City of Rochester
News Release
As Fire Prevention Week is upon us, Rochester
Fire Department reminds residents: "Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!"
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Mayor Warren Proclaims
Fire Prevention Week |
(Monday, Oct. 5, 2020) -- The Rochester Fire
Department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) -- the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 90
years -- to promote this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Serve Up Fire
Safety in the Kitchen!” The campaign works to educate everyone about simple but important actions they can take to
keep themselves and those around them safe.
According
to NFPA, cooking is the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries in
the United States. Almost half (44 percent) of reported home fires started in the
kitchen. Two-thirds (66 percent) of home cooking fires start with
the ignition of food or other cooking materials.
The Rochester Fire Department encourages all
residents to embrace the 2020 Fire Prevention Week theme. The most important step you should
take before making a meal is to "Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!"
The
Rochester Fire Department wants to share safety tips to keep you from having a
cooking fire:
- Never leave cooking food unattended. Stay in the kitchen
while you are frying, grilling or broiling. If you have to leave, even for
a short time, turn off the stove;
- If you are simmering, baking, roasting, or boiling food,
check it regularly, remain in the home while food is cooking, and use a
timer to remind you that you’re cooking;
- You have to be alert when cooking. You won’t be alert if you
are sleepy, have taken medicine or drugs, or consumed alcohol that makes
you drowsy;
- Always keep an oven mitt and pan lid nearby when you’re
cooking. If a small grease fire starts, slide the lid over the pan to
smother the flame. Turn off the burner, and leave the pan covered until it
is completely cool
- Have a “kid-free zone” of at least 3 feet around the stove
and areas where hot food or drink is prepared or carried.
To learn more about fire prevention and fire safety in the home, visit www.cityofrochester.gov/firesafetyathome/.
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