Cooking | OSFM

Did You Know…

Cooking is the leading cause of home fires and fire injuries in the US.
49% of home fires were caused by cooking.
31% of reported home cooking fires and 48% of cooking fire deaths are a result of unattended equipment.
66% of home cooking fires start from food or other cooking materials catching fire.
Ranges or cooktops account for over half (51%) of home cooking fire incidents.
Most cooking fires occur between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires, followed by Christmas Day and Christmas Eve.

Stay in the kitchen when frying, grilling, or broiling food.
Set a timer to remind you of cooking times.
Keep anything that can catch fire away from your stovetop.
Ensure a 3-foot, kid-free zone around your cooking area.
Turn pot handles away from the stove’s edge and use the back burners when possible.
When cooking, wear short, close-fitting or tightly rolled sleeves.
If you have a fire in your microwave, turn it off immediately and keep the door closed.
Small grease fires should be extinguished by smothering the flames,
For oven fires, turn off the oven and leave the door closed.
Do not cook if you are sleepy, have taken medication, drugs, or consumed alcohol.
Plug the microwave directly into an outlet and do not use an extension cord that can overload the circuit.
If your clothes do catch fire, stop, drop, and roll!