holiday fatalities

December is Safe Toys and Gifts Month. Alabamians are now being cautioned about potential risks associated with toys. Most toy-related deaths have been linked to choking on small balls or crayons, drownings associated with flotation toys and entrapment inside toy chests.

Family and friend get-togethers, massive meals, football, office parties, gift-giving and all things festive come with the holiday season, but dangers can still be present. The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is offering the following tips and resources for the safest, happiest and healthiest holiday season possible.

Holiday decorations are going up, and that’s prompting annual warnings on Christmas tree safety. The National Fire Protection Association offers the following tips and resources that will help residents stay safe during the winter holiday season.

Temperatures are dropping in Alabama, and people are looking to stay warm. Safety experts are now warning that home fires involving heating equipment are most common during the cold weather months. More than 1,000 fires happen each year due to space heaters according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Alabama Triple-A says several factors may make New Year’s weekend road trips different than in previous years.

Alabama state troopers investigated 10 traffic fatalities during the long Fourth of July weekend.The troopers report that three of the fatalities were in…

Traffic fatalities on Alabama highways increased significantly during the long Thanksgiving holiday period.Alabama State Troopers report they investigated…