Cooking fires are the #1 cause of home fires and home fire injuries. Most cooking equipment fires start with the ignition of common household items (e.g., food or grease, cabinets, wall coverings, paper or plastic bags, curtains, etc.).
In 1999, there were 96,200 (USA) home structure fires associated with cooking equipment, resulting in 331 deaths, 4,183 injuries
and $511.3 million in direct property damage
.
Unattended cooking is the leading cause of home cooking fires.
Three in every 10 reported home fires start in the kitchen – more than any other place in the home
The best way to minimise damage and costly repair bills and maybe loss of life is to install a Smoke alarm,
a 1kg abe dry powder fire extinguisher and at least a 1mtr x 1mtr Fire blanket in your kitchen.
.
Never leave cooking food on the stovetop unattended, and keep a close eye on food cooking inside the oven
.
Keep cooking areas clean and clear of combustibles (e.g. potholders, towels, rags, drapes and food packaging).
Keep children and pets away from cooking areas by creating a three-foot (one-meter) “kid–free zone” around the stove
.
Turn pot handles inward so they can’t be bumped and children can’t grab them.
Wear short, close fitting or tightly rolled sleeves when cooking. Loose clothing can dangle onto stove burners and catch fire.
Never use a wet oven mitt, as it presents a scald danger if the moisture in the mitt is heated.
Always keep a potholder, oven mitt and lid handy. If a small grease fire starts in a pan, put on an oven mitt and smother the flames by
carefully sliding the lid over the pan.Alternatively a fire blanket is better for this
Turn off the burner. Don’t remove the lid until it is completely cool.
Never pour water on a grease fire and never discharge a fire extinguisher onto a pan fire, as it can spray or shoot burning grease around the kitchen, actually spreading the fire.
If there is an oven fire, turn off the heat and keep the door closed to prevent flames from burning you and your clothing.
If there is a microwave fire, keep the door closed and unplug the microwave
Call the fire department and make sure to have the oven serviced before you use it again.
Food cooked in a microwave can be dangerously hot.
www.discountfireandsafety.com.au
Excelent posts and comments. I wish good luck from Kredit
electrical safety training secrets com…
safety courses…
Hey there, This write-up is rather educational and fun to read. I am a large follower of the items blogged about. I also adore reading the comments, but it seems as a whole lot of readers have to stay on topic to try and add anything towards the original topic. I would also encourage all of you to bookmark this page for ones most employed service to aid get the word out. Thanks
Hi there can I reference some of the information from this post if I link back to you?
gives employ a fantastic web-site decent Gives thanks for the working hard to support myself
Your blog keeps getting better and better! Your older articles are not as good as newer ones you have a lot more creativity and originality now. Keep it up!
And according to this article, I totally agree with your opinion, but only this time!
yes you can use on your website if you keep my links
chris merrill
Really interesting post thank you for sharing I just added your web site to my bookmarks and will be back now and then. By the way this is off topic but I really like your blogs layout.
This is really a wonderful blog, I discovered your web site researching google for a similar theme and came to this. I couldn’t get to much other details on this blog post, so it was pleasant to locate this one. I will be back again to check out some other posts that you have another time.
Fire extinguishers are a recommended safety product that everyone is encouraged to own. They can be helpful in the home, the car, your office, anywhere that a fire is possible. Fire extinguishers are not expensive. They are easy to store and very easy to use.Roni