Prevent a Holiday Kitchen Fire

11/23/2021 (Permalink)

Celebrate safely with your family and friends this holiday season—and that means avoiding a kitchen fire in your central Connecticut home!

’Tis the season for gathering with family and friends to celebrate the holidays. This year, we’re all ready to be together as safely as we can. Part of those safety concerns revolve around COVID, of course, but as with any gathering where there’s cooking, it’s wise to also be concerned about fire safety. According to the National Fire Protection Association, most house fires begin in the kitchen … and the #1 day for kitchen fires to happen is Thanksgiving!

With a crowd in the kitchen, lots of talking and laughing, and maybe some alcohol in the mix, too, a holiday dinner can turn in a fire disaster fast. Don’t let that happen to your family! Follow our tips for holiday kitchen safety.

Prevent a Kitchen Fire

In the happy chaos of holiday meal prep, remember to take these precautions:

• Keep a class K fire extinguisher mounted in the kitchen to put out a fire quickly
• Keep children at least 3 feet away from the stove and keep pets out of the kitchen entirely during holiday cooking
• Turn your pot and pan handles toward the back of the stove to prevent people from bumping into them
• Keep oven mitts and other flammable items at least 3 feet from the stove
• Wear close-fitting or short sleeves while cooking
• Never leave the kitchen if the stove is on

In Case of Fire ...

If a fire does break out in your kitchen, take these steps immediately:

• For a stovetop fire: use a lid to smother a fire in a pan. Protect your hand with an oven mitt and carefully slide the lid over the pan, then turn off the burner. Leave the pan and lid alone until they’re completely cool.
• For an oven fire: turn off the oven and keep its door closed to cut off the fire’s supply of oxygen.
• For a clothing fire: Immediately drop to the floor, cover your face with your hands, and roll back and forth until the flames are out.

If you can’t quickly put the fire out and it starts to spread, use your fire extinguisher, have someone call 911, get everyone out of the house and be sure that you have a way out.

Once the fire is out, call SERVPRO of West Hartford to begin the fire damage cleanup. Holiday or no, we’ll arrive promptly and get going on our quick and complete damage restoration services.

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The team at SERVPRO of West Hartford has specialized training and experience in fire restoration and cleanup, as well as natural disaster and storm damage cleanup, water damage and mold remediation, and chemical and biohazard cleanup. Call SERVPRO of West Hartford (860.206.6141) any time.

If your home or business suffers damage from a fire, call SERVPRO of West Hartford today at 860.206.6141

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If your home or business suffers damage from a fire, call SERVPRO of West Hartford today at 860.206.6141