Now, being a firefighter I thought some fire safety tips were in order before we get ahead of ourselves.
Don’t leave pots and pans alone if you are cooking. Feel free to leave them alone if you
are NOT cooking, they like to cool down by themselves. (See what I did there?)
If your pot or pan catches fire:
- Don’t panic.
- Do NOT use water for a oil/grease fire it will spatter and burn you!
- Put on an oven mitt.
- With your oven mitt protected hand, cover the pot or pan with the proper lid. If you don’t have the proper lid handy, try a cooking sheet or larger lid.
- Turn off the stovetop.
- Leave the pan alone until it completely cools down.
- NEVER move a burning pot or pan. You might fan the flames, making the fire bigger, or you might drip hot oil on yourself or catch your clothes on fire!
- If the fire has spread, have everyone EXIT your house.
- Once outside, call 911 or your local fire department. Don’t search the house for your cell phone! If it isn’t handy, knock on your neighbor’s door.
Most importantly you need to have a plan before it happens, because if you
wait until it happens, you won’t
know what to do.
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