Thanksgiving Safety
City of New Haven and FEMA Partners in Preparedness
Honorable Toni H. Harp, Mayor
According to the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), cooking is the main cause of home fire. Also, the peak day for home cooking fires is Thanksgiving.
Cook Safely for Thanksgiving
Stay in the kitchen when you are frying, boiling, grilling, or broiling food. If you leave the kitchen, turn off the burner.
Watch what you are cooking. Fires start when the heat is too high. If you see any smoke or the grease starts to boil, turn the burner off.
If you simmer, bake, or roast food, check it regularly and use a timer to remind you.
Keep anything that can catch fire (oven mitts, wooden utensils, food packages, towels, and curtains) away from your stovetop.
Turn pot handles toward the back of the stove. Then, no one can bump them or pull them over.
Keep a pan lid or baking sheet nearby. Use it to cover the pan if it catches fire. This will put the fire out.
In the event of an oven fire, turn off the oven and keep the door closed until it is cool.
Keep children away from the stove. The stove will be hot, and kids should stay three feet away.
Make sure your smoke alarms are working. Test them by pushing the test button.
Five Dangers of Deep Frying a Turkey
Turkey fryers can easily tip over spilling hot oil across a large area.
An overfilled cooking pot will cause oil to spill over when the turkey is placed inside.
A partially frozen turkey will cause hot oil to splatter.
Turkey fryers can easily overheat and start a fire.
The pot, lid and handles of a turkey fryer can get dangerously hot and cause burn injuries.
For more information and free resources, visit www.usfa.fema.gov
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