Helpful Cooking Fire Prevention Tips for Thanksgiving

11/12/2018 (Permalink)

Use these helpful tips to help prevent cooking fires in your home.

Thanksgiving is next week, so SERVPRO of Western O’Fallon/Wentzville wanted to remind you of some cooking facts to be aware of to help prevent home fires through all the hustle and bustle

• Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires.
• Unattended cooking is the leading factor in home cooking fires, so stay in the room where/when the cooking is taking place.
• Two-thirds of home cooking fires started when food or other cooking materials caught fire, so always be aware of what is on or surrounding the stove/oven.
• Clothing was the item first ignited in less than one percent of these fires, but these incidents accounted for 18 percent of the cooking fire deaths.
• Ranges accounted for the largest share (62 percent) of home cooking fire incidents.
• More than half (55 percent) of reported non-fatal home cooking fire injuries occurred when the victims tried to fight the fire themselves.
• Frying poses the greatest risk of fire.

Source:  National Fire Protection Association