Kitchen Safety

• Cooking fires are the number one cause of home fires and home injuries.
• Most cooking fires in the home involve the stovetop.
• The most common type of cooking fire is cooking left unattended.
• STAY IN THE KITCHEN when cooking. Be especially attentive when cooking with oil or at high temperatures.
• Keep away from a heating source anything that can catch fire such as oven mittens, food packing, kitchen towels, plastic spoons.
• If a pan does catch fire, carefully slide a lid over the pan and then turn off the burner.
• When cooking, wear tight-fitting clothing or short sleeves so your clothes do not catch fire.

Family's Cooking Safety Checklist

Cooking Safety for Kids

Home Fire Safety

• Cooking Safety Tip Sheet
• Microwave Oven Safety Tip Sheet
• Thanksgiving Safety Tip Sheet
• Electrical Cooking Appliance Safety Tip Sheet
• Smoke Alarms at Home Tip Sheet
• Winter Holiday Safety Tip Sheet
• Put a Freeze on Winter Holiday Fires
• Christmas Tree Safety Tip Sheet
• Fireworks Safety Tips