More Missourians are expected to travel and gather together this year for larger Thanksgiving and holiday celebrations after a quieter holiday season in 2020 because of COVID-19. State Fire Marshal Tim Bean is advising people to reduce the risk of fires as we enter the five-week period of elevated fire hazards. “Thanksgiving begins a five-week period of elevated fire hazards, with the three tops days of the year for cooking fires all occurring between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day,” Bean said. “Candles and holiday decorations are also fire hazards, and the top three days of the year for candle fires...