Cooking and Fire Safety Tips for Charlottesville Homes

2/4/2020 (Permalink)

If this happens to your Charlottesville kitchen, we have highly trained Fire Restoration Technicians "Here to Help."

I grew up cooking on a gas burning stove. We had to strike a match to light the stove and did not think about the fire danger involved. Our wooden home was in an older neighborhood built around 1910. No fire extinguisher. No smoke alarms.

It’s what you are accustomed to, right?

Luckily, we were very careful and sensible in the kitchen. Yet, cooking is a major cause of home fires.

Here are some safety tips that apply to everyone, including seniors:

• Never leave your stove unattended while cooking. Period.
• Keep the area around the stove clutter-free. Even a pot-holder can catch fire instantly from an electric stove. 
• Never put Anything on the stovetop, such as grocery bags or cardboard boxes. It would be too easy to accidentally turn it on.
• Do not store Anything in your oven.
• Keep the stove surface clean, especially from grease. 
• Pour hot grease into a coffee can or other heat-safe container. Then throw it away.
• Roll up your sleeves
• Keep a fire extinguisher easily accessible (and learn how to use it).

Hopefully, a fire disaster may be avoided. However, if you need us for your fire restoration, we are “Here to Help”.

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Call 434-977-5850. We are “Here to Help” for 24-Hour Emergency Service