Tips to Put Out Fires in the Kitchen Safely in Sunrise

10/16/2019 (Permalink)

Please keep Sunrise safe from fire damage and practice safety in the kitchen.

SERVPRO of Plantation knows that many home fires start in the kitchen. Some kitchen fires are small enough that you may be able to put them out with a fire extinguisher. By being proactive, you can save yourself and others from fire and smoke injuries in your Sunrise home.

Remember that fire is fast. If you cannot contain a fire immediately in your Sunrise home, leave and bring everyone with you. Call 9-1-1 from outside the home.

SERVPRO of Plantation offers these tips for handling a small cooking fire:

• If the fire is on the stove top or in a pot, put a lid on the fire to smother the flames. Turn off the burner
• If a cloth on the stove top is on fire, put a lid on the fire to smother the flames. Turn off any burners 
• Do not use water on a gas fire or a grease fire. Pot lids will smother a fire. You can also use (a lot of) baking soda. Pour a box of baking soda on the fire
• If the fire is in the oven, turn off the heat. Close the oven door.

IMPORTANT:

Never leave firefighting to chance. SERVPRO of Plantation knows that objects can be replaced.  People and pets cannot.

SERVPRO of Plantation is independently owned and operated.

Links:

https://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/

https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/By-topic/Top-causes-of-fire