What To Know About Grease Fires

1/7/2022 (Permalink)

Cooking is the number one cause of fires and fire injuries in the household. Thousands of cooking fires devastate homes and families every year, and grease/oil are often the cause. Keep reading for some tips on how to prevent a grease fire in your home.

• Never leave the kitchen while frying your food. This applies to all forms of cooking but is especially true when there is a large amount of oil involved.
• If there is a strong smell, or smoke coming off of the oil in your pot/pan that’s a good sign that the oil is burning, and you should take it off the heat to let it cool and lower the burner temperature, so it doesn’t happen again
• Keep a lid that can cover your pot/pan. In the event that a fire starts, a lid that seals the fire in can be a quick way to safely eliminate a fire in your kitchen without having to use an extinguisher.
• Make sure that nothing flammable is around the stovetop

While accidents can and do happen, following proper safety procedures and cooking techniques can make grease fires significantly less likely to happen to you and your family.