A candle's warm glow, a traditional holiday season icon, can become a holiday villain if not properly cared for.  Candle fires double during the month of December - contributing to millions of dollars and hundreds of lives lost to candle fires each year.

It struck at 5:04 p.m. on October 17th, 1994.  Fifteen seconds later, the Loma Prieta earthquake was over -- leaving 68 dead, more than 4,000 injured and roughly $7 billion in damages in its wake. Tens years later, Californians still feel its aftershocks -- both physically and financially. 

The Internet has changed our lives, transforming tasks such as research and shopping from cumbersome, time-consuming chores to completion with the click of a button. 

The fires raging in Southern California today raise a number of concerns for those whose homes have been destroyed and those waiting for word about their properties. Families whose homes have been damaged or destroyed must first provide shelter, food and clothing for their loved ones, and then face the agonizing task of sorting through the rubble. 

The only emergency you want to be concerned with at the grill this summer is running out of barbecue sauce. But a backyard barbecue can easily become a household blaze if you're not careful. With more than 3 million barbecues in use across the country, hundreds of Americans are injured each year due to gas and charcoal grill accidents.