It pays to play it safe in the kitchen…so take a minute and read these kitchen rules for fire safety…
TO PUT OUT A FIRE IN YOUR KITCHEN:
- Slide a pan lid over the flames of a grease or oil fire…then turn off the heat. When you cut off the oxygen, the fire will go out. NEVER pick up the pan to carry it outside!
- Pour baking soda on other food fires. NEVER put water or flour on the flames!
- Keep the oven door shut and turn off the heat to smother an oven or broiler fire. (Again…with no air the flames will go out.)
- Keep a fire extinguisher in your kitchen…and know who to use it.
- Make sure you have a working smoke detector in your kitchen…and CHANGE those batteries every Spring and Fall.
TO PREVENT A FIRE IN THE FIRST PLACE:
- Keep an eye on your cooking and stay in the kitchen. Unattended cooking is the #1 cause of cooking fires!
- Wear short sleeve clothing or close-fitting sleeves!! Really Important! Loose clothing can catch fire!
- NEVER LET CHILDREN COOK ALONE. And teach kitchen safety along with good eating habits.
- Keep kitchen CLEAN. A build-up of grease on counters or cabinets is an invitation to disaster.
- Keep curtains, towels, and pot holders away from cooking surfaces!
- Keep pot handles turned INWARD to prevent pots and pans from accidentally being knocked off the stove.
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