Oceanport man’s Christmas decoration gets a visit from the fire department

Charlie Dwyer

OCEANPORT, NJ – Doug Peterson, of Oceanport went over the top decorating his home for Christmas and it eventually resulted in firefighters being dispatched to his home.

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Peterson recreated a scene from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, even using a lifelike Clark Griswold dummy hanging from the roof of his house, complete with motorized legs. For responding firefighters, it looked like somebody was dangling from the roof, but a closer look revealed it was just a Christmas decoration.

The elaborate recreation even includes Chevy Chase’s lines from the movie.


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Christmas lighting gone wrong

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Peterson even showed off how his faux-Clark was made.

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