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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.govimage?w=697&h=1&rev=1&ac=1

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