Tips Property Owners Must Keep In Mind For Kitchen Fire Prevention

Cooking is the chief cause of fires and injuries, death, property & economic loss that occur in the house. The U.S. Fire Administration has estimated that nearly 164,500 residential cooking fires happen in the United States yearly. Kitchen fires have remained the number-one cause of the fire and related injuries in the United States.

However, you can't eat raw food, and you'll have to cook daily, so don't be afraid of cooking in your kitchen. Instead, think of what you could do for kitchen fire prevention or, in case of fire accidents, what you can do to save your family. In this article, we provide safety precautions and tips for preventing kitchen fires. With safe practices and the proper fire prevention devices, property owners, renters, and commercial owners can keep their occupants safe.

What Tips You Need To Follow When It Comes To Kitchen Fire Prevention

Monitor Children and Pets

In homes, it is the homeowner's responsibility to teach children not to play with ovens, pans, or electrical appliances, including dishwashers, microwaves, grilles, food processors, etc. Also, instruct your kids to stay in the room if you're cooking. Engage your toddlers in some other activities so that they remain distracted and don't touch any of the kitchen equipment.

Catch Kitchen Fires Early With Smoke Alarms/ Suppression Systems

It's difficult to emphasize how vast a difference working smoke alarms or suppression systems can make in case of fire accidents. Keep in mind, don't place smoke alarms too close to cooking equipment, where ceiling-bound bits from pots & pans may trigger false warnings. Ideally, it would help if you got smoke alarms installed:

• 10 feet apart from any of your cooking appliance

• No further than 12 inches away of the ceiling, but not in four inches of a pointed apex of the ceiling

• Inside & outside of every rest space in your home, including the living area

• On each level of the building

• Over the peak of stairways heading to the home's basement

• Aside from window panes, gateways, ducts, and different sources of drafts

To test the batteries of your smoke alarm every month, design a plan, and set an alert on your mobile phones so that it remains in the best working condition.

Store Liquid Shortening, Butter, or Different Highly Inflammable Fluids Protected From Burners While Not Working In The Kitchen

Highly combustible cooking items such as butter, greases, vegetable oil, etc., can quickly convert fire hazards. In fact, alcohol-based sauces have the ability even to explode if placed too close to a hot stove top. Furthermore, butter also quickly catches fire in a much hot pan, as can shortening. So follow these tips (to keep highly combustible items apart from the stove) for kitchen fire prevention.

Know What Sort Of Fire Suppression To Practice For Each Fire Type

Different fire types require different fire suppression/ extinguishers or suppressing/ extinguishing techniques. To sum up, the common distinctions are as follows:

1. Carbon dioxide (C02) extinguishers can prevent fires in a few flammable fluids and energized electrical equipment. It is advised not to apply them when the cause of the fire is grease, fires in trash bins, or several substantial burning elements.

2. Dry chemical ABC suppression systems stop flames in common solids, combustible liquids, and electrical equipment. Therefore, don't use these in fire accidents caused by a deep fryer or deep grease as it won't control fire.

Conclusion

Did you know wet chemical (Class K) kitchen fire suppression systems can prevent kitchen grease fires? But this isn't something homeowners have in their homes. Instead, they're ideal for commercial kitchens. Be extra cautious while working with kitchen appliances and while cooking on stoves to prevent fire hazards.