| Sunday October 6, 2013 kicked off National Fire Prevention week. The theme of this years promotion is "Prevent Kitchen Fires." We urge everyone in the community to practice safe cooking in your home. Kitchen fires are the leading cause of fires inside the home and can be prevented. See the list of tips below offered by NFPA.
•Stay in the kitchen when you are frying, grilling, broiling, or boiling food.
•If you must leave the room, even for a short period of time, turn off the stove.
•When you are simmering, baking, or roasting food, check it regularly, stay in the home, and use a timer to remind you.
•If you have young children, use the stove’s back burners whenever possible. Keep children and pets at least three away from the stove.
•When you cook, wear clothing with tight-fitting sleeves.
•Keep potholders, oven mitts, wooden utensils, paper and plastic bags, towels, and anything else that can burn, away from your stovetop.
•Clean up food and grease from burners and stovetops |
