Keep safe While Cooking in Hammonton, NJ

11/2/2018 (Permalink)

Pay Attention When Cooking

According the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) cooking equipment is the leading cause of residential fires.

The NFPA offers the following eye-opening statistics

• 475,000 structure fires were reported in the United states in 2016.
• These fires caused $7.9 billion in property damages.
• One structure fire was reported every 66 seconds.

What you should know about home cooking safety

• Be on alert! If you are sleepy or have consumed alcohol, don’t use the stove or stovetop.
• Stay in the kitchen while you are frying, grilling, boiling, or broiling food.
• If you are simmering, baking, or roasting food, check it regularly, remain in the kitchen while food is cooking, and use a timer to remind you that you are cooking.
• Keep anything that can catch fire — oven mitts, wooden utensils, food packaging, towels or curtains — away from your stovetop.

If you have a cooking fire

• Just get out! When you leave, close the door behind you to help contain the fire.
• Call 9-1-1 or the local emergency number after you leave.
• If you try to fight the fire, be sure others are getting out and you have a clear way out.
• Keep a lid nearby when you’re cooking to smother small grease fires. Smother the fire by sliding the lid over the pan and turn off the stovetop. Leave the pan covered until it is completely cooled.
• For an oven fire, turn off the heat and keep the door closed.

National Fire Protection Association Safe Cooking

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