Kitchen Safety

If a fire starts in a stove-top pan, cover it with a lid and turn off the heat source.

If a fire is burning in your oven, keep the door closed and call your fire department.

Keep motors on refrigerators and other appliances clean.  Oil or dirt build-up on electric motors can make the motor to overheat.

Never leave food, especially grease, unattended on the stove.

Turn pot and pan handles inward so children won’t pull them down from the stove.

Keep a fire extinguisher near the stove — one that can be used for grease or electrical fires.