Fire Cleanup and Restoration Services for Bohemia
3/16/2020 (Permalink)
Did you know that cooking fires cause of highest number of household fires in the nation? SERVPRO® of North Pensacola wants Bohemia residents to know that according to the US Fire Administration there were 191,000 cooking fires in residences in 2017. Installing a fire extinguisher in the kitchen and training the family on how to safely operate it can help. Here are some other tips from the American Red Cross to help prevent cooking fires:
- Never leave cooking food unattended
- Stay in the kitchen when you are frying, grilling, or broiling food. If you must leave the kitchen for even a short period of time, turn off the stove
- If you are cooking food check it regularly, remain in the home while food is cooking, and use a timer to remind yourself that the stove or oven is on
- Avoid wearing loose clothing or dangling sleeves while cooking
- Always check the kitchen before going to bed or leaving the home to make sure all stoves, ovens, and small appliances are turned off
- Keep kids away from cooking areas by enforcing a "kid-free zone" of three feet around the stove
If you experience fire damage to your home or business SERVPRO® of North Pensacola wants to help. We are on call and ready to respond to your emergency 24 hours a day. Call us today at 850-466-3076. We’ll take care of your fire damage in Bohemia “Like it never even happened.”
SERVPRO of North Pensacola is independently owned and operated.