Practicing Fire Safety in the Kitchen

6/4/2020 (Permalink)

Home fires have been steadily decreasing each year for decades; but even one fire-related death is too many.

While your kitchen may seem like a safe place, the number 1 cause of home fire is cooking. And the number one cause of kitchen fires? Unattended cooking. It’s very easy to get distracted once you’ve put something on the stove, but there are a number of ways you can avoid a dangerous situation in your kitchen:

• If you are already sleepy or have consumed alcohol, do not use your oven or stove top.
• Make sure to stay in your kitchen when frying or boiling food on your stovetop.
• If you are cooking something that takes a while, check the stove regularly and set alarms
• Keep flammable objects away from burners