Is Something Burning?

10/11/2019 (Permalink)

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Fire Prevention Week is October 6-12^th.    We will be featuring a blog post each day this week to remind our customers of ways to prevent fires in their homes. 

Kitchen Fires

While we all can’t be gourmet chefs in the kitchen, even a fire star rated chef can have mishaps in the kitchen.  Did you know that cooking fires are the number one cause of home fires and home injuries?  We have some tips to safely cook in your kitchen

• The leading cause of kitchen fires is unattended cooking.  Never leave something that is boiling, frying, grilling or broiling unattended. 
• When baking or roasting food, check on it regularly and use a timer to remind yourself that you are cooking
• Keep anything that can catch fire- oven mitts, towels, curtains, food packaging or wooden utensils away from the stove top.

If you have a small (grease) cooking fire

• Smother the flame by sliding a lid over the pan and turning off the burner
• For an oven fire, turn off the heat and keep the door closed
• Don’t hesitate to call 9-1-1.  Kitchen fires can get out of control quickly. 

In case of fire in your home, SERVPRO of Norwich and Windham County is always ready 24/7.  Let us help you get your home back to “Like it never even happened."