Home Cooking Fire Prevention

3/24/2020 (Permalink)

Kids are home, and we are cooking more overall. It is critically important to remind residents of cooking safety practices.

In response to COVID-19, the state of California has encouraged residents to stay at home unless there is an essential reason to leave home. With more residents staying indoors, home cooking fires are at risk of increasing. In the U.S. home cooking fires is the leading cause of fires in the home. Unattended cooking is the leading cause of home cooking fires overall. We have to keep a close eye out for fire dangers when cooking.

Kids are home, and we are cooking more overall. It is critically important to remind residents of cooking safety practices.

Cooking Fire Prevention Tips

• While frying, grilling, boiling or broiling food stay in the kitchen. 
• If simmering, baking or roasting food use a timer and check on food regularly. 
• Anything that can catch fire, like oven mitts, wooden utensils, towels, drapes, food packaging, keep away from the stovetop
• Make sure all handles are not facing outward
• If you are sleepy refrain from using the stove as you need to be alert and ensure you do not fall asleep while cooking. 
• IF you have children in the home, ensure they stay at least three feet from the stove or oven. 

You may find additional tips and safety sheets that you can print out or share electronically about fire safety on the National Fire Protection Association website.