Cooking Fire Prevention

• Do not leave cooking unattended.
• Wear short or close-fitting sleeves. Loose clothing can catch fire.
• Clean cooking surfaces to prevent food and grease build-up.
• Keep curtains, towels and pot holders away from hot surfaces.
• Turn pot and pan handles inward to prevent spills.

To Extinguish a Cooking Fire

• Call 911 immediately.
• Slide a lid over flames to smother a grease or oil fire, then turn off the heat and leave the lid in place until the pan cools. Never carry the pan away from the stove.
• Extinguish other food fires with baking soda. Never use water or flour on cooking fires.
• Ovens are designed to hold heat; for a fire in the oven, keep the door shut and turn off the heat to smother the fire.
• Keep a fire extinguisher in the kitchen.