree lighting was canceled. it has yet to be
like this one days ago in ohio. three members of a family died. it s believed to have started with the christmas tree. when it catches fire it can go up quickly. just watch. how can you keep your family safe? the syracuse fire department s bill elderbroom takes us to a training session at the burn house. we set up a few decorations doing everything wrong. what do you think might happen here? the fact there s no water pan for this tree as these needles start to get dry, people will notice when these are shaken that the needles will fall. that s the first tip. reporter: keep your tree watered. if the tree isn t drinking the water in the tray, cut an extra inch or two from the base. tip two, do not use extension cords. and one we didn t know never keep those cords under the carpet. by keep walking on that carpet, that will wear that insulation off.