A Fire In Your Kitchen...
Would You Really Know What To Do?
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- Cooking Fires are one of the leading causes of household fires in the United States.
- Nearly one-third of all home fires begin in the kitchen area.
- In a majority of cases, people in the residence did not attempt to fight the fire but left the area.
- One-half of the people who did try to fight the fire did it incorrectly, making matters worse.
6 STEPS TO PUT OUT A COOKING FIRE IN YOUR KITCHEN
1. Call the fire department immediately. In many cases, dialing 911 will give you emergency services.
2. Slide a pan lid over flames to smother a grease or oil fire. Then turn off the heat and leave the pan in place until the pan cools. Never carry the pan outside.
3. Keep a large box of baking soda readily available to extinguish other food fires. NEVER use water or flour on cooking fires.
4. Keep the oven door shut and turn off heat to smother an oven or broiler fire.
5. Buy a new fire extinguisher and keep it in the kitchen. PRACTICE using your fire extinguisher! Use an old fire extinguisher you currently own or buy a second “practice” fire extinguisher and have every member of the family practice spraying it into a bucket or on a pile of newspapers in the backyard.
6. Keep a working smoke detector in your home and test it monthly.
In nearly 3/4 of the fires reported the person responsible for the fire was not in the area when the fire started. The other major causes of cooking fires are grease, food left on the range, and combustible materials on the range-top.
During this holiday season we are often busier and more preoccupied than usual.
6 STEPS TO PREVENT A COOKING FIRE IN YOUR KITCHEN
1. Keep an eye on your cooking and stay in the kitchen. Unattended cooking is the #1 cause of cooking fires!
2. Wear short sleeve or close-fitting sleeves. Loose clothing can catch fire.
3. Watch children closely. When old enough, teach children to cook safely.
4. Clean cooking surfaces to prevent food and grease build-up.
5. Keep curtains, towels, and pot holders away from hot surfaces, and store solvents and flammable cleaners away from heat sources. Never keep gasoline in the house.
6. Turn pan handles inwards on the range-top to prevent food spills. The range-top was involved in nearly 8 of every 10 cooking fires.
For More Information
To see the report, "Ten Community Study of the Behaviors and Profiles
of People Involved in Residential Cooking Fires--Executive Summary"
go to: http://www.aham.org/consumer/ht/d/sp/i/2317/pid/2317.
Or if you would like to receive a free copy of this report by mail, please send to "Ten Community Study", AHAM, 1111 19th St., NW, Suite 402, Washington, DC a self-addressed stamped ($.78) envelope (9" x 12").
"Spread the word" about cooking fire safety this holiday season.
Happy Thanksgiving to you all!
If you have important information, or an empowering or funny story that you would like to share with my readers, please email it directly to me at: jbisnar@bestattorney.com.
--John Bisnar, Bisnar and Chase, LLP.
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