Kitchen Fire

Kitchen Fire

1. Do not move a pan when it is on fire. This is the number 1 rule.

2. Do not put water on a burning pan.

3. When you put water on a burning pan it turns into a bigger ball of fire which is unsafe and can cause more damage.

4. Throwing water on a cooking fire is the worst thing to do.

5. Do not move the pan because it gives the pan more air which is very dangerious

6. To stop the fire if it has small flames, slide the lid over the pan and turn off the heat

7. Don't take the lid off the pan until it cools, because fresh air can reignite the fire.

8. Another way to stop the fire is to use a cookie sheet to smother the fire

9. Kitchen fires cause 480 deaths per year and 900 million dollars in property damage

10. You should also not use water based fire extinguisher when putting out kitchen fires because it only makes it worse.

11. If you do use a fire extinguisher to put out a kitchen fire it needs to be dry.

12. Call 911 first before you do anything by yorself