Kitchen Safety Tips

Keep an eye on your cooking
and stay in the kitchen.
Unattended cooking is the #1
cause of cooking fires.
Call the fire department
immediately. In many cases,
dialing 911 will give you
Emergency Services.
Wear short or close-fitting
sleeves. Loose clothing
can catch fire.
Slide a pan 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 outside.
Watch children closely.
When old enough, teach
children to cook safely.
Extinguish other food fires with
baking soda. Never use water
or flour on cooking fires.
Turn pan handles inward to
prevent food spills.
Keep a working smoke
detector in your home
and test it monthly.
Clean cooking surfaces to prevent
food and grease build-up.
Keep the oven door shut and
turn off the heat to smother an
oven or broiler fire.
Keep curtains, towels and pot
holders away from hot surfaces,
and store solvents and flammable
cleaners away from heat sources.
Never keep gasoline in the house.
Keep a fire extinguisher in the
kitchen. Make sure you have
the right type of training.
TO PREVENT A COOKING
FIRE IN YOUR KITCHEN
TO PUT OUT A COOKING
FIRE IN YOUR KITCHEN
KITCHEN
SAFETY TIPS
Follow these tips to protect you and your family when
in the kitchen. Whether stirring up a quick dinner or
creating a masterpiece four-course meal, here’s a
recipe for safer cooking you need to use daily.