residential home fire prevention
Thanksgiving Cooking Safety Tips from the NFPA
This week dinner tables and kitchens across the country will be bustling with activity. And while that’s a recipe for great meals, it also presents increased risk scenarios for residential home fires. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) estimated the number of home kitchen fire accidents was three times the daily mean for the nation, according to data for 2009. In addition, fires originating in the kitchen are the leading cause of home fires in general. During the four year period between 2005 and 2009, fire departments answered to approximately 155,400 infernos resulting from kitchen equipment; those accidents caused an estimated annual median of $771 million in property destruction, 4,800 injuries, and 390 deaths. With that, let’s review some important safety rules offered by the NFPA for cooking this Thanksgiving.
- Don’t allow anything flammable near the stove or oven, including wooden tools, mitts, paper or plastic packages, towels, drapery, and clothes.
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