Well, maybe not so much any more. The new statewide Fire Prevention Code, effective October 1, had made it illegal to have cut trees in apartment buildings and other public areas without sprinkler systems, punishable by a Class 1 misdemeanor (up to 12 months in jail and $2500 fine). Yesterday, the state fire marshal relaxed those rules, leaving it up to local fire marshals to impose the restrictions.
Lots of people had complained that the rules would ruin Christmas if they weren't allowed to run the risk of causing a fatal fire in their apartments. A Fairfax County assitant fire marshal noted, "in multi-family dwellings, the act of one person can endanger hundreds of lives."
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