How to Prevent and Put out Cooking Fires

• Stay in the kitchen when cooking on your range. Many cooking fires are the result of absentee cooks.
• Turn pan handles away from the cook top edge. A bumped handle can cause spills that can result in painful burns.
• Supervise children when they work in the kitchen. Stress safety when teaching children how to cook.
• Wear short or close fitting sleeves when cooking. Keep your apron securely tied.
• Keep you cook top surfaces clean. Grease build ups can catch fire.
• Keep flammable fabrics away from elements or burners. 
• Provide cool, well ventilated storage for cleaning fluids and solvents.
• Have a smoke detector in your home and check it monthly for working batteries.

How to Put Out Fires: 

• Call the fire department immediately.
• Cut off air to a grease fire by covering it with a pan lid. Do not remove the lid until the pan cools.
• To put out a fire in the oven close the oven door and turn off the heat at once.
• Have a fire extinguisher of the correct type and make sure you know how to use it.
• Put out other cooking fires by smothering them with baking soda. Don’t use water of flour to put out a cooking fire.