House Cooking Fire Prevention Tips

4/9/2020 (Permalink)

Cooking is the leading cause of home fires and fire injuries. Ranges or cooktops cause 62% of home fires according to the National Fire Protection Association. Learn how to stay safe with these tips.

• Keep anything that can catch fire away from your stove top.
• Always unplug counter top alliances when not in use. 
• Make sure you have, and test, GFCI receptacles in your kitchen to prevent shock and electrocution.
• Double check that everything is off when you finish cooking.
• Prevent fires by keeping your oven and stove top clean of grease and dust.
• Never leave the kitchen while cooking.
• Never cook while sleepy, drinking alcohol, or taking medication that makes you drowsy.
• Never disable a smoke alarm while cooking.
• Never use a cooking stove to heat your home.

If you experience a grease fire, soot damage or worse, fire damage, call the professionals at SERVPRO of Baldwin and Monroe.  We are always here to help.