Thanksgiving Fire Safety Guide

11/20/2017 (Permalink)

SERVPRO of NE Albuquerque Restoration wishes you a happy and safe Thanksgiving!

• Ensure all smoke alarms are working. It is crucial to notice the fire as soon as it starts to put it out as soon as possible.
• Never leave the stove or oven unattended. Especially with young children or pets, make sure to watch and keep them out of the kitchen.
• Roll up sleeves before turning on the burner. Low hanging clothing can easily catch fire and cause severe burns.
• Set up cooking timers. Doing this is more beneficial than just knowing when to pull the food out of the oven. Overcooking can also lead to oven fires.
• Keep flammable materials away from burners. This includes towels, paper towels, oven mitts, food wrappers, pot holders, pizza boxes, and other paper, plastic, and fabric materials.
• Turn off appliances when done cooking. Forgetting to turn off the stove or oven is a common mistake and has been known to cause a number of cooking fires.
• Remove household objects from the floor. This will prevent dangerous accidents when cooking in the kitchen, especially with kids and pets.
• Keep matches away from children. Teach them to bring it straight to you or another adult if they do find one.
• Blow out all of the candles after everyone has left the dinner table
• Pick up all electric cords. Especially in the kitchen, pick up the cords from plate warmers, mixers, toasters, coffee makers, electric knives, and other appliances and keep them out of their reach.
• Blow out all candles. As soon as everyone is done eating, blow out all of the candles on the table, but don’t forget others in the living room, kitchen, and other common areas.
• Store a fire extinguisher. In the event of a small kitchen fire, you can stop it before it spreads by keeping a small fire extinguisher in the kitchen. Make sure that it is easily accessible and everyone knows where it is.
• Be prepared in case of an emergency. Always keep the phone numbers of emergency services, such as the fire department, hospital, and a disaster restoration service such as SERVPRO of NE Albuquerque Restoration. You will save a lot of time just by calling the direct line instead of searching for it on your phone.

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