Fire
Safety Tips For Home & in the Kitchen
The best way to fight a fire is by preventing it from occurring
altogether. Over 3,000 people die each year due to fires and
poor fire safety procedures. Fires also account for over $10
billion dollars worth of property damage and losses each year.
Almost every material that a house or building is composed is
combustible in some degree, which makes fire prevention a crucial
thing to practice and learn.
Fires are more likely to occur from inside the kitchen, this
is due to the many sources of heat inside a kitchen. Industrial
kitchens such as restaurant kitchens pose even bigger threats
due to the use of industrial heating and chemical equipment.
Here are a few tips to preventing fires in the kitchen:
-Wear proper apparel: Do not wear loose-fitted clothing such
as long-sleeve shirts or scarves while cooking. Cloth-like material
needs only a few seconds before it starts to catch fire.
-Always be within the vicinity of the kitchen when cooking on
the stove: Food can boil over or food can splash out. This is
can be fuel to the fire.
-Clear any items near the stovetop area when cooking when using
the stovetop: Heat alone can melt nearby objects.
-Keep highly volatile materials or devices away from cooking
areas: This can be anything from matches to propane equipment.
Here are a few tips to preventing fires in the home:
-Clear areas near the chimney and use a chimney grate: Embers
can pop and cause a fire on materials. Carpets and rugs will
catch on fire very quickly.
-Moist cigarettes after use: Since cigarettes are lightweight
they can blow around in the wind and cause a nearby fire.
-Blowout candles before leaving the area: As attractive as these
decoratives are, they still require a pilot light.
-Turn off portable heaters when not in use: Heaters are able
to burn through surfaces and burn surrounding objects.
-Make sure your family knows the best fire escape plan for every
part of the home: Not knowing what to do in the event of a fire
is hazardous alone.
-Install smoke alarms and purchase a fire extinguisher: In the
event a fire does happen, you will be prepared to deal with
it.
For additional resources on fire safety and legal assistance
for those who are victims of a fire-related accident, contact
the Philadelphia personal injury lawyers of Lowenthal &
Abrams, P.C.
Joseph Devine
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